The poems in Keeper explore, and long for, intimacy: with nature, with others, with the unknown. They delve into purely dark spaces (the insides of birdhouses and mailboxes, caves of prehistoric paintings) and in-between places, searching out, as Paul Eluard put it, the other world inside this one, pointing to the pervasive sensuality that connects all beings, and to the fact that essential goodness and sorrow often walk hand in hand.

About the Author
Kasey Jueds's poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, Manhattan Review, Salamander, Crab Orchard Review, Women's Review of Books, and 5AM. She has been awarded residencies at the Virginia Center for


Book Information
ISBN 9780822962564
Author Kasey Jueds
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint University of Pittsburgh Press
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press