“These are not narrative poems with easy-to-grasp ‘aha’ moments, and yet, they are exquisite renderings in ink that will leave you thinking.”
—The Capital Times
“An engaging collection of evocative and original poetry. . . . Because Why showcases the focus and brilliance of Fox’s wordsmithing imageries.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Sarah Fox has found a way to make poetry both experimental and accessible. . . . A wonderful read for both the well-versed poet and a general audience.”
—Altar Magazine
“Visually as well as verbally exciting.”
—Jacket
“This edgy, energetic, and irreverent first collection introduces a poet we’ll hear from again.”
—Library Journal
“Part joy, part mandate, part irreverence and all poetry . . . Fox’s poems continually press out into the margins of consciousness and understanding.”
—Xantippe
“Art, science, pop culture, religion, motherhood, loverhood—all are gathered here in the necessary service of dumbstruck awe. Read the whole book, then read it again.”
—Nick Flynn
“Sarah Fox has found a way to create spaces where different sensibilities—lyric, narrative, surreal—can coexist and change, one into another.”
—Bob Hicok
“In this new poetry we can begin to trace the way our thinking behaves. Everything that is, now is not. Why not? Because.”
—Fanny Howe
“Sarah Fox’s poems buzz with energy and imagination. Sometimes it’s a slideshow at ten frames per second; sometimes it’s an alchemical crock-pot simmering with the indignation of witness. Sometimes it’s a dive through the possibilities of a holographic syntax.”
—Dale Pendell
