\u201cThese are very delicate poems by a young woman just starting out in the poetry
world who has a pronounced lyrical gift. Short, compressed, yet musical poems
such as \u201cFor Alicia, on the Loss of her Eye\u201d, \u201cPuglia\u201d, \u201cContingencies\u201d, \u201cA
Passion Like Catherine\u2019s\u201d, and \u201cDanae\u201d remain in one\u2019s mind. There is a different
kind of power in Lawner\u2019s startling longer poem \u201cWedding Night of A Nun\u201d.
–Lilliane Viollet<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Her themes are those of the young, particularly in their concern with love and
with the sense of being a stranger in one’s own body. Her rhythms are strong and
complex”\u00a0
–Biblio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThese are very delicate poems by a young woman just starting out in the poetryworld who has a pronounced lyrical gift. Short, compressed, yet musical poemssuch as \u201cFor Alicia, on the Loss of her Eye\u201d, \u201cPuglia\u201d, \u201cContingencies\u201d, \u201cAPassion Like Catherine\u2019s\u201d, …