The first full-length poetry collection by Julie Kane, whose second book (Rhythm &amp; Booze) won the 2002 National Poetry Series, judged by Maxine Kumin, and third book (Jazz Funeral) won the 2009 Donald Justice Poetry Prize, judged by David Mason. It came out from Pirogue Publishing, a regional small press in New Orleans and Paradis, Louisiana, in 1987. Back-Cover Blurbs: "The physical in Julie Kane's poetry is so intensely, humanly physical that it shines, a shining that attracts the feelings and lights the mind." -- A. R. Ammons "I like Julie Kane's graceful and mordant poems for their wit, poise, and fullness of feeling, their clarity and directness. Best of all I like the way that something can be seen shining through even the most melancholy of them--I think it may be the rapt happiness of the maker." -- William Matthews "Julie Kane's poems have at times the fierce intensity of childhood, and then the wit and affectionate toughness of a woman. But always they show an advanced and advancing craft. Her lines . . . leave an afterimage that becomes delight, in their directness, in their truth. Her gift for the telling detail is superb, and her knowledge of human paradox a gift to readers . . . I am moved with admiration." -- Robert Morgan "It's a wonderful book." -- George Starbuck From the Reviews: "Especially strong are Kane's poems with Louisiana settings . . . It seems as though Kane, with her New England background, is able somehow to look at Louisiana in a way that picks out details a native might miss . . . Julie Kane reminds us, with excellent craft, of the shoes and houseplants, songs and dreams, of which our lives are made." -- Glenn Swetman, Louisiana Literature "A native of the Northeast, Kane has lived in Louisiana for the past decade. This collection is a beautiful plume in the bedraggled culture bonnet of her adopted state." -- Richard Kilbourne, Jr., The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate "Can any good thing come out of Louisiana, where reading poetry is a faux pas and writing it is damn near criminal? Julie Kane's first full-length collection--which houses poems that are indelible, edible, and simultaneously credible and incredible--answers with a hyperbolic affirmative . . . . Julie Kane revels in the dialectical swing of the world and invites her readers to join in the dance. If you enjoy poets who know their art, you'll want to own this wonderful book." -- Norman German, The Chiron Review "With praise from the likes of A. R. Ammons, William Matthews, and Robert Morgan gracing the back cover of Julie Kane's Body and Soul, I'm not sure what I can add . . . . There's great range in these 43 poems, greater than I can cover here. Julie Kane's off-the-wall imagery and gutsy sensitivity will take you back to the world, body and soul." -- Jorg, Small Press Review

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