Magnetic Equator

Magnetic EquatorBy: Kaie Kellough Winner of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize Finalist for the QWF A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry An original, inventive and visually stunning exploration of place, identity, language, and experience from the acclaimed poet, novelist, and sound performer. The poems in Kaie Kellough's third collection drift between South and North America. They seek their ancestry in Georgetown, Guyana, in the Amazon Rainforest, and in the Atlantic Ocean.

from the creation of the cosmos to man's teleological purpose in the universe

“Brilliantly elegant in design and artwork

and more delve deeper into key issues

which begins a thrilling new story of razor-sharp action and epic adventure

But despite the distractions of her new life and the demands of single motherhood

a tree begins to grow

loving tutelage of her uncompromising grandmother—and the horror movies she obsessively watched—Danielle grew into a tall

the children investigate what might be living in the deep trench off the coast of Puerto Rico

But when Sofya’s letters suddenly stop coming

The alternating texts mirror each other and tell a story in counterpoint

humorous and immediately enthralling

and ultimately brutal clarity