Velocity

Winner of the 2006 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeSelected by Gerald SternVelocity time travels through memory and conjecture, yet Krygowskis poemsoften sad, sometimes humorous, always generousreturn us continually to the beautiful and difficult here-and-now. Lovingly grounded in the ordinary, these are thinking poemstightly crafted, accessible inquiries more interested in exploring stark and complicated knowledge than in proclaiming it. The poems, which use a sisters death as a touchstone, dwell in the overlap of emotions. Loss touches happiness, desire touches fear, love touches futile knowing. Krygowskis unstoppable energy for seeking and revealing disparate thoughts and emotions makes the collection wholly human. This fresh, surprising voice speaks for the intelligent heart in each of us.