"This is a book with a voice of its own; it is a prayer to God, and a hymn of accusation for the lapses of divinity; it is a psalm of praise for the life of the flesh, and a mourning for life's fleetingness." - C. K. Williams; "In language that is bold, powerful, and direct, Ostriker gives us her finest book yet. My own response is - thank you!" - Elaine Pagels; "It is impossible to decide whether these gorgeous poems are erotic or spiritual. They pour out from under Alicia Ostriker's scholarship on the Old Testament, but their inspiration is older than that, and newer than that - as if Ariadne had been reborn during World War II." - Diane Middlebrook; "These poems began arriving during a period of depression," explains Ostrilker. "They seemed urgent in their need to be written, however dark their message. I made a sort of deal with them: if they agreed to keep arriving, I agreed not to tell them what to say.
