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Like prism light, Cathy Cain's poems in A Shape of Sky reveal, in distinct colors, the predicament and magic of living in our bodies. Cain, a visual artist as well as a writer, illuminates complexity, beauty, and exuberant sensuousness wherever she directs her gaze. Whether she focuses on the work of artists like David Hockney, James Turrell, Kiki Smith, the process of making art, or merely the everyday, her poetry reminds us that an aesthetic view can sustain us with energy and hope. "Time and again, the poems in A Shape of Sky are like maps to guide us through the transformations that can…mehr

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Like prism light, Cathy Cain's poems in A Shape of Sky reveal, in distinct colors, the predicament and magic of living in our bodies. Cain, a visual artist as well as a writer, illuminates complexity, beauty, and exuberant sensuousness wherever she directs her gaze. Whether she focuses on the work of artists like David Hockney, James Turrell, Kiki Smith, the process of making art, or merely the everyday, her poetry reminds us that an aesthetic view can sustain us with energy and hope. "Time and again, the poems in A Shape of Sky are like maps to guide us through the transformations that can come from perspective, resilience, and wonder." -David Biespiel, author of A Place of Exodus "At times, the words themselves seemed to lift off the page and hover before me, illuminated. In this astonishing collection, Cain creates for the reader 'a delicate descending/ from heavy dream into uncluttered light.'" -Brittney Corrigan, author of Daughters
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Poet and artist Cathy Cain is the author of The Weight of Clouds (2022), A Shape of Sky (2021), and Bee Dance (2019), all from The Poetry Box press. She's additionally published a chapbook, Empty Space Places You (2018) from Finishing Line Press. Cain's honors include the Edwin Markham Prize for Poetry, the Paulann Petersen Award for Poetry from Willamette Writers, and a First Place and other citations from the Oregon Poetry Association. Her poetry has appeared in Reed Magazine, The Poeming Pigeon, Verseweavers, VoiceCatcher, and in /pãn dé mïk/ 2020: An Anthology of Pandemic Poems.Cain is a two-year Poets Studio alumna and an Atheneum Fellow, both at the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland, Oregon. She has studied with visiting poets hosted by Portland's Literary Arts and at the Mountain Writers Series. Cain holds degrees in literature and visual art from Lewis & Clark College, MAT; Oregon State University, BFA; and University of Washington, BA, Phi Beta Kappa. She has also studied at the Pacific Northwest College of Art.