Copper Canyon Press, 2008
Winner of the 2008 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets
“As I read Shaughnessy’s poems, I can’t help hearing not only her poetic ancestors but Abbott and Costello as well: not the film bumblers being chased by Frankenstein but the double-talkers whose “Who’s on First?” routine is often imitated, never duplicated. People are funny. Words are funnier. And poems, when they’re at their smartest and best-made, are funniest of all.” -David Kirby, from The New York Times (click here for full review)
