Manoleria
"InManoleria, the body, broken apart 'in elegant stress,' re-congregates. Formally, the poet is taking us through the emotional work of picking up pieces. Despite the splintering, despite the hemorrhage, somehow 'all is accounted for.' A cardinal debut. . . ." --D.A. Powell"With composure so unflinching as to be unnerving, the speaker of this mysterious, deft collection explicates what would be, in other hands, unimaginable and unspeakable atrocity. . . . Khalastchi uses a steady, steady hand to reach into the quiver." --Robyn Schiff"Part nightmare journal, part survivor's narrative, this haunting volume recounts one soul's journey through theselva oscurawithin. . . . [A] music emerges that bears ultimate promise, for 'somewhere inside I hear calling a shepherd.'" --Srikanth Reddy --Advance Praise