Saga / Circus

"A complex dance of metaphor, distraction, and unexpected union. Hejinian proves once again why she is one of the most radical and important writers we are fortunate to have." -- The Bloomsbury Review "Here is the marvel of putting learning into play, ventriloquizing it as a puppeteer might. The 'characters' emerge out of the text, first as names, then as activities, then like events with personal qualities--which then become part of the social affect, the climate of the text, the whole buoyant and mournful circus. It is all so very active. Along comes Lola!" --Carla Harryman