In the title poem from her debut book,
"Enter Invisible", a chance pick up at a bar
is also a Shakespearean stage direction
that acts as a portal to the dramatic sensibilities
of the rest of the collection-- where Wing's comedy, rhyme,
and sound play all have lead roles.
Catherine Wing received her BA from Brown University
and an MFA from the University of Washington.
Her work has appeared in Chicago Review, Field,
The New Republic, and Poetry.
Witty, eclectic, and surprising, Catherine Wing's poems
take the reader through a fun house
hall of mirrors, where the things are not always
as they appear.
In this world, Tom and Jerry hire hookers,
literary giants may go slightly mad,
and fairy tale divas share advice with each other.
But it's such a shower of sounds, unexpected rhythms,
and tonal complexities that amaze and astound.
As Dean Young says, Catherine Wing
is confident enough to entertain us
and skilled enough to leave us haunted by what makes us laugh.
So I give you, Catherine Wing.