The Butterfly House by Kathryn Bevis J.o. Morgan Tempest argues that our alienation

Tempest argues that our alienation from one another has bred a terrible indifference to our own fate

where matter is corrupted and remade

that inquire with a cool intelligence into the condition of women in our time

Slave Song (1984) and Coolie Odyssey

palpable concerns'

The Butterfly House by Kathryn Bevis J.o. Morgan Tempest argues that our alienationFollowing her much celebrated pamphlet, Flamingo, Kathryn Beviss debut, The Butterfly House, tells the story of a life before and after a late stage cancer diagnosis. These poems examine both life and death, encompassing experiences, terrible and sublime, as in her Forward Prize shortlisted poem, My body tells me shes filing for divorce. The collection, divided into two sections, After and Before, contrasts the ghost train of diagnosis, its spooks and