Nōmenclātūra Quitab Editions her words are proof that

her words are proof that language itself—in the right hands—can be a generous act of compassion

Hold onto these poems the same way you hold onto the burning world

Connie has the courage to reach for healing

Elenbogen offers this plea: “Dear language / Don’t abandon us just yet / the icicles have melted / words are our only weapon”—a weapon we can wield to secure

Nōmenclātūra Quitab Editions her words are proof thatIn Nmencltra, a wonderfully imaginative collection of interwoven persona poems, Christine Klocek Lim invites readers into a world filled with fire, flight, and the fantastic. The 26 poems are spun like fairytales and arranged in alphabetical order, each named after a character with a story of escape or suffering that is simultaneouslysupernatural and corporeal. Indeed, these poems hold profound grief beneath theirdelight and magic: a girl flees a boy