Mysteries of Small Houses

A Pulitzer Prize Finalist Winner of the Los Angeles Time Book Prize An autobiographical collection of poetry by Alice Notley, "One of America's greatest poets" (Poetry Foundation) Alice Notley vividly reconstructs the mysteries, longings, and emotions of her past in this brilliant collection of poems that charts her growth from young girl to young woman to accomplished artist. In this volume, memories of her childhood in the California desert spring to life through evocative renderings of the Am