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Aimee Nezhukumatathil, an associate professor of English at SUNY Fredonia, has released her third collection of poetry called, “Lucky Fish.” It is, as one reviewer stated, the perfect balance of poems about love, motherhood, new hope and rich possibilities.
According to a New York Times review on Feb. 10, “...cultural strands are woven into the DNA of Nezhukumatathil's strange, lush, but oh-so-American poems. In ‘The Ghost-Fish Postcards’ she writes: ‘First the perfume of cobra wraps around your wrist — then the bloom and bite: summer,’ and ‘There are stars that are cola-colored. Your word is the window. The window is the word. Each night the quail calls, Wet my lips, wet my lips.’ Aphorisms ... from another dimension.”
“My last two books coincided with the birth of my two children,” Ms. Nezhukumatathil said. “It's been a gratifying and dizzying challenge to find time to write while balancing the joys of teaching and being a wife and mother. But I’m especially grateful to my publishers, and my colleagues and family, for the chance to usher these poems out into the world, as it is also the first time I’ve ever written about becoming a mother. But more than that, this collection is really at core about love. Love for the planet, love for family, and a love of humor. I'm hoping these new poems find their way into many hands and bookshelves."
Nezhukumatathil is the author of “At the Drive-In Volcano,” winner of the Balcones Prize. Her book, “Miracle Fruit,” won Poetry Book of the Year by ForeWord magazine. She was also awarded a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Pushcart Prize. She won the Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award in 2004, followed by the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2006.
