Notarikon Author:Catherine Bowman “The speakers in Notarikon seem to know that only an approximation of the truth can make them whole again, that even in the negative there is nobility. Catherine Bowman writes a poetry that troubles the waters and heals simultaneously. Lyricism and crafted insinuation prompt us to accept her poetic forthrightness: there's a bravery here that inc... more »orporates everything we humans do, know, and risk dreaming.” —Yusef Komunyakaa« less