Nerve Storm

"Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm."

In her first collection since Bitter Angel, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstler explores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in Nerve Storm. The poet Eileen Myles has said that "the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply [Gerstler's] materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art." A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses through humanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 11/01/1993
ISBN: 9780140587036
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.41h x 5.44w x 0.31d

Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/1993 pg. 246
Library Journal 09/15/1993
Publishers Weekly 10/18/1993