The flap of a butterflys wing in one part of the world can cause devastatingstorms on the other side just as the word lesbiana force full of vitalityand worldch... » 

The flap of a butterflys wing in one part of the world can cause devastatingstorms on the other side just as the word lesbiana force full of vitalityand worldchanging creativitycan destroy families and bring down governments.Evoking the ancient worlds of preVedic and Sapphic lovers medievaljonglaresas and nuns fingering petals and hips as well as thecontemporary world of circuses global politics friendship betrayal anddeath the poems in this collection fold in on themselves exploding intoconcentric rings of meaning rich in symbol and metaphor. «