*PDF EBOOK* Natality by E.G. Asher

"Reader, Natality is a rarity in contemorary American poetry — an epic poem. An epic poem whose structure (centered columns of text) and technique (typographical play and syntactical slippage) enacts one of its arguments: a story contains many stories. E.G. Asher pries open the Biblical narrative of Hagar and Sarai to reveal Renasiance paintings, the personal, philosophy, and even CGI birds. Asher reminds us language is a nexus unmoored from time, bristling with endless possibilities. Reader, this poem is mesmerizing. Reader, read this poem ‘to find yourself in the wounds of another,’ to hear how ‘a voice unstrung from the body is still an instrument." - Eduardo C. Corral