Whiteout
Distributed for University of Alaska Press
64 pages
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6 x 9
Review Quotes
Rumpus
“The poems in Whiteout pull together an array of topics and well-developed craft, making it a complex book emotionally, thematically, and technically. Goodfellow’s skill in weaving these elements into a coherent whole amplifies the book’s emotional power and creates a haunting look at a personal tragedy that resonates with larger philosophical questions about death, grief and the dangers of the earth’s extremes.”
Washington Independent Review of Books
“What a voice. What a story. . . . Every page intrigues us with new forms and new narratives. This is more a reverence to risk than to destruction. Goodfellow writes with singularity about a one-only-story. If death goes to heaven, these poems encapsulate hymns of accompaniment.”
Chicago Review of Books
“(Goodfellow) balances this extremely tough subject matter with a complete embrace of forms. It’s captivating.”
Alaska Dispatch News
“A study of inter-generational trauma, of how the pain that afflicts parents and grandparents can be handed down to children who did not experience it directly. It’s deeply moving.”
A Mountain Journey
“Whiteout is a book that you need to read. While it focuses on the loss of Goodfellow’s uncle, it also explores the way we mourn for the people who we have lost. Even if you can’t relate to Goodfellow’s exact situation, this book will still hit home.”
Glass
“Goodfellow does an excellent job at telling a story strictly through poems, and readers will find it to be an especially unique and personal one. . . . Reading Whiteout is like going through an emotional winter storm: tragedy, love, repression, and even depression all have a spotlight in this collection.”
Poetry Northwest
“These poems are resonant despite their revelations of inconsolable grief.”
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