“…Vitkauskas’ poems combine The Handmaid’s Tale with mad science and the meaningful meaningless dialogue of politics and propaganda. Her poems are filled with wild images yet are subtle in their devious shifts and proclamations… her poems are fun, soothingly frantic, and optimistically generous.”

—Daniel Borzutzky, Griffin Poetry Prize (International Shortlist, 2019) & US National Book Award Winner

“…Vitkauskas writes like a contemporary Marina Tsvetaeva through a landscape of the uncertain and surreal…”

—Sandra Simonds, author of Assia (Noemi Press) & Triptychs (Wave Books); Winner of the Akron Poetry Prize