last penny the sun: poems

Praise for Laura M Kaminski’s poetry collections: The poems of Laura M Kaminski’s last penny the sun are rich with enthusiasm and delight. Each lyric presents a sensibility capable of ruminative insight as well as emotional depth. There is the grace of tribute throughout the book: whether the poems are paying tribute to other writers, to figures from literature and art, or to everyday life, Kaminski’s poems show the admirable and encouraging efforts to, as is written in the poem ‘Capacity’: become a heart/that beats with each thing I take in, /refreshes and invigorates. -Jose Angel Araguz, 2014 CantoMundo Fellow and author of The Wall, Tiger’s Eye Press, 2012 The poems in Returning to Awe display a felicity of language and imagery that make them a delight to read. Laura M Kaminski has the poet’s eye for insightful observation and just the right words to bring it vividly to life. -William Bernhardt, author of The White Bird, Balkan Press, 2013