If You Like Difficulty
“Jan Clausen’s witty, resourceful poems turn on a dime from ‘abab’ formal to text message-y digital, hugging the curves of language with precision and wild glee. “Tufts of dithyramb” thrust from the cracks of a staggered republic, her verses had me feeling we’re just one good ablation away from making things right & new. In the ‘struggle/to alchemize syntax/ out of just feeling fuckd,’ it’s Jan who wins hands-down ‘aqui/la luz/ resumes.’”
—Rodney Koeneke, author of Musee Mechanique (BlazeVOX) and Route State (Pavement Saw Press)
