In her debut collection, Krista Lukas
brings a microscope's eye view to the poignancy and absurdity in
everyday life. With humor, warmth, and clarity, she observes the meaning
and the meaninglessness in the mundane. The post office, a campfire,
and a bulletin board are the seemingly unglamorous settings transformed,
in these poems, into flights of the imagination. Lukas meditates on
technological advances, oranges, and the end of the world revealing the
strange within the familiar. She listens for the next line that will be
spoken by someone unsuspecting and she writes it down, adding her own
quirky twist to the conversation. Fans of My Unconscious
is a poetry collection for a seasoned reader of poetry as well as
someone who has yet to take up the genre. These poems invite without
spoon-feeding and surprise without pyrotechnics. They revel in language
without sacrificing meaning. Fans of My Unconscious is a collection to enjoy and recommend.