Tag Archives: J. Gabriel Scala

Lost to public knowledge for more than three hundred years, Olaus Magnus’ map of the Nordic countries, the Carta Marina, is the basis of Ann Fisher-Wirth’s third full-length collection, Carta Marina: A Poem in Three Parts. Using a variety of forms and a consistent chronology, Carta Marina… is one of those rare book-length poems that so masterfully sustains its narrative.. Continue reading →