Knapsack Poems
"Knapsack Poems: A Goxhat Travel Journal" is a 2002 science fiction short story by Eleanor Arnason. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction.
Synopsis
[edit]The multiple bodies of a traveling Goxhat poet find themselves in a very dangerous situation.
Reception
[edit]"Knapsack Poems" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2002,[1] and included on the Honor List for the 2002 Otherwise Award.[2]
Strange Horizons emphasized that the story demonstrates "the ability [of science fiction] to imagine the world in some other way,"[3] while the SF Site noted its "relentless humour and strangeness".[4] Tangent Online praised its "imagination" and "sly comments about the life of a poet", calling it "so much fun to read".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Knapsack Poems, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 2, 2021
- ^ 2002 Honor List, at the Otherwise Awards; retrieved April 15, 2022
- ^ Mammoths of the Great Plains and Tomb of the Fathers by Eleanor Arnason, reviewed by Kelly Jennings, at Strange Horizons; published August 16, 2010; retrieved April 15, 2022
- ^ The James Tiptree Award Anthology 3, reviewed by Jakob Schmidt, at the SF Site; published 2007; retrieved April 15, 2022
- ^ Asimov’s, May 2002, reviewed by Nancy Jane Moore, at Tangent Online; published April 2, 2002; retrieved April 15, 2022
External links
[edit]- Knapsack Poems title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Text of the story in Lightspeed