Knapsack Poems

The multiple bodies of a traveling Goxhat poet find themselves in a very dangerous situation.

"Knapsack Poems" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2002,[https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/knapsack-poems/ Knapsack Poems], at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 2, 2021 and included on the Honor List for the 2002 Otherwise Award.[https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2002-otherwise-award/2002-honor-list 2002 Honor List], at the Otherwise Awards; retrieved April 15, 2022

Strange Horizons emphasized that the story demonstrates "the ability [of science fiction] to imagine the world in some other way,"[http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/reviews/mammoths-of-the-great-plains-and-tomb-of-the-fathers-by-eleanor-arnason/ 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 while the SF Site noted its "relentless humour and strangeness".[https://www.sfsite.com/02a/jt241.htm The James Tiptree Award Anthology 3], reviewed by Jakob Schmidt, at the SF Site; published 2007; retrieved April 15, 2022 Tangent Online praised its "imagination" and "sly comments about the life of a poet", calling it "so much fun to read".[https://tangentonline.com/print-monthly/asimovs/asimovs-may-2002/ Asimov’s, May 2002], reviewed by Nancy Jane Moore, at Tangent Online; published April 2, 2002; retrieved April 15, 2022

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• [https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Lightspeed_49_June_20142.pdf Text of the story] in Lightspeed

Category:Works originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction