"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
The multiple bodies of a traveling Goxhat poet find themselves in a very dangerous situation.
Reception
"Knapsack Poems" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2002, and included on the Honor List for the 2002 Otherwise Award.
Strange Horizons emphasized that the story demonstrates "the ability to imagine the world in some other way," while the SF Site noted its "relentless humour and strangeness". Tangent Online praised its "imagination" and "sly comments about the life of a poet", calling it "so much fun to read".
References
- 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
- Knapsack Poems title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Text of the story in Lightspeed