<p>Agnes Vojta grew up in Germany, spent a few years in&nbsp;</p><p>California, Oregon, and England, and now lives in Rolla,&nbsp;</p><p>Missouri where she teaches physics at Missouri S'T. Her&nbsp;</p><p>first poetry collection <em>Porous Land</em> was published in 2019&nbsp;</p><p>by Spartan Press.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;<em>The Eden of Perhaps</em> is equal parts vulnerable and fierce&nbsp;</p><p>with a subtle touch of humor, a deep twist of desire, and&nbsp;</p><p>twin scoops of heartache and hope. A moving collection&nbsp;</p><p>of poems for women on the edge of breaking open, standing&nbsp;</p><p>on the ledge of possibility, their hearts in their hands.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&mdash;Molly Remer, <em>Brigid&rsquo;s Grove</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;John Gardner once said that there are only two basic plots:&nbsp;</p><p>a stranger comes to town and a person goes on a trip.&nbsp;</p><p>In her strong new collection, Agnes Vojta takes her readers&nbsp;</p><p>on a trip which moves from the personal to the mythic.&nbsp;</p><p>Her tone ranges from pensive to giddy, but she is always&nbsp;</p><p>bringing the reader, <em>out/into the world/towards adventure.&nbsp;</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&mdash;Mike James, author of <em>Jumping Drawbridges&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; in Technicolor</em> and <em>Parades</em>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;In <em>The Eden of Perhaps</em>, Agnes Vojta explores identity&nbsp;</p><p>through poems of hunger, atonement, and transformation.&nbsp;</p><p>In her poem &ldquo;Muse&rdquo; she discovers <em>One day the universe&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>/ had enough of me / not listening&hellip; woke me up with a&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>sonic boom&hellip;and shouted What are you waiting for?</em> In&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Rules for Pruning,&rdquo; she observes <em>So, in cutting back, /&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>you shape the future.</em> In &ldquo;Alter Ego,&rdquo; she confesses <em>life was&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>simpler / before she / appeared.</em>&nbsp; Ultimately, she finds a&nbsp;</p><p>quiet triumph in accepting and loving <em>the woman she&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>wants to become.</em> Rather than consuming one and moving&nbsp;</p><p>on to the next, these meditations are meant to be held on&nbsp;</p><p>the tongue and savored.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&mdash;Dianne Borsenik, author of <em>Raga for What&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Comes Next</em> (Stubborn Mule Press, 2019)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>