A poet's salt window into human nature
American poet Kate Greenstreet has been described as "quirky" and "genuinely interested in furthering the cause of words." Whatever. We applaud her source material. One reviewer explained the poet's technique in her book case sensitive which contains extensive notes of her sources which, surprising to us, include "the Salt Institute's website, and loads of other stuff."
The book has five sections including one on science, about which Publishers Weekly says of Greenstreet's poem "Salt:"
[SALT]" treats its titular mineral's properties (e.g., "[on icy streets makes winter travel safe]") as jumping-off points for questions about human nature: "Can you shut the eye with something in it and continue?
Yes, salt's historic thread in culture continues today .
