American Signature surveys the work of one of our most exuberant and dynamic writers. Few approach her sense of humor and attention to rhythm and turns of phrase.Reviewing Imaginary Income, Publishers Weekly claimed Owen's work was full of kinetic language. Noting her strong confident voice with earthy overtones, Pat Nolan in the Poetry Project Newsletter compared her to Bonnie Raitt: In some poems she echoes that pervasive American folk style, the blues, he wrote, and blends it with classical lament.This is an essential book for anyone concerned with the current progress of American poetry.