Case Sensitive  Kate Greenstreet, Author Kate Greenstreet,
Author . Ahsahta $16 (130p) ISBN 978-0-916272-89-0 Reviewed on:
07/31/2006 Release date: 01/01/2006  Greenstreet's quirky,
sometimes vague debut feels less like one book than like a
collection of five chapbooks, each with its own set of
obsessions and themes, held together by an aesthetic
consciousness that prizes immediacy, sincerity and open space.
Part one, "Great Women of Science," considers the appeal of
independence and the contrary draw of nostalgia, for a woman
setting out on her own. "[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?" The passionate
"Book of Love" and its sometime sequel "Where's the Body?" read
like scrambled excerpts from smart diaries mixed with bits of
murder mystery: "Why are we ashamed when someone hurts us?";
"The trouble comes from keeping a secret." Each of