Category Archives: Book Reviews
The Game of Boxes by Catherine Barnett
Review by Michael Luke Benedetto Catherine Barnett’s second book of poetry, The Game of Boxes (Graywolf Press, 2012), includes three sections, which provide the reader with three disparate poetic experiences, traversing the waters between the roles of mother, wife, and
The Game of Boxes by Catherine Barnett
Review by Michael Luke Benedetto Catherine Barnett’s second book of poetry, The Game of Boxes (Graywolf Press, 2012), includes three sections, which provide the reader with three disparate poetic experiences, traversing the waters between the roles of mother, wife, and
The Foundling Wheel by Blas Falconer
A review of Blas Falconer’s The Foundling Wheel. Four Way Books, 2012. Over thirty years ago, confronting my ticking biological clock and lack of a partner, I snagged a gay friend who agreed to be the father and got myself
The Foundling Wheel by Blas Falconer
A review of Blas Falconer’s The Foundling Wheel. Four Way Books, 2012. Over thirty years ago, confronting my ticking biological clock and lack of a partner, I snagged a gay friend who agreed to be the father and got myself
Manor House Quarterly
From our friends at HINGED, editor Jen Marshall Lagedrost brings you a book review of the newly minted Manor House Quarterly. *** The cover of this slim, roughly 8×9 inch magazine throbs with color and intrigue. Upon sighting on a
Manor House Quarterly
From our friends at HINGED, editor Jen Marshall Lagedrost brings you a book review of the newly minted Manor House Quarterly. *** The cover of this slim, roughly 8×9 inch magazine throbs with color and intrigue. Upon sighting on a
Harold Jaffe’s Revolutionary Brain
by Carla M Wilson How many ways can a brain revolt in a technology-obsessed culture? Why do we avert our eyes to the profit-mad corporatization of culture, fruitless recidivist wars, and irresistible climate change? Can “engaged” artists and writers make an
Harold Jaffe’s Revolutionary Brain
by Carla M Wilson How many ways can a brain revolt in a technology-obsessed culture? Why do we avert our eyes to the profit-mad corporatization of culture, fruitless recidivist wars, and irresistible climate change? Can “engaged” artists and writers make an
Club Icarus by Matt W. Miller
Review by Michael Luke Benedetto In Matt W. Miller’s Club Icarus, his second collection and winner of the 2012 Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, the opening pages offer two epigraphs: the first, a quote from Virgil’s The Aeneid, and the second,
Club Icarus by Matt W. Miller
Review by Michael Luke Benedetto In Matt W. Miller’s Club Icarus, his second collection and winner of the 2012 Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, the opening pages offer two epigraphs: the first, a quote from Virgil’s The Aeneid, and the second,
Review of Jericho Brown’s Please
Jericho Brown’s Please explores the way love and violence coexist with each other and how the two sometimes intertwine. The collection of poems is categorized by four sections: “Repeat,” “Pause,” “Power,” and finally, “Stop”; the first three sections address self-identification
Review of Jericho Brown’s Please
Jericho Brown’s Please explores the way love and violence coexist with each other and how the two sometimes intertwine. The collection of poems is categorized by four sections: “Repeat,” “Pause,” “Power,” and finally, “Stop”; the first three sections address self-identification
Interview with Chard deNiord
“I didn’t start out with any clear intention of doing a book of interviews. When I was the program director at the New England College MFA program, I interviewed a few poets who were connected to the program. Jack Gilbert and Gerald Stern were my first two subjects.”
Interview with Chard deNiord
“I didn’t start out with any clear intention of doing a book of interviews. When I was the program director at the New England College MFA program, I interviewed a few poets who were connected to the program. Jack Gilbert and Gerald Stern were my first two subjects.”
Beauty and Its Blade: A Review of Margo Berdeshevsky’s Beautiful Soon Enough
Readers were introduced to Margo Berdeshevsky’s rich use of language with her collection of poetry, But a Passage in Wilderness, in 2007. Her recent foray into fiction with the publication of Beautiful Soon Enough demonstrates that she has not abandoned poetry. In this winner of FC2’s American Book Review /Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize, published by The University of Alabama Press, we continue to encounter lyricism, fresh imagery and classical allusions, a language that reflects a poet’s sensibility. Comprised of twenty-three stories, ranging in length from one to eight pages, these are artfully sculpted fictions conveyed with astonishing phrasing, yet transmitted with relative ease.
Beauty and Its Blade: A Review of Margo Berdeshevsky’s Beautiful Soon Enough
Readers were introduced to Margo Berdeshevsky’s rich use of language with her collection of poetry, But a Passage in Wilderness, in 2007. Her recent foray into fiction with the publication of Beautiful Soon Enough demonstrates that she has not abandoned poetry. In this winner of FC2’s American Book Review /Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize, published by The University of Alabama Press, we continue to encounter lyricism, fresh imagery and classical allusions, a language that reflects a poet’s sensibility. Comprised of twenty-three stories, ranging in length from one to eight pages, these are artfully sculpted fictions conveyed with astonishing phrasing, yet transmitted with relative ease.
Aracelis Girmay’s Transformative Poetry
In her second book of poetry, Kingdom Animalia, Aracelis Girmay continues her exploration into deep emotional issues. While her first collection of poetry, Teeth, also used a slightly fragmented style to delve into such topics as love, death, and family discord, Kingdom Animalia seems to master this technique and exploit it for all its potential.
Aracelis Girmay’s Transformative Poetry
In her second book of poetry, Kingdom Animalia, Aracelis Girmay continues her exploration into deep emotional issues. While her first collection of poetry, Teeth, also used a slightly fragmented style to delve into such topics as love, death, and family discord, Kingdom Animalia seems to master this technique and exploit it for all its potential.
Book of the Edge Review
Reviewed by Andrew Scoggins Ece Temelkuran is described first and foremost as a journalist and political commentator on her website. Embroiled at an early age in the midst of a multitude of violent coups and uprisings, Temelkuran has spent most
Book of the Edge Review
Reviewed by Andrew Scoggins Ece Temelkuran is described first and foremost as a journalist and political commentator on her website. Embroiled at an early age in the midst of a multitude of violent coups and uprisings, Temelkuran has spent most
