On Lynn Crawford’s Shankus & Kitto: A Saga
Eugene Lim09.14.17
Lynn Crawford turns the family epic in upon itself, creating an against-the-grain take on the new normal. Eugene Lim reviews.
On Of Being Dispersed
Zack Anderson09.05.17
Simone White’s Of Being Dispersed finds power in the elusive, in superabundance, in refusal, in quandry, manifesting a body that cannot be pinned down. Zack Anderson reviews.
A WORD FOR THE SUM OF DEAD: A REVIEW OF CHRISTOPHER LOGUE’S WAR MUSIC
Matt Salyer08.25.17
“War Music revels in details because they are locations for reiterating the inhuman and inhumane.” Matt Salyer reviews the late poet Christopher Logue’s War Music: An Account of Homer’s Iliad.
Ideal Home Noise (13): Clarke, Cortázar, Pushwagner
Jeff Jackson08.14.17
Jeff Jackson dives in to the lifetime work of Alan Clarke, explores the latest release from the brain of Cortázar, and the uncovering of a thought-lost masterpiece from Pushwagner.
THE LARGE PLASTIC BAG OF EXPERIENCE: A REVIEW OF ARI BANIAS’ ANYBODY
Jameson Fitzpatrick08.03.17
Jameson Fitzpatrick reviews Ari Banias’ debut collection of poems, Anybody, finding its context between Adorno and Rankine.
The Desires of the Protagonist: On Alissa Nutting’s Made for Love
Becca Schuh07.24.17
“What woman hasn’t experienced a relationship where she ultimately discovered that she was a tool to progress a man’s fantasy, fulfilling a role rather than being regarded as an equal?” Becca Schuh reviews Alissa Nutting’s scintillating new novel, Made for Love.
THIS HEAVY BEAUTY: A REVIEW OF LISA RUSS SPAAR’S OREXIA
Sarah V. Schweig07.20.17
“A clock transforms to a castle, to a beehive, to a vagina so swiftly here, one can hardly catch one’s breath. ” Sarah V. Schweig on Lisa Russ Sparr’s exquisite new collection, Orexia.
To the Bone Is Nothing New: Depicting Eating Disorders Has Always Meant Glamorizing
JoAnna Novak07.17.17
“By getting stalled on the question of whether or not eating disorders are glamorized in their depiction (they are, case closed), we are culturally yet again distracted by skinniness.” JoAnna Novak opens up about her own struggle with EDs while deconstructing what’s really on display in To The Bone, a controversial new Netflix-produced film depicting the life of a 20-year-old anorexic girl searching for answers.
Ruin Reviews in Review and Final Review
Sean Kilpatrick07.13.17
Sean Kilpatrick’s final entry in his survey of American cities in ruin, including Detroit, Atlanta, and New York City, finds him looking back upon the ruin of language.
Annihilating Generosity: A Review of Zoe Dzunko’s Selfless
Niina Pollari06.29.17
“When a body is selfless, it gives away everything, including itself. There is plenty of giving away of the self in this chapbook, for the sake of the other: it happens in the world, in the bedroom, in the mirror.” Niina Pollari reviews Zoe Dzunko’s latest chapbook of poems, Selfless.
