Borrowed Furniture: Poetic Failure and Gift Etiquette in Mike Young’s Sprezzatura
Lucy Tiven10.07.14
Beauty, information, Craigslist, and appetizers flex together as a vibrant heart in Mike Young’s Sprezzatura. Lucy Tiven reviews.
Still in Modesto
K. Silem Mohammad10.03.14
“I am still in awe of this device.” New poetry from K. Silem Mohammad, the first of a Pacific NW themed curation by Fall poetry editor Donald Dunbar.
Creatures Who Stab Your Eyeballs and Eat Off Your Face and Slice Up Your Guts to Put on Pizza
Jamie Iredell10.02.14
Jamie Iredell talks with John David Fleming about his love of monsters, myth, Florida, and his latest book, Songs for the Deaf.
Chomolungma
John Henry Fleming10.01.14
“Eyes shut, breathing deep like there’s nothing wrong with this stupid world or their stupid places in it.” New short fiction from John Henry Fleming, author of Songs for the Deaf.
Here’s When You Fall In Love Again: An Interview with Rich Smith
Tara Atkinson09.30.14
Tara Atkinson sits down with Rich Smith to discuss his book, All Talk, as well as the lyric, friendship, and a life in poetry.
We Play Alone: Notes on Galaga by Michael Kimball
Spencer Madsen09.29.14
Michael Kimball’s Galaga explores a personal, emotional landscape provided by the classic video game. Spencer Madsen reviews.
ALL POWER TO THE MENTAL ILLNESS INTROVRT GRLS
Coda Wei09.26.14
“i am not the same as the enemy though i spent tuesday cooperating with monstrosity” The monstrosity of healing in the lumbar burlesque with Coda Wei, part of Cassandra Troyan’s summer poetry curation.
An American Landscape: Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours
Amber Sparks09.25.14
Amber Sparks delves into the peyote-laced language of Luke B. Goebel’s new book, discovering a feral soul, hymns, and wild prayers.
WTF: An Interview with David Shafer, future USPS Novelist Laureate
Weston Cutter09.23.14
Weston Cutter interviews David Shafer, author of this summer’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
A Review of American Innovations by Rivka Galchen
Mark Baumer09.22.14
Robin Williams, Tom Brady, and Chelsey Minnis all show up to play in Mark Baumer’s review-digression of Rivka Galchen latest novel.
