Bats of the Republic: A Piece of Unnatural History
Carolyn DeCarlo10.22.15
Zachary Thomas Dodson’s Bats of the Republic combines sci-fi, mystery, steampunk, and many other modes with continuously innovative design. Carolyn DeCarlo reviews.
Amidst So Much Meadow: A Review of James McCorkle’s The Subtle Bodies
Kent Shaw10.15.15
Kent Shaw reviews the showering aliveness of James McCorkle’s newest collection of poetry.
Pegs Are Everywhere: A Review of Feng Sun Chen’s The 8th House
Carrie Lorig10.08.15
A comprehensive and intimate breakdown of the various forms of consciousness in play in Feng Sun Chen’s The 8th House. Carrie Lorig reviews.
Unpacking Her Story
Sam DiBella10.06.15
Sam DiBella unpacks the game design and cryptic narrative of the interactive movie video game, Her Story, in which the user must solve a murder using only a police database of interview clips.
Heather Fuller’s Dick Cheney’s Heart
Fitz Fitzgerald09.29.15
Dick Cheney has a heart? Well, he does now at least, rendered by its impression in Heather Fuller’s tragicomic verse.
Leopoldine Core’s Veronica Bench
Maggie Millner09.08.15
Leopoldine Core’s Veronica Bench embodies a vulvar space alongside Lara Glenum, Ish Klein, Gertrude Stein. Maggie Millner reviews.
Doublings: A Review of The Mend
Tanner Tafelski09.01.15
Tanner Tafelski looks at some of the mood at work in John Magary’s latest film, the comic-drama, The Mend.
A REVIEW OF LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA’S BODYMAP
Grace Shuyi Liew08.27.15
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s Bodymap peers calmly and unflinchingly into deep trauma, both social and sexual. Grace Shuyi Liew reviews.
One Abstraction: On Laodicea by Eric Ekstrand
Kent Shaw08.20.15
Kent Shaw dives through the multiple abstractions and lyricism of Eric Ekstrand’s Laodicea.
The Struggle Is Real: Morgan Parker’s Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night
Gina Myers08.13.15
What is BreakBeat poetry? Who is Miss Black America? Morgan Parker’s debut collection sheds a ton of necessary light. Gina Myers reviews.
