Click here to see my review of Some Fatal Effects of Curiosity and Disobedience. We’ve all been there—wondered about life, the afterlife, and whether there could… Read more “Costume or Skin, A Reckoning: Reading Laura Madeline Wiseman’s American Galatic”
Category: Poetry Collections
The Pursuit of Truth in Image & Idea: Reading Frederick Pollack’s A Poverty of Words
I don’t know about you, but I always find myself looking for new—either ‘new’ or ‘new-to-me’—writers who might teach me something new about how I read… Read more “The Pursuit of Truth in Image & Idea: Reading Frederick Pollack’s A Poverty of Words”
Grief as Celebration & Grief as Beauty: Reading Michalle Gould’s Resurrection Party
We all have such differing definitions and expectations of grief. When asked to define grief, love, beauty, we often begin to play a game of word… Read more “Grief as Celebration & Grief as Beauty: Reading Michalle Gould’s Resurrection Party”
Grief as Meditation, Grief as Art: Reading Meg Day’s Last Psalm at Sea Level
Writing reviews can be extremely difficult. What’s ironic, though, is that I tend to find greater difficulty in writing a review about a book that I… Read more “Grief as Meditation, Grief as Art: Reading Meg Day’s Last Psalm at Sea Level”
The Bottom: An Interview with Betsy Andrews
Click here to view my review of The Bottom. Betsy Andrews’ book-length poem, The Bottom, was published by 42 Miles Press in 2014 and received the… Read more “The Bottom: An Interview with Betsy Andrews”
We Could Do Better, You and I: Ecology, Design and Poetry: Reading Betsy Andrews’ The Bottom
Click here to view my interview with Betsy Andrews. When I first began reading Betsy Andrews’ book-length poem, The Bottom, I was reminded of an incident… Read more “We Could Do Better, You and I: Ecology, Design and Poetry: Reading Betsy Andrews’ The Bottom”
Interrobang: An Interview with Jessica Piazza
Click here to view my review of Interrobang. Jessica Piazza’s first full-length collection, Interrobang, was published by Red Hen Press in September 2013 and was the… Read more “Interrobang: An Interview with Jessica Piazza”
The Phobia, the Philia, and the Altered Persona: Reading Jessica Piazza’s Interrobang
Click here to view my follow-up interview with Jessica Piazza! Jessica Piazza’s debut full-length poetry collection, Interrobang, is all at once lovely, inquisitive and complex. I… Read more “The Phobia, the Philia, and the Altered Persona: Reading Jessica Piazza’s Interrobang”
“The Snapping Open of a Valve / A Bird’s Egg”: Reading Kerrin McCadden’s Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes
No matter how long I’ve been reading and writing professionally, it still amazes me how much a little time away can contribute to my appreciation of… Read more ““The Snapping Open of a Valve / A Bird’s Egg”: Reading Kerrin McCadden’s Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes”
Looking Back: Lessons in Complacency Taken from Frank Stanford and Dean Young
THE SINGING KNIVES The dogs woke me up I looked out the window Jimmy ran down the road With the knife in his mouth He… Read more “Looking Back: Lessons in Complacency Taken from Frank Stanford and Dean Young”