Written by Rodrigo Marquez TizanoTranslated by Thomas BunsteadReview by John Venegas What is the measure of a good piece of fiction? You’d think after all these reviews, I’d have a definition. But the truth is…
Written by Thea MatthewsReview by Sarah Bethe Nelson The natural world of botany creates a scientific boundary around these deeply confessional poems. Thea Matthews’s debut collection, Unearth [The Flowers], uses the Latin names for plant…
Can it be said that awe is an underappreciated emotion? I’m sure we’ve all got at least one friend that uses “awesome” as if it were going out of style (and let’s face it; it…
I know this is going to make me sound very old, but I do feel there is something of a lost art to sarcasm, snark, and satire. Part of that is the fact that so…
When I Spoke In Tongues, by Jessica WilbanksReview by Lily Blackburn That some believe in a spiritual language, one that negates form but can be coaxed from silence – connecting one to a higher power – is the source…
After the Winter by Guadalupe Nettel Review by John Venegas I don’t know that anything can be said to be simple anymore. Everything has its context and, in that context, everything attaches to a…
Inquisition, by Kazim Ali Review by Dan Alter Extravagance is one way to talk about the sensibility animating Kazim Ali’s new collection. These are lush, wild poems, overflowing with sonic, verbal and formal play….
Testimony of Circumstances, by Rodrigo Lira Translated by Thomas Rothe and Rodrigo Olavarría Review by John Venegas I try to write these reviews from a perspective of cultural implication and value. That is to…
Othered, by Randi Romo Review by Stacy Pendergrast To read Randi Romo’s Othered is to share both the grief and resilience of one woman who has been “othered” — as a Xicana, a queer,…
Lessons in Camouflage, by Martin Ott Review by John Venegas I find it difficult to fully conceptualize the extent to which patriarchy has inundated and insinuated itself into our society. That is by no means…
Drift, by Chris Campanioni Review by Michael Browne “I want to capture everything,” a character says in the opening pages of Chris Campanioni’s new novel Drift, echoing the very millennial compulsion to document everything, and…
Litane, by Alejandro Tarrab Translation by Clare Sullivan Review by John Venegas One of the holy grails in the study of physics is something called a unified field theory. In short, we have theories…