Book Reviews
Longform reviews of poetry books.
Jay Yencich: “Passenger Pidgin: Niedecker’s Road Trip through the Geo-Linguistic Strata of Lake Superior”
David Thacker: “My Spinnerets are Honest” – Kimberly Johnson’s Uncommon Prayer
“Beautiful Evidence – Vispo and Videotape”
Laura Eve Engel: “Who Will Speak for This Flesh” – Roger Reeves’ King Me
Rich Smith: “Ordering A Skinny, Sugar-free Vanilla Latte on the Cusp of Natural Catastrophe – Tod Marshall’s Bugle”
Billie Swift: “Dear viscera, – Kelly Davio’s Burn This House”
“Working its Own Salvation: Dan Beachy-Quick’s A Brighter Word Than Bright”
The Literal Heart
Greg Bem: The Body Politic – Brian Foley’s The Constitution
Kristen Steenbeeke: “‘You want your dream masts to rise’ – Emily Kendal Frey’s Sorrow Arrow“
Shin Yu Pai: “Grace Notes – Carol Levin’s Confident Music Would Fly Us to Paradise“