Reviews

The Solipsist in Purgatory: Jollimore’s AT LAKE SCUCOG

by Micah Towery Philosophy
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It’s always a relief to me when I see a book published by somebody outside the “poetry ghetto.”

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And I Chose—All: Mary Ruefle

by Colie Hoffman Poetry
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Picasso wrote this well before Mary Ruefle started publishing books, but if his words could be an egg, Ruefle’s Selected Poems would hatch right out of it.

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Caleb’s Passing

by Brian Chappell Fiction
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The climax of the novel is so mawkish that its downright dismissal of the fraught implications of his “achievement” are extremely troubling.

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Oyster Perpetual

by levirubeck Poetry
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When charm works, the connection established between individuals is palpable.

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The Beautiful Pool Is Empty

by Lonely Christopher Poetry
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Michael Montlack’s new poem collection Cool Limbo, for starters, looks really cool before it’s even opened.

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Ben Fama’s NEW WAVES

by Bianca Stone Poetry
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Being “timeless” isn’t about removing the contemporary but about writing a good poem.

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