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The Latitude to Want: On Quenton Baker’s “ballast”
Jon Jon Moore Palacios reviews “ballast” by Quenton Baker.
Poetry
"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry." — John Cage
The Word-Historical Moment in Contemporary Poetry: On Walter Ancarrow’s “Etymologies”
Camille Ralphs explores the use of etymology in contempory poetry, especially through the lens of Walter Ancarrow’s “Etymologies.”
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of Will Harris’s “Brother Poem” and Evie Shockley’s “Suddenly We”
Victoria Chang and Dean Rader review Will Harris’s “Brother Poem” and Evie Shockley’s “Suddenly We.”
The Afterlives of Violence: On Brandon Shimoda’s “Hydra Medusa”
Hana Rivers reviews Brandon Shimoda’s “Hydra Medusa.”
Oblivion Beckons: On Thomas Ligotti’s “Pictures of Apocalypse”
Greg Cwik reviews “Pictures of Apocalypse” by Thomas Ligotti.
A Century of Writing Back: How Salma Khadra Jayyusi Brought Arabic Literature to the Anglophone World
Dima Ayoub describes the long and multivarious career of Palestinian author and critic Salma Khadra Jayyusi.
A Carefully Cultivated Loss: On Paisley Rekdal’s “West”
Teow Lim Goh reviews Paisley Rekdal’s “West: A Translation.”
Recovering a World: On Franny Choi’s “The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On”
Sharon Lin reviews Franny Choi’s “The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.”
The Drama of History, in Poems: On Robert Selby’s “The Kentish Rebellion”
Dan O’Brien reviews Robert Selby’s new poetry collection “The Kentish Rebellion.”
Cutting Together a History: On Dong Li’s “The Orange Tree”
Peter Myers reviews Dong Li’s “The Orange Tree.”
Everyday Absences: A Conversation with Walt Hunter
Katie Peterson interviews Walt Hunter about his new book, “Some Flowers.”
Masterful Mourning: On Dean Rader’s “Before the Borderless”
Elena Karina Byrne reviews Dean Rader’s “Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly.”
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