Nathan Leslie’s The Invisible Hand, Reviewed by Charles Rammelkamp
The Invisible Hand Nathan Leslie Hamilton Stone Editions (Short Fiction) Reviewer: Charles Rammelkamp Nathan Leslie often arranges his short fiction collections around a theme. Madre features stories that deal with motherhood; Sibs is stories about brothers and sisters in various combinations and situations; Drivers involves cars, and Believers is stories about snake-handlers and other religious […]
Craig Beaven’s Teaching the Baby to Say I Love You, Reviewed by David E. Poston
Craig Beaven Teaching the Baby to Say I Love You Anhinga Press Reviewer: David E. Poston Teaching the Baby to Say I Love You is informed by Craig Beaven’s perspective as a parent and teacher, responsible for his own young children, still in the prelapsarian world, and for his students, on the cusp of leaving […]
Blowing Thru Secaucus by George Wallace and Friends, Reviewed by Shawn Pavey
Audio Project: Blowing Through Secaucus George Wallace and Friends (available on streaming platforms) drawn from Poetry Collection Blowing Through Secaucus George Wallace Gutter Snob Books Reviewer: Shawn Pavey You think New Jersey, you think wise guys. It just happens. George Wallace knows this. He’s going to tell you about them. In fact, he’s going to […]
Farnaz Fatemi’s Sister Tongue, Reviewed by Vivian Wagner
Farnaz Fatemi Sister Tongue Kent State University Press Reviewer: Vivian Wagner Farnaz Fatemi’s Sister Tongue explores the experience of living between the cultures of Iran and the United States, and of trying to find a voice to describe that in-betweenness. The poems take root in various liminal spaces, tracking the poet’s journey through cross-cultural identity […]