Reviews

REVIEW: The Poisoned City, by Anna Clark

There are, by now, several books dealing, in part or entirely, with the Flint Water Crisis. If you only have time to read one of them it should be Anna Clark’s sweeping, thorough, rigorous, and lyrical overview of the crisis.

There are a number of things that make Clark’s account important, and I’ll lead off with one of the less likely, or at least, what is often the least recognized: its lyricism.… Read the rest

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REVIEW: Homebody, by Desiree Duell

This weekend it was my honor and delight to preview Desiree Duell‘s new installation “Homebody,” (or, rather, a series of connected exhibits) created and assembled as a part of her MFA thesis for University of Hartford. Desiree is a good friend of mine and I’ve been convinced of her brilliance ever since we first worked together on the Our Town residency back in 2013, so you won’t be surprised to hear that I was impressed with Homebody as well.… Read the rest

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REVIEW: We He She/It by Elisabeth Blair.

 

DISCLAIMER: Elisabeth Blair is a friend of mine IRL.

I recently finished polymath Elisabeth Blair‘s provocative chapbook “We He She/It,” published by Chicago’s luminous Dancing Girl Press and you should order a copy for yourself.

I always think of Elisabeth’s writing as associative and anachronistic in the very best of ways: it’s a bit like stumbling into someone’s bedroom that has been sealed up for a half-century and is stuffed full of treasures and oddities that all seem of a piece.… Read the rest

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The Italian, by Ann Radcliffe.

This past week I finished The Italian by Ann Radcliffe, meaning that I’ve finally read the Big Three of her novels, the other two being The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Romance of the Forest.

At some point, I’d like to talk about these three in comparison, as well as the consider The Italian alongside more contemporary writing, but I thought it would make sense to start out with a brief review.… Read the rest

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