When communing with Lauren Davis’s debut poetry collection, two words primarily come to mind: “embodiment” and “intimacy.” While these are common enough terms to describe the experience of reading a good poem, the stakes are…
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Yelp Reviews, Warrior Queens, and Tinder Dates: A Review of Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby is a collection of stories about women: the women relegated to single lines in our history books and the women who are never written about at all; women…
The Outsider’s Story: A Review of Val Nieman’s In the Lonely Backwater
In the ever-evolving pantheon of young adult literature, it’s rare to find a story so relevant, so intellectual, that the book will appeal to even adults. However, Val Neiman’s In the Lonely Backwater isn’t just…
Creating a Space for a Self: I Live a Life Like Yours by Jan Grue
Jan Grue suffers from a muscular disorder that prevents muscle growth, causing him to spend most of his time in a wheelchair. In his memoir, he discusses what it is like to live with that…
What Jay Ponteri Told Me
Kynna Lovin had the opportunity to interview Jay Ponteri about his new book, Someone Told Me, (Widow+Orphan House) a collection of essays that bridge the gaps between memoir, lyric essay, self-portraiture, and literary criticism. Via…