Praiseworthy
This latest outing from Australian author Alexis Wright, who for decades has written about injustice in a humane, generous, and hopeful manner, refutes domesticity and affirms sovereignty unapologetically.
Reviewed by Simon Webster
The Private Life of Lord Byron
Previous biographies of Lord Byron have seemingly dissected every inch of the English poet’s fascinating and mythical life, but Antony Peattie offers readers something completely different.
Reviewed by Allan Vorda
Mixtape Poetics: An Interview with Alicia Cook
Bestselling poet Alicia Cook discusses her “mixtape” series of books, including her latest, The Music Was Just Getting Good, as well as the intricate connections between her poetry and songwriting.
Interviewed by Gerardo Del Guercio
The Cheapest France in Town
For those who believe that the prose poem has been thoroughly explored, many surprises await in this subversive bilingual collection by Seo Jung Hak, translated by Megan Sungyoon.
Reviewed by John Bradley
Public Abstract
In this debut collection, poet Jane Huffman is neither straightforward nor deliberately cryptic, but rather mysteriously honest.
Reviewed by Erick Verran
Death Prefers the Minor Keys
A meditation on life, death, and grieving, Sean Thomas Dougherty’s latest collection seeks a language equipped to transgress the boundaries of the mortal world.
Reviewed by Nick Hilbourn
A Magical Monolith: An Interview with Álvaro Enrigue
Real history gets a mind-blowing makeover in the latest work by Mexican novelist Álvaro Enrigue, You Dreamed of Empires, which reimagines the 1519 meeting of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma with the conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Interviewed by Allan Vorda
All Tomorrow's Train Rides
Reality is what poet Matthew M. Monte wants, in all its clarity and precision—even when what it reveals is harsh or cruel.
Reviewed by Lee Rossi
Wonder About The
Matthew Cooperman’s latest collection is a portrait of the Cache la Poudre River in Colorado as well as an exploration of the peculiar concerns of ecopoetry itself.
Reviewed by Joe Safdie
The Never End
For those interested in George Orwell’s complicated life and legacy, John Reed's The Never End: The Other Orwell, the Cold War, the CIA, MI6, and the Origin of Animal Farm is essential.
Reviewed by Zoe Berkovitz