Perhaps no contemporary writer-activist has captured the world’s attention the way Ukrainian poet, novelist, and rock star Serhiy […] “Tomorrow we’ll wake up one day closer to victory:” A ...July 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
The eleventh volume in Lost Horse Press’s Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series, Kateryna Kalytko’s Nobody Knows Us Here, and […] A Review of Kateryna Kalytko’s Nobody Knows Us Here, and ...July 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
Poetry of witness can be powerful, especially when the event witnessed is an ecological tragedy bearing a global […] Radioactive Sunset and New Dawn: On the Ecopoetry of Wago ...June 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
Quantum Girl Theory is a novel about the real-life disappearance of Paula Jean Welden, a freshman at Bennington […] Queer Safe Space in Erin Kate Ryan’s Quantum Girl TheoryJune 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
No matter which way you look at it, the world is on fire. The list of things wrong […] A Review of Oliver Baez Bendorf’s Advantages of Being EvergreenMay 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
One of the toughest jobs for a poet is to assemble their work into a collection. There is […] A Review of Shayla Lawson’s I Think I’m Ready to ...May 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
It’s not uncommon for poets to reinvent their writing with each new collection. The late James Tate constantly […] A Review of J. Michael Martinez’s Museum of the AmericasMay 13, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
When a long-time writer of flash fiction pens a novel, what do you get? It might sound like […] Gail Siegel On Kim Chinquee’s PipetteApril 17, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
In the 1970s, American psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr. developed a self-recognition test, commonly known as the mirror test, […] Esteban Rodriguez on Katherine Indermaur’s I/IApril 15, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
A central tenet of art is conflict. As a writer, to be aware of such an aim is […] States of Emergency and Emergence: The Death Drive in Stephen ...April 15, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
Cancer: the word freezes the blood. Yes, many cancers, found early enough, are now a “chronic condition,” yet […] Family Gifts and Curses: Blood Lines by Ann Bookman, reviewed ...April 15, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling
What creates and sustains the solitude of a given book of poetry? The Double Lamp of Solitude offers […] Ben Tripp on The Double Lamp of Solitude by Joshua ...March 31, 2023 in Uncategorized by Kristina Marie Darling