Peter Cole is well known for his many translations from Hebrew and Arabic. He is also a 2007 MacArthur Foundation Fellow and co-editor of Ibis Editions (Jerusalem). In this major new book he goes on a poetic and autobiographical search... Read More

Although the opening of his book focuses on a human student Jerry Benson the main characters in Dilip Dahanukar’s novel "eMaya on Climate Control" are sentient computer programs. Bitsy an artificial intelligence created by Jerry and... Read More

Surrealism began almost a century ago as very much a man’s movement, but poets like Brenda Shaughnessy have recently adapted many surrealist techniques for purposes that are distinctly womanly and all their own. "Human Dark with Sugar"... Read More

These poems reach into the throat and down through the bowels to the center of the earth, from where they pull up stones and wind and water, and blood and tears and wonder. They posit eloquently that the most worthwhile element of the... Read More

The Factory of Tears is a real place in Valzhyna Mort’s eponymous collection of poems. In fact, its productivity rate is higher than the Department of Transportation, the Department of Heart Affairs, and every other governmental... Read More

As the Crescent City gradually reclaims her red bean and beer belly of the nation role after kitchen-killer Katrina steamed through, a sense of compassion encourages us to spotlight deserving cookbook projects celebrating the region’s... Read More

“When the nights grow long and the days grow short, when summer is a distant memory and the cold and darkness of winter an ever-present reality, it is good to sit by the fireside and tell stories,” the author writes. There’s no... Read More

Mastering the daily habits of personal care are challenging for all young children, but brushing teeth and hand washing can be real stumbling blocks for children suffering from various forms of autism. "Caring for Myself", a realistic... Read More