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The Naming

by Matt Sutherland

The is much to gain from African knowledge, not least an understanding of how one’s ancestors can bless a life. We learn as much from Nigerian poet Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, a PHD candidate in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.... Read More

Book Review

Mother, Daughter, Augur

by Matt Sutherland

From June Road Press, a literary micropress, and queer Cleveland writer Mary Simmons, "Mother, Daughter, Augur" opens a realm where femininity, mythology, and Victorian ideals of beauty hold sway and wolves prowl. At Bowling Green State... Read More

Book Review

The Scent of Man

by Matt Sutherland

English is but one of the thirty languages that Tadeusz Dąbrowski’s poetry has been translated into from his native Polish—a fact that won’t surprise anyone familiar with his mindbending takes on what others take for granted. The... Read More

Book Review

Chamorrita Song

by Matt Sutherland

The Mariana Islands claim a long line of Chamorro versemakers and storytellers. To this tradition, Danielle P. Williams adds a measure of Black gospel to create this wholly original debut collection. An essayist and spoken-word artist... Read More

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All We Are Given We Cannot Hold

by Matt Sutherland

For the poet, no skill is more of service than observation—what is there, what once was and will be, where love left a mark. In this regard, Robert Fanning looks up to very few. Now the author of five collections of poetry and three... Read More

Book Review

Severalty

by Jeana Jorgensen

About gardening, nature, medical trauma, and motherhood, the poems of Laura Da’s "Severalty" reflect on what happens when people are severed from their heritage and identity. Severalty, a synonym for separateness, appears to mark... Read More

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