Book Reviews… “The Embrace of lush / unfamiliar arms,” a Review of Ae Hee Lee’s Asterism 9 Feb 2026 (Review published here in Colorado Review, February 2026) In her debut poetry collection, Asterism, Ae Hee Lee writes, “The Napa cabbages inside are as wide / as my childish hips—rare…
Book Reviews… Sacred Mire and the Cutting Edge of Anti-: Tawahum Bige’s _Cut to Fortress_ 3 Oct 2025 (Review published here in The Rumpus, May 2025) In the opening poem “Origin” from their debut poetry collection, Cut to Fortress, indigenous activist poet Tawahum Bige asks “Where is the…
Book Reviews… Sustaining the Sense of Beginning, a Review of Devon Walker-Figueroa’s Philomath 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 (Review published here in North American Review, February 2025) In "Next to Nothing," near the end of her worthwhile debut poetry collection, Philomath, Devon Walker-Figueroa writes, "I have tried…
Book Reviews… A Palestinian Voice in Gaza, A Review of Mosab Abu Toha’s “Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear” 16 Jan 2025 (Review published here in The Rumpus, March 2024) Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha’s first poetry collection, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear (City Lights Books: San Francisco, California,…
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