EditorNov 9, 20214 minA Review of Jhilam Chattaraj's Collection of Poems "Noise Cancellation"In present times, where “the new normal” is changing drastically, the poems are a welcoming read.
EditorNov 4, 20213 minA Review of Shin Yu Pai's Collection of Poems VirgaIt is a comforting, meditative and spiritual book that offers some semblance of solace in these harrowing times.
EditorOct 4, 20215 minStaring Outwards in All the Directions: A Review on Michelle Cahill’s Poetry Collection Vishvarupa Cahill’s rendition of Vishvarupa not only looks out into the world, but ambits, and from that sojourn creates something unlimited...
EditorSep 27, 20213 minA Review of Sanjeev Sethi’s Hesitancies Sethi shows us the uses of poetry; He also moulds his craft to articulate the wise, rare yet universal verities of life.
EditorSep 22, 202117 minLonely Ghosts: Absence as Somethingness in the Works of Viet Thanh NguyenTo see oneself only as a victim simplifies power and excuses the victim from the obligations of ethical behavior in politics, warfare...
EditorSep 16, 20215 minAn Interview with Isabel AllendeStories are like seeds. I carry them in my belly and some start to grow inside until I absolutely have to let them out.
EditorSep 8, 20218 minThe Practice of Writing Narrative History: An Interview with Matthew GoodmanWith narrative history you’re telling a true story, same as with any other kind of history.
EditorAug 20, 20216 minBlurring the Line between Fiction and Reality: On Andrew Palmer’s The BachelorYou’re willing to go with Palmer’s narrator on his existential quest, and entertain his lofty meta-critiques on contemporary culture.
EditorJul 4, 20215 minThe English Professor Who Linked Literature to World Politics Brennan is convincing in his rendering of a self-critical intellectual who opened the world’s mind to the impact of language and art.
EditorJun 15, 202113 minSpinning: An Interview with Meg PokrassIn this interview, Meg and Tony talk about the evolution of flash, micro, the craft of fiction, and Meg's new collection, Spinning to Mars.
EditorJun 6, 20215 minPrologue to Someone's Always Watching YouIt must be said from the outset that Mac Aogáin’s writing is beyond classification.
EditorMay 8, 20216 minOh, Yes it Will Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America brings us to now, the intersectionality of the historical and present.
EditorMay 5, 20215 minDouble Chiaroscuro: A Review of Balzac’s Lives by Peter BrooksDouble Chiaroscuro: A Review of Balzac’s Lives by Peter Brooks
EditorApr 4, 20216 minA Guide and an Almanacby John Liddy Kieran Beville opens his book with the appropriate chapter heading, “Making a Start,” and some advice from Stephen King:...
EditorMar 29, 202110 minSO WILL THE SCRIBESby Nicolas D. Sampson Death in Venice and Other Stories by Thomas Mann, translated by David Luke (Bantam Classics, 1988) ‘But I counsel...
Nina (Xinqi) ZhangMar 23, 20218 minEZRA POUND AND DESMOND O’ GRADYby John Liddy Much has been written by eminent critics on Ezra Pound’s relationship with William Butler Yeats, James Joyce and Samuel...
EditorMar 18, 20213 minA Candle for Her Lake-staring Motherby John Liddy Zephyr by Mary Mullen (Salmon Poetry, 2010) On first browsing through these poems with my customary “getting to know you”...
EditorMar 14, 20214 minInstead of a Review a Tribute to Mark Whelan by John Liddy The Sear of Wounds by Mark Whelan (Doghouse, 2012) In my copy of Mark’s last published book, The Sear of Wounds, he wrote a...
EditorMar 11, 202111 minUgly Beautiful Books by Anjanette Delgado What is it about the ugly, the scatological, that has such power to break us open? To clear our defenses and...
Nina (Xinqi) ZhangMar 6, 202114 minInterview with Christine SneedIn this interview Christine Sneed and Tony Huang talk about Sneed's flash piece "First Date" and much more.