Christopher Shipman’s Mortar, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Christopher Shipman Mortar Brick Road Poetry Press Reviewer: Brian Fanelli In Mortar’s concluding poem, “Epigenetics,” Christopher Shipman writes, “Evidence suggests telling the story / of trauma can create / new trauma – even if the trauma / or its story is not your own.” Throughout the collection, the primary speaker does indeed explore family trauma, […]
Christopher Shipman – Image is to Word as Brick is to Murder
Image is to Word as Brick is to Murder Brick. Finally, this morning, without thought you jot down the word on a used envelope. Quick scribble over the place where the paper was torn—the fold flared into pointed teeth. Harmless as the offer inside to consolidate debt. Harmless as you deciding the word itself is […]
