Chad Weeden’s the ice stayed but the water left, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Chad Weeden the ice stayed but the water left Broken Tribe Press Reviewer: Erica Goss An enigmatic presence inhabits Chad Weeden’s poetry collection, the ice stayed but the water left, one whose voice possesses the ability to transform the quotidian into glowing slivers of meaning. At times distant, but never aloof, this presence serves as […]
Eleanor Kedney’s Twelve Days from Transfer, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Eleanor Kedney Twelve Days From Transfer Three: A Taos Press Reviewer: Erica Goss If we are to believe today’s infertility specialists, the inability to conceive a child is a temporary inconvenience, easily solved with an array of safe, reliable treatments. Eleanor Kedney’s latest poetry collection, Twelve Days From Transfer, explores infertility’s emotional and physical tolls. […]
Jan Beatty’s Dragstripping, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Jan Beatty Dragstripping University of Pittsburg Press Reviewer: Erica Goss Dragstripping, Jan Beatty’s new collection, centers on her lifelong struggle with displacement. Born of a child’s need for safety, such an existence imposes vulnerability and danger; as she writes in “The Body’s River,” “When my mother left me in the orphanage, // I invented love […]
Kim Addonizio’s Exit Opera, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Kim Addonizio Exit Opera W.W. Norton Reviewer: Erica Goss Reading Kim Addonizio is like spending time with a witty yet reckless friend, one who drinks too much, wakes up in the beds of strangers, and suffers through numerous hangovers. Despite her questionable behavior, however, this friend is a wellspring of unvarnished truths, expounding on topics […]
Lynne Thompson’s Blue on a Blue Palette, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Lynne Thompson Blue on a Blue Palette BOA Editions Reviewer: Erica Goss In Blue on a Blue Palette, Lynne Thompson embarks on a journey through physical and personal geographies, exploring relationships, moods, and history, with a focus on the strength and resiliency of women. The color blue links these poems through direct and implied references. […]
