Review

Arsenal/Sin Documentos by Francesco Levato Clash Books, August 2019 162 pages / Amazon   Francesco Levato’s Arsenal/Sin Documentos is, in a single word, timely. Comprised of 15 sections of blackout…

Out of Syllabus by Sumana Roy Speaking Tiger Books, March 2019 138 pages / Amazon   Out of Syllabus is Sumana Roy’s debut poetry collection. Roy, much acclaimed for her…

God Was Right by Diana Hamilton Ugly Duckling Press, November 2018 144 pages / Amazon   In her collection God Was Right, Diana Hamilton engages with an array of topics—sexual…

Fhilosofhy of the Encounter by Tatiana Istomina Pinsapo Press, May 2019   Tatiana Istomina’s new project, Fhilosofhy of the Encounter from Pinsapo Press, obliterates any generic classification, and, from its…

Have Ruin, Will Travel by Kara Dorris Finishing Line Press, August 2019 88 pages / Amazon   When people say they are not for or against something, we hear indifference.…

The Samurai by Rafael Reyes-Ruiz La Casita Grande Media, August 2019 261 pages / Amazon   The Samurai is the third novel of Rafael Reyes-Ruiz’s Roppongi Crossings trilogy about Latin American…

The Shape of Things by Rafael Reyes-Ruiz La Casita Grande Media, August 2019 257 pages / Amazon   There is a new notable voice in Latino literature. His name is…

Image Credit: Charles Henry May Prologue   A person sits in front of a screen in a small office. On the screen, an image of a figure, standing outside of…

Time by Etel Adnan (trans. Sarah Riggs) Nightboat Books, June 2019 144 pages / Amazon / NB   In Paris for the Robert Duncan centennial conference back in June, my…

A Girl Goes into the Forest by Peg Alford Pursell Dzanc Books, July 2019 240 pages/ Amazon   Peg Alford Pursell’s second book, A Girl Goes into the Forest, is a collection…

Mitochondrial Night: Poems by Ed Bok Lee Coffee House Press, March 2019 88 pages / Amazon   Place Ed Bok Lee’s Mitochondrial Night under a microscope and you’ll see cells…

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino Random House, August 2019 320 pages / Amazon   Trick Mirror is the first official book by Jia Tolentino, currently a staff…

Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going by Ana Maria Spagna University of Washington Press, February 2018 240 pages / Amazon   How many people do you know who can…

Human Tetris by Vi Khi Nao & Ali Raz 11:11 Press, forthcoming September 2019.   The title, Human Tetris, gestures to the inherent labor in getting two people to fit…