Books
Translator Nandana Dev Sen has opened a window for us to savor Bengali women’s poetry through these lovingly translated poems of her mother.
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Against White Feminism is an informative and thought-provoking read for all feminists.
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Is Amy Bonnaffons saying that heterosexual love is doomed? Probably not. But she gives no indication it can work in the world she creates here.
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Whether we call this slim volume poetic prose or prose poetry, a novella or a collection of verse, seems beside the point. It is haunting, hypnotic, and moving.
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The late Friederike Mayröcker’s über-recognizable style has become a brand, logoed by certain objects: violets, lilacs, birds
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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This was an artist who approached his singular craft with equal measures of exuberance and precision.
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Shakespearean’s version of the Bard comes off as somewhat Monty Pythonesque — we are usually marching along with “Men Men Men.”
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The idea of America is elusive and sometimes, like right now, in danger of disappearing. That is why I have found myself turning for comfort to two books that can give us some perspective as to how to move forward.
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Arts Commentary: It’s OK to Like Board Games, Even the Bad Ones
These cheesy board games were repetitive and horrible and I loved every one of them.
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