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July 15th, 2024

The Poetics of Mortality and Memory — A Review of Lisel Mueller’s “Alive Together”

by Faith Manalili

It has been more than a hundred years since the poet and teacher Lisel Mueller was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1924. Her work, which spans nine ...read the full piece >>

Review

July 1st, 2024

Tale of Mystic and Madness: A Review of Anukrti Upadhyay's “Daura”

by Namita Suberi

Anukrti Upadhyay, an author currently based in Mumbai, spins a web of mystery and illusion that perches precariously between reality and dream. ...read the full piece >>

Review

June 10th, 2024

“Seduce and let yourself be seduced into radical questioning” — A Review of “READ&RIOT” by Nadya Tolokonnikova

by Anna Major

Nadya Tolokonnikova is a Russian artist and political activist. In 2011, she founded the feminist protest and performance art group Pussy Riot, which ...read the full piece >>

Review

May 13th, 2024

A Haunting Refraction of Proxy Wars: A Review of Harris Khalique’s “no fortunes to tell”

by Seher Hashmi

Well-known in the echelons of South Asian literati, Harris Khalique is a thorough-bred academic, illustrious poet, literary critic and a proactive ...read the full piece >>

Review

April 15th, 2024

A Poetic Voyage of Conscience through the Maze of Memory: A Review of Ankit Raj Ojha's "Pinpricks"

by Pritikana Karmakar

Ankit Raj Ojha’s debut poetry collection Pinpricks (2022) is a memory work in three undefined acts. It begins as a collection of family vignettes, ...read the full piece >>

Review

April 1st, 2024

Coming to Terms with Yourself — A Review of “Almost Happy” by Ella Voss

by Lisa Schantl

The short story collection Almost Happy by Ella Voss (2023, Matador) is a rollercoaster ride through what it means to be a woman of Western origin ...read the full piece >>

Review

March 18th, 2024

Recovering Lives Left Behind: A Review of "Saltwater Demands a Psalm" by Kweku Abimbola

by Scott Ward

If you are a dedicated reader of American poetry, perhaps, like me, you sometimes find contemporary poems a bit predictable? The poetic lexicon seems ...read the full piece >>

Review

February 19th, 2024

A Glimpse in Time: Unveiling Universal Truths in “Mannequin of Our Times” by Vandana Kumar

by Ana Bojanović

Mannequin of Our Times (2023) by Vandana Kumar is characterized by an exceptional lightness of expression, bordering on levity, in the background of ...read the full piece >>

Review

January 31st, 2024

Love Lost between Modernization and Traditionalism: A Review of “The Lion and the Jewel” by Wole Soyinka

by Zara Miller

Wole Soyinka — 20 th century Shakespeare from Nigeria — dictates the pace of transforming Africa’s socio-economic landscape in his award-winning play ...read the full piece >>

Review

January 8th, 2024

A World of One’s Own: A Review of Yiyun Li’s "The Book of Goose"

by Samiksha Tulika Ransom

A month ago, I happened to chance upon Yiyun Li’s interview in the Bad Form review, where she talks about her ‘aha! moment’ for The Book of Goose ...read the full piece >>
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