Poetry Review: “Counting Blessings” by Morris Berman
Tags/ Posted by Stacy EricsonLet me order my death as I would order a partycontinue reading this poem
To me, a retired Morris Berman is more like a retired Seneca or Tacitus, drinking wine in a villa rustica, considering the optimal moment for harvesting the wheat crop.
‘Art and Madness, A Memoir of Lust Without Reason’ Review
Tags/ Posted by Gretta BarclayBecause no one could locate her file. / Because sometimes it was thick / like the abdomen of a moth, thin / like a golden-crowned kinglet’s thin song.continue reading this poem
Ann Roiphe (Art and Madness, A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, 2011) willingly gives up everything for art in the 1950’s when she is just in her twenties.
You Think That’s Bad Review
Tags/ Posted by Nick Martini entered the sanctuary of your still life, driven by the mind i left twitching in the gutter.continue reading this poem
You might find ‘You Think That’s Bad’ on a table labeled, “Great Dad’s Day Read’s!” at Barnes and Nobel. That makes sense. Shepard’s stories are almost always told through the first person perspective of hyper-masculine protagonists–soldiers, mountain climbers, scientists, spies, and general adventurers.
Bossypants Review
Tags/ Posted by Nick MartinThe big fat Italian guys with the Chinese characters tattooed onto their man titties sit in the steam room with me and say Jimmie and Hey Jimmie and Jimmie Jimmie.continue reading this poem
“Women are not as funny as men.” Whether or not you believe it, you’ve certainly heard that idea somewhere.
In Bossypants, Tina Fey acknowledges that inequality between the sexes isn’t a conspiracy theory, yet more of a miscommunication.
