Commentary

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on I Do Everything I’m Told, poems by Megan Fernandes

“… a ‘new origin story’ of queer desire reminding the reader to look no further than their own body to celebrate these incanted states of longing, grief, wonder, and awe.”

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on The Librarianist, a novel by Patrick DeWitt

“His novelistic strengths shine in this looser, picaresque form through which he can follow his comedic instincts without worrying too much about getting back on track.”

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on Some Problems with Autobiography, poems by Brian Brodeur

“What gives us the authority to speak about our own experiences, let alone those of others, when memory, motivation, and intention are such fallible things? These are some of the questions that Brodeur raises.”

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on Ravage & Son, a novel by Jerome Charyn

“… an entertaining street crime novel – but more, a story about social issues including LGBT shame, class struggle, immigration standards, antisemitism, and balanced journalism.”

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on Live In Suspense, poetry by David Groff

“… the traumatic echoes of the AIDS crisis and the double consciousness of the speaker, who experienced it as a lethal reality that still resonates within him even as it becomes historical for others.”