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Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns

October 27, 2025October 26, 2025 driftlessareareview

Sick burns, y’all! Continue reading Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns

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Commonplace Book: “Steam Shovel,” by Kirby Congdon

July 27, 2025 driftlessareareview

“the steam shovel, dry, vomits stone” Continue reading Commonplace Book: “Steam Shovel,” by Kirby Congdon

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Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 4: Notes Towards Canon(s) of Intersectionality

May 1, 2025April 27, 2025 driftlessareareview

This is my personal attempt to construct a Canon of Intersectionality. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 4: Notes Towards Canon(s) of Intersectionality

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Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 2: Personal Taste(s)

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 driftlessareareview

Dances with Wolves was a terrible movie. Continue reading Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 2: Personal Taste(s)

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How to Detonate the Novel: A Rough Guide to the Later Fiction of Louis Armand

May 1, 2024April 30, 2024 driftlessareareview

Form follows destruction. Continue reading How to Detonate the Novel: A Rough Guide to the Later Fiction of Louis Armand

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Commonplace Book: Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece

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Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece

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Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics

November 24, 2023November 19, 2023 driftlessareareview

“Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics.” — EP Continue reading Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics

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Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

November 22, 2023November 19, 2023 driftlessareareview

Numbers is a beautifully rendered poetic artifact, a rollicking admixture of visuals and text Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

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Translation Tuesdays: Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 driftlessareareview

Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong, chronicles Jino’s sit-in, weaving together Korean history and Jino’s family history into a multi-generational saga. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong

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Critic’s Notebook: Random Thoughts on the Barbie movie

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 driftlessareareview

Barbie is a quest narrative. Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Random Thoughts on the Barbie movie

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Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns

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Commonplace Book: “Steam Shovel,” by Kirby Congdon

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Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 4: Notes Towards Canon(s) of Intersectionality

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Adventures in Intersectionality: Part 2: Personal Taste(s)

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How to Detonate the Novel: A Rough Guide to the Later Fiction of Louis Armand

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Commonplace Book: Merry Christmas from Louis MacNiece

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Commonplace Book: Ezra Pound on Poetry and Mathematics

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Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

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Translation Tuesdays: Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong

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Critic’s Notebook: Random Thoughts on the Barbie movie

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