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Chapbook Chaturdays: Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson

July 25, 2026 driftlessareareview

Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson, a small chapbook by Cutt Press. Continue reading Chapbook Chaturdays: Proverbs of a She-Dandy, by Lisa Robertson

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Commonplace Book: Truth Bombs from Aimé Césaire

July 4, 2026June 28, 2026 driftlessareareview

“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Truth Bombs from Aimé Césaire

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Blog Update January 2026

January 19, 2026 driftlessareareview

On this cold, windy, and otherwise miserable day, it’s time for a blog update. Continue reading Blog Update January 2026

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Translation Tuesdays: Art on Fire, by Yun Ko-eun

October 28, 2025October 26, 2025 driftlessareareview

Art on Fire, by turns comical and apocalyptic, is a brilliant satire of the art world, late-stage capitalism, and climate change. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Art on Fire, by Yun Ko-eun

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Espresso Shots: Wanting, by Claire Jia

September 21, 2025 driftlessareareview

Wanting by Claire Jia is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, adultery, media, and resentment. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Wanting, by Claire Jia

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Critic’s Notebook: A Blog Update and the Challenge of Digital Preservation

August 10, 2025 driftlessareareview

Review uploading and the challenge of digital preservation. Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: A Blog Update and the Challenge of Digital Preservation

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Wednesday Poetry Corner: Heroic Dose, by Matt Longabucco

July 30, 2025July 27, 2025 driftlessareareview

With a delicate balance between the everyday and the sublime, Heroic Dose by Matt Longabucco ensorcels the reader with narrative and serial poems. Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Heroic Dose, by Matt Longabucco

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Espresso Shots: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, by Katie Goh

June 22, 2025 driftlessareareview

Koh has written an engaging personal history of a mundane supermarket staple. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange, by Katie Goh

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Espresso Shots: Perestroika: An Eye For an Eye, A Tooth For a Tooth, by João Cerqueira

April 6, 2025 driftlessareareview

Perestroika is a powerful fable about the liberating nature of art and the desire for representative democracy. It is dulled by endless monologuing by cardboard characters. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Perestroika: An Eye For an Eye, A Tooth For a Tooth, by João Cerqueira

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CRITICAL APPRAISALS: RADICAL VOICES: CASCELLA, ROBERTSON, BROSSARD, Part 2

December 18, 2024December 15, 2024 driftlessareareview

Despite the fakeness of authenticity, can one find authenticity in artifice? Continue reading CRITICAL APPRAISALS: RADICAL VOICES: CASCELLA, ROBERTSON, BROSSARD, Part 2

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