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Tag: Equus Press

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CRITICAL APPRAISALS: JOYCE / BECKETT // ASHBERY /// MAKIN – Part 1

June 4, 2023June 5, 2023 driftlessareareview

Richard Makin’s trilogy (Work, Dwelling, Mourning) represents a landmark achievement in (post)modern literature, one that avoids easy classification or explanation. Continue reading CRITICAL APPRAISALS: JOYCE / BECKETT // ASHBERY /// MAKIN – Part 1

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Espresso Shots: Desert Tiles by Mike Corrao

April 16, 2023 driftlessareareview

Body horror collides with a kind of digital mysticism. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Desert Tiles by Mike Corrao

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Natural Complexions, by D. Harlan Wilson

July 11, 2021 driftlessareareview

Natural Complexions is a book that illuminates our addiction to social media, news cycles replete with violence and scandal, and the farcical idiocies of modern celebrities. Continue reading Natural Complexions, by D. Harlan Wilson

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GlassHouse by Louis Armand

July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 driftlessareareview

GlassHouse is a neo-noir phantasmorgia, Faulknerian and Lynchian by turns, written by a scholar of James Joyce and the avant-garde. Continue reading GlassHouse by Louis Armand

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The Combinations Week Day 5: Commonplace Book: One Hell of a Footnote

February 1, 2019January 24, 2019 driftlessareareview

One hell of a footnote from The Combinations by Louis Armand. Continue reading The Combinations Week Day 5: Commonplace Book: One Hell of a Footnote

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THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 3: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART III

January 30, 2019January 24, 2019 driftlessareareview

An exploration into the terminus of literary modernism. Continue reading THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 3: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART III

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THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 2: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART II

January 29, 2019January 24, 2019 driftlessareareview

A Critical Appraisal of The Combinations by Louis Armand. Continue reading THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 2: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART II

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THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 1: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART I

January 28, 2019January 24, 2019 driftlessareareview

Some initial thoughts on The Combinations by Louis Armand. Continue reading THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 1: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART I

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