Excess and Ascesis @ thethepoetryblog
My review of “Vow” by Kristina Marie Darling and “The Blue Rental” by Barbara Mor, two radical feminist visionary poets. Continue reading Excess and Ascesis @ thethepoetryblog
Tag: philosophy
Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison, by Joshua Dubler @ NYJB
In Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison, “what Dubler has produced in his weeklong observance of activities is a rare combination of prison anthropology, deep journalism, history of religiosity in the United States, and a personal self-critique of his own upbringing.” Continue reading Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison, by Joshua Dubler @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: There Were These People, by Brian Leli
This week Karl Wolff reviews Brian Leli’s fascinating miscellany, “There Were These People.” Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: There Were These People, by Brian Leli
Commonplace Book: Joris-Karl Huysmans, the Perpetual Optimist
Joris-Karl Huysmans elucidates the philosophy of “bros before hoes.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Joris-Karl Huysmans, the Perpetual Optimist
CCLaP Book Review: Revolutionary Russia, 1891 – 1991: a History, by Anthony Figes
Over at CCLaP, I reviewed a revisionist history of Russia by Anthony Figes. Continue reading CCLaP Book Review: Revolutionary Russia, 1891 – 1991: a History, by Anthony Figes
On Being Human Redux: Crossover (Cassandra Kresnov, Book One), by Joel Shepherd
I revisit the question, “What does it mean to be human?” with On Being Human Redux, looking at Joel Shepherd’s cerebral actioner, “Crossover,” introducing us to synethetic human Cassandra Kresnov. Continue reading On Being Human Redux: Crossover (Cassandra Kresnov, Book One), by Joel Shepherd
Mondays with the Supremes: The Death Penalty
In this installment of Mondays with the Supremes, I investigate two books that discuss the death penalty and its implications. Comments encouraged. Continue reading Mondays with the Supremes: The Death Penalty
On Being Human Redux: Further looks at books and movies that examine the question of humanity
On Being Human Redux is an essay series that looks at serial killers, clones, the Culture series, a Beckett play, bunnies in Beatrix Potter and Richard Adams, and adroids. Continue reading On Being Human Redux: Further looks at books and movies that examine the question of humanity
Translation Tuesdays: Louis XXX, by Georges Bataille
With Louis XXX, Georges Bataille explores the dark territory between art and pornography. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Louis XXX, by Georges Bataille
The Lance Carbuncle Interview
Over at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, Sloughing Off the Rot received my pick for Best Bizarro Literature Book for 2013. I talk with the author, Reverend Lance Carbuncle, about the book’s inspiration, his work schedule, and blumpkins. Seriously, what’s with those things? Continue reading The Lance Carbuncle Interview
The Driftless Area Review 