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Translation Tuesdays: Of Darkness, by Josefine Klougart @ NYJB

March 2, 2021May 24, 2025 driftlessareareview

A fragmentary meditation on death and decay, “Of Darkness” by Josefine Klougart stretches the concept of fictional narrative to its very limits. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Of Darkness, by Josefine Klougart @ NYJB

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Wednesday Poetry Corner: Light Reading by Stephan Delbos

September 30, 2020September 27, 2020 driftlessareareview

Emerging from disparate scraps of phrases and images, Light Reading by Stephan Delbos is anything but. Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Light Reading by Stephan Delbos

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Commonplace Book: Celebrating Juneteenth #BLM

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 driftlessareareview

Countee Cullen on black majesty. #BLM Continue reading Commonplace Book: Celebrating Juneteenth #BLM

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Commonplace Book: The Moving Man

June 8, 2020May 31, 2020 driftlessareareview

“The Moving Man,” by Edward Field Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Moving Man

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Celebrating Pride Month!

June 1, 2020July 15, 2020 driftlessareareview

The Driftless Area Review celebrate Gay Pride! Continue reading Celebrating Pride Month!

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Common Place by Sarah Pinder @ nyjb

May 20, 2020May 25, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Sarah Pinder turns the mundane into the poetic sublime.” Continue reading Common Place by Sarah Pinder @ nyjb

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Commonplace Book: Coach House Books (Selections)

December 24, 2019December 16, 2019 driftlessareareview

Excerpts from 3 poetry books by Coach House Books. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Coach House Books (Selections)

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THE NASSER HUSSAIN INTERVIEW

December 23, 2019December 25, 2019 driftlessareareview

I talk with Nasser Hussain about his writing process, GIS, Oulipo, and the Canadian poetry scene. Continue reading THE NASSER HUSSAIN INTERVIEW

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SKY WRI TEI NGS by Nasser Hussain

December 22, 2019December 16, 2019 driftlessareareview

Nasser Hussain manipulates language in such a way to reinvent the practice of reading. Continue reading SKY WRI TEI NGS by Nasser Hussain

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THE TESS LIEM INTERVIEW

December 21, 2019December 25, 2019 driftlessareareview

Tess Liem and I talk about the tension between revision and erasure as well the liberation coming from the manipulation of literary forms. Continue reading THE TESS LIEM INTERVIEW

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