How does one review a collected works? I'm having some problems figuring out an approach that doesn't reduce to "do you like what so-and-so has written over the course of his/her career? Then you'll probably like this." I suppose a reviewer could review the poet's career as a whole, but that seems a daunting, if … Continue reading Question
Review at Rattle
Back in the old times, before I was the poetry editor at The Rumpus (what do you mean it's only been a month?), I wrote a review of Carole Simmons Oles' book Waking Stone for Rattle Magazine. Here's a taste:Waking Stone by Carole Simmons Oles, published by the University of Arkansas Press, doesn’t have any … Continue reading Review at Rattle
Another Poem to Love 