Another Dan Brown novel, another pack of smug reviews. Here’s my confession: I’m already sick of the reviews of Brown’s "Inferno," and the book only pubbed a day ago. Reviewers say that Brown doesn’t do anything new in his latest, but here’s the thing: neither do they. The criticisms are predictable; the angles are all … Continue reading Reviews of Dan Brown’s latest … ugh
Author: Nick Owchar
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Carol Ann Duffy’s songs of the Earth
It almost sounds like British laureate Carol Ann Duffy is responding to news headlines about bee populations and cellphone usage when she says: Where bees pray on their knees, sing, praise In pear trees, plum trees; bees Are the batteries of orchards, gardens, guard them. Guard them—against what? Cell phones? Against our environmental ignorance? Duffy … Continue reading Carol Ann Duffy’s songs of the Earth
Angels, Neruda, Odom’s poetry and more: a roundup
Coming soon: What begins Michael Odom's book of poetry "Strutting Attracting Snapping" isn't a poem... it's a picture. A sheet of grid paper with a maze written in pencil. The maze has a "Start" and a "Finish" and a lot of twists and meaningful detours in between... and it's much like the experience of reading … Continue reading Angels, Neruda, Odom’s poetry and more: a roundup
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