Reviews

New Songs for Orpheus

New Songs for Orpheus

John Reibetanz’s poetry collection rewrites Ovid’s Metamorphosis with a distinct ecological sensibility.

By Salena Wiener

Everything is Ori

Everything is Ori

Paul Serge Forest's novel switches from the pragmatic to the philosophical, with a touch of the psychedelic.

By Sharon Morrisey

Juliette

Juliette

In Camille Jourdy’s eighth book, she has found and refined her visual signature to perfection.

By Ian McGillis

The Human Scale

The Human Scale

Michael Lista's collection highlights two types of tragedy: the kind found in the crimes he documents, and the risks to long-form journalism.

By Eve Thomas

The Current Between

The Current Between

Valerie Mills-Milde's historical novel is beautifully, heartbreakingly poetic.

By Tina Wayland

Slows: Twice

Slows: Twice

T. Liem’s new collection is an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of time, identity, and language itself.

By Salena Wiener

House Within a House

House Within a House

Nicholas Dawson's collection, D.M. Bradford’s first full-length translation, is a dazzling and multilingual success.

By Salena Wiener

The Choice Is Real

The Choice Is Real

Jayson Keery’s collection is weird, experimental, captivating.

By Salena Wiener

A Ramshackle Home

A Ramshackle Home

Felicia Mihali skillfully pairs the exquisite with the repellent, arresting the reader with vivid descriptions that engage all the senses.

By Kimberly Bourgeois

Who Gets In

Who Gets In

Author Norman Ravvin dug into his family history to better understand how his late grandfather, a Jewish immigrant born in rural Poland, managed to relocate his family to Western Canada in the early 1930s.

By Jack McClelland

My Side of the River

My Side of the River

Richard Tardif describes his experience as a white journalist in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake.

By Taionrén:hote Dan David