From C.D. Wright’s Deepstep:

“He wanted to learn to play the piano by sitting on the brailled
score. It makes sense; playing with one hand, brailling with the
other is pretty inconvenient.”
I love this line, and I love what Wright does throughout Deepstep Come Shining with sight/loss-of-sight, memory, place and (perhaps most importantly) sound. This book-length poem’s deep musicality [...]

Meanwhile in Michigan…

While California judges overruled their state’s gay marriage ban (way to go CA!), some Michiganders aren’t exactly jumping with joy. I’m just sitting dumb with frustration over some of the local responses I’ve read, but my friend Anna has put together this rather articulate response to the matter (including how it’s being dealt with [...]

Brideshead Revisited II

Though Brideshead Revisited moves away from the life of Sebastian Flyte in its final section, I ultimately find him the most compelling part of the novel. Sebastian, with Charles, exemplifies both the euphoric heights of youth and youth’s unsustainable character. Sebastian begins as a charmed figure that brings a sense of Arcadia to all those [...]