The Seattle Review of Books reviews Hardly War by Don Mee Choi
The Seattle Review of Books praises the exploration of language in Choi’s latest collection, declaring that Hardly War is “unlike anything you’ve ever seen.”
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The Seattle Review of Books praises the exploration of language in Choi’s latest collection, declaring that Hardly War is “unlike anything you’ve ever seen.”
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In online journal Wild Court, a poem by Corral explores man’s animalistic tendencies.
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In The Wall Street Journal, Alexander Chee reflects on making cocktails with Amer Sommer Fleur and the bars he visited when he was supposed to be writing.
The Seattle publication praises Choi’s new collection as “category-defying” and talks to the poet about why she believes "just to survive is to make something happen."
The Clarion-Ledger applauds Offutt’s “masterful, dark and beautifully written” depiction of his father.
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