A review of Ashley M. Jones’ new poetry collection, “Lullaby for the Grieving.”
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Matthew Duffus is the author of the novel Swapping Purples for Yellows, the poetry chapbook Problems of the Soul and Otherwise, and the story collection Dunbar's Folly and Other Stories. He and his family live in rural North Carolina, where he teaches 10th grade English.
The Poems in “All Is The Telling” Ask: “What’s burned into my DNA?”
Rosa Castellano’s All in the Telling provides one of the most thought-provoking explorations of biracial life in recent memory.
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“Attic” is Full of Treasures
The posthumous paperback from William Gay, “Stories from the Attic,” is a masterful collection of narratives, memoirs, and musings.
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“An Entirely New Kind of Challenge”: A Conversation with Joanna Pearson
An interview with Joanna Pearson about her new novel, “Bright and Tender Dark.”
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Poetry that Refuses to Settle: Denton Loving’s “Tamp”
A review of “Tamp” by Denton Loving.
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The Exterior Is Not What It Seems in “Blessing the Exoskeleton”
Andrew Hemmert’s “Blessing the Exoskeleton” is a collection of witty, meditative poems mixed with serious contemplative works.
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“Useful Junk” Explores Memory, Multiple Lives, and the Ephemerality of Selfies
A review of Erika Meitner’s sixth collection of poetry, “Useful Junk.”
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“Writing Close to the Bone”: an Interview with Steve Yarbrough
An interview with author Steve Yarbrough about his latest novel, “Stay Gone Days”
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Indefinable and Great, Joanna Pearson’s “Now You Know It All”
A review of Joanna Pearson’s “Now You Know It All: Stories”
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Confronting Traditional Custom and Belief in 21st Century Southern Writing
“Twenty-First-Century Southern Writers: New Voices, New Perspectives,” edited by Jean W. Cash and Richard Gaughran, presents overviews and analyses of nineteen contemporary Southern fiction writers.
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