The Poem as Primary Document Miklós Radnóti and the Poetics of Witness

Most successful poems derive their power from the space in front of them. They create a gap between the right now and next time, imbuing the poem with a sense of the future. Without that... Read More

Book Review: “If The Train Arrives”

BOOK BY HEATHER FELLIN TIERNY VINE LEAVES PRESS, 2025 236 PP, $17.99 Traveling by train is not about getting somewhere the quickest way possible; it’s about the process of travel, the landscape and life passing... Read More

Orwell: The New Life

Book by By D.J. Taylor Pegasus Books (2023) J.D. Taylor does an excellent job laying out the cycle of Orwell’s life in fascinating intimacy in Orwell: The New Life (2023). Orwell’s voice spans two centuries... Read More