The Myth of Fluency and a Search for New Language
Author Daniel Allen Cox on building stories, fluency, and the power of language
‘Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer’ by Tracy Baim
Baim’s book introduces this stalwart activist to a broad audience, and Gittings’ determination, achievement and love for her community shines through.
A Poem by Sam Ross
This week, a poem by Sam Ross
A Poem by Jarrett Neal
This week, a poem by Jarrett Neal.
‘Stranger’s Mirror: New and Selected Poems 1994-2014’ by Marilyn Hacker
A Stranger’s Mirror demonstrates Hacker’s continued formal mastery; she effortlessly spins one sonnet into two, then three, then seven, leaving readers always breathless for more.
‘Adrian and the Tree of Secrets’ by Hubert and Illustrated Marie Caillou
In Adrian and the Tree of Secrets, we find our title hero stumbling through the barriers of a catholic school as a closeted gay teenager
‘The First Bad Man’ by Miranda July
July’s talent exists in her ability to create such complex, bizarre relationships while always raising the stakes, but her carefully erected world does require a willful suspension of disbelief.
