When one undertakes a close reading of Shira Dentz’ fifth full-length book of poetry, the sun a blazing zero, published in 2019 by Dialogos Books and Lavender Ink, many questions emerge. I was lucky to have an opportunity to attend Dentz’ reading via Zoom, through the auspices of BathHouse Reading and Event Series and the…
Category: Reviews
Review of Janet Kauffman’s, Eco-dementia and Joanna Ruocco’s Fiction Reading
By: Maria Kornacki The main takeaway I got from Janet Kauffman’s Eco Dementia reading was the power of bringing people and environments together through writing. Not only through writing, but through visual media to help make connections to our world. Janet Kauffman began her reading performance with defining her own term “Eco-Dementia” as being the…
Review of Janet Kauffman’s in-class discussion of ‘Eco-dementia’ (9/26/17)
By: Adam Malinowski FERN VERSE “i believe any string of words put together makes meaning” — Kauffman, at Emu, 9/26 the image of the fish (or, the logic of k=q=e) is the magical manifesto of Janet Kauffman’s Eco-dementia, a book of poems where all things—language, life, and all beings—are equal. Kauffman’s poetics nestle language thick inside…
Literati Bookstore Reading: Thylias Moss
Author: Alasin Maynard In Ann Arbor, at the Literati Bookstore, there was a reading from Thylias Moss. This was one of the most interesting readings I have been to. Moss allowed the audience to choose which of her poems they would like for her read. The audience was free to ask questions and make comments…
BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Anthony Echols On September 27, through September 28 Eastern Michigan University was presented with two amazing guess speakers, Amy Carroll, and Daniel Borzutzky. My immediate response of there reading or rather the immediate word that came to mind was inspiration. Although, their podium inside of Eastern’s auditorium isn’t exactly the definition of immediacy, both…
“The Performance of Becoming Human” BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky
Author: Jarrod Saum This is definitely the weirdest bathhouse event I have been to since my tenure at Eastern Michigan University; and not weird with a negative connotation, or any connotation, just simply different. Immediately as Daniel Borzutzky took the stage on Wednesday the 27th for his reading, I realize that he’s not like other…
“Being Language” BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Krysta Blankenship Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll’s works intertwine in a way that allows them to support each other, and this was especially apparent in the BathHouse Readings on September 27th and 28th in the Student Center Auditorium. On the first day, Borzutzky read a few pieces from his work, The Performance of…
BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Alasin Maynard Within the Student Center Auditorium, we had interesting performances by Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carrol. I read Borzutzky’s book, The Performance of Becoming Human, and hearing the poems out loud was a lot different than reading it. When he was reading “The Private World,” there were times when his tone became…
BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Alex Johnston Daniel Borzutzky dove head first into his readings on Tuesday September 28th at Eastern Michigan University, leading with a powerful piece full of nauseating imagery. “They beat us, they loved us, they paid us”. You could feel the confusion of the imprisoned not only through the content but through Daniel’s voice and…
BathHouse Review: Daniel Borzutsky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Sam McClure On September 28th, I attended a discussion panel with poets Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll. The theme of both of their presentations was Bor/der/i/za/tion. Daniel Borzutsky began his presentation by reading poetry while a Speedy Gonzales short played on the screen. The short featured the titular cartoon mouse attempting to steal…