Student Brad Wozniak reacts to Bhanu Kapil’s recent BathHouse reading at EMU: The Michigan starfish is a bright red thing that I have never seen before. Though I had noticed them for the better part of my twenty-two years, I never have seen a leaf as a starfish. This is the ability that language has…
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Melisa Carnacchi reviews Bhanu Kapil
Student Melisa Carnacchi reacts to Bhanu Kapil’s recent BathHouse reading at EMU: I will admit that while reading Humanimal, I was confused and slightly disturbed. Kapil’s diction and attention to grotesque detail did not always leave me with the most uplifting images. Thus, while reading to myself, I found my mind wandering, and my appetite…
Brynne Barnes review in H_NGM_N
Brynne Barnes, April M.A. graduated from EMU’s Creative Writing program, recently had a review published in H_NGM_N Journal. Read it here. Way to go, Brynne!
Elephant Engine High Dive Revival – A review by Casidhe McNulty
Check out what EMU student Casidhe McNulty had to say about the recent Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in Ann Arbor: Elephant Engine High Dive Revival lived up to its billing as the “ultimate spoken-word uplift party experience” with its September 28th performance at Ann Arbor’s Neutral Zone. Group members Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown,…
Review: Adorno’s Noise by EMU professor Carla Harryman
Adorno’s Noise EMU Creative Writing Professor Carla Harryman recently had her new book, Adorno’s Noise, reviewed in the current issue of Rain Taxi (Summer ‘09). Check out the review below: Carla Harryman Essay Press ($14.95) by Kit Robinson I first read Carla Harryman’s new book, Adorno’s Noise, on a plane. Flying home from Detroit, aided…
Reviewers Sought
Gina Meyers, Reviews Editor at h-ngm-n.com, is looking for reviewers. In particular, H_NGM_N is currently seeking reviewers for new books by Justin Marks, Dobby Gibson, and Jen Tynes. If you are interested in reviewing any of these three books, or if you have a different title in mind, contact Gina at: gina.myers<at>gmail.com H_NGM_N is an online journal…
Review of Stephen Elliot’s “Fiction and Politics” BathHouse Reading
Submitted by Sarah Smarch: As I sit in the Halle Library Auditorium waiting for Stephen Elliott to approach the podium to read, the girl behind me loudly “Can’t believe!” how quickly her hair has faded from blonde after dying it only two weeks ago. Following the exclamatory shock is an exchange between the girl and…