January 2013 – AGAINST INTERPRETATION

by Steven M. Critelli January 29, 2013 0

Reading Kate Potts – Pure Hustle

You can tell that Potts has a very high poetry I.Q., as this volume demonstrates her ability to engage in descriptive and affecting portraiture, which I think is her greatest gift.

by Steven M. Critelli January 19, 2013 0

Literary Criticism

Liz Berry – The Patron Saint of School Girls

Liz Berry is the Emerging Poet in Residence at Kingston University and already the owner of a distinguished publishing andContinue Reading

by Steven M. Critelli January 18, 2013 0

Literary Criticism Poets

Contemporary Women Poets – The Ongoing Literary Renaissance

Okay, indulge me. Gather round while I tell you a story about something that has been going on for theContinue Reading

by Steven M. Critelli January 13, 2013 1

Literary Criticism

Reading Rae Armantrout’s Money Shot

Armantrout’s technique is exploratory. She juxtaposes sermingly unrelated ideas and organizes them to evoke surprisingly intellectual and emotional resonances. In contrast to Pound’s imagism, Armantrout’s system of organization dislocates traditional associations in order to expose the fundamental bias of their presumptions.