Posts by: Brianna Marron

Nature Boy: A Review of Edward Abbey

On May 4, 2010 By Brianna Marron

Review of Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside

by Edward Abbey

Holt Publishing, 1984

 

Edward Abbey--who reflects not only a personal need for expatriation and that delicate hint of misanthropy in my demeanor --has subdued Bruce Springsteen’s place in my heart.  Abbey’s Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside seems, at [...]

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In the Sea’s Grey Suit: The Poetry of Don Barkin

On April 26, 2010 By Brianna Marron

Review of That Dark Lake
by Don Barkin
Antrim House, $19

The misty mountains that grace the cover of Don Barkin’s That Dark Lake suggest what lies within this collection of poetry. It also bespeaks the atmosphere that pervades the sensibility of this New Haven poet. Barkin’s work is divided into [...]

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Seeing in the Dark

On January 21, 2010 By Brianna Marron

Reading Charlotte Garrett Currier’s Shadow and Light: A Retrospective left me conflicted: Had Ijust finished a book of poetry or listened to a Charles Auguste De Beriot movement? Currier incontestably has a vigilant ear for the metrical line unit, creating impeccable rhythms, balancing the traditional formalities of meter and rhyme scheme. Her work is a unique, eye-pleasing  [...]

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