Mid-November—and Finally gone the State’s bright flower, Which opened every morning and closed With evening’s light; and were that Not glum enough even autumn’s Asters are beaten back and Sodden lie by the muddy track. Yet come you now with reckless, Wild and heedless growth, and on The tip of each wind-blown branch Sprout you […]
Doug Ingold
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BOTH
We be all Both feeder and feed, Be we corn or puma Or the long-limbed bittern Posed now among the cattails, Reluctant to be seen. By Doug Ingold
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Galore
There are two epigraphs at the beginning of this marvelous novel. The first, from Gabriel García Márquez, suggests we’ll encounter strains of magic realism in the pages ahead. The second, from Psalms, hints that the book promises a rich language, a unique cadence and an emphasis on story as opposed to character. Both, it turns […]
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Open City
This novel set in 2006 is narrated by Julius who, like the author, was born in Nigeria but lives in New York City. We never learn Julius’ last name, but other information comes our way. His Nigerian father died when Julius was a boy. He is estranged from his German mother. His maternal grandmother to […]