Lay Hands
byA review of Touched (Sibling Rivalry Press) by Luther Hughes It is one of the peculiarities of language that a single phrase can often…
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Ears to Hear
byA Review of Acadiana (Black Lawrence Press) by Nancy Reddy Writing informed by geography tends to stake two kinds of claims: the claims we…
Handful of Fire
byA Review of Revisions (Sibling Rivalry Press) by Eric Tran ‘empty me out,’ Eric Tran writes at the end of his gorgeous poem, “How…
Country Music
byA Review of Tunsiya Amrikiya (Bull City Press, 2018) by Leila Chatti National identity, when not summoned for fatuous patriotism, can spur great poetry….
Why Climate Activists Need to Steward Democracy
byGrowing up, some of my most cherished memories took place on Grandpa Dwight’s farm. The farm was his retirement project, his attempt to cultivate…
Collapsing Stars
byGrief isn’t something children are born understanding. At six years of age, I stood in front of the window gazing out at the darkness…
The Vulning Earth
byNot long ago, I attended the ordination service of a former roommate and long-time friend. The event was a formal way to confirm—with song…
A Voice of Blood and Coal
byA Time to Tend It was sunny and 74 degrees when I got a phone call that Art, the grumpy old widower, was about…
Living Among: The Restorative Function of Talking Beasts
byBeing a lover of wild creatures in the hidden nooks of the woods, my favorite movie as a young child was Disney’s Bambi. The…
Review: “Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics: An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism”
byEcology, Virtue, and Ethics: An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism Kathryn D. Blanchard and Kevin J. O’Brien Waco, Baylor University Press, 2014. 220 pp. $35.96….