Jenny DraiinANMLYThe Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana HeadleyMonsters. The original Beowulf epic has a few. However, though Grendel and his dam are both portrayed as literal monsters in the poem…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Jenny DraiinANMLYBettering American Poetry 2015True story. I once sat in an office while a very wise woman explained to me the nature of restorative relationships. I was telling her…Apr 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017
Jenny DraiinANMLYRUMBA UNDER FIRE: THE ARTS OF SURVIVAL FROM WEST POINT TO DELHI, edited by Irina DumitrescuMany of us have heard, or read, that there is currently a crisis in the humanities. We may think of falling enrollment when we hear or read…Mar 24, 2017Mar 24, 2017
Jenny DraiinANMLYHouse A by Jennifer S. ChengIf we can posit, and I think we can, that the relationships we form between ourselves and the others that cross into and inhabit our…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Jenny DraiinANMLYReview: Angela Hume’s middle timeIn “melos,” the first section of middle time (Omnidawn), poet Angela Hume prepares the reader for what is to come: “you clutched parts…Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Jenny DraiinANMLYGood Girls Marry DoctorsIn “Without Shame,” Ayesha Mattu’s essay in Good Girls Marry Doctors: South Asian American Daughters on Obedience and Rebellion (Aunt Lute…Dec 2, 2016Dec 2, 2016
Jenny DraiinANMLYTransgression, Transcendence, and Identity in Sun Yung Shin’s Unbearable Splendor1.Oct 7, 20161Oct 7, 20161
Jenny DraiinANMLYWHAT WE CARRY: IN CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTINE BETTIS’ BURNOUT PARADISE1.Jun 4, 20161Jun 4, 20161