Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewMemento: An Anthology of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry is StunningMemento: An Anthology of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry, out now from the Vermont-based Animal Heart Press, is that rare gem: a 115-page…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewA Conversation with Poet Bola OpalekeBola Opaleke, a Nigerian-Canadian poet, is someone I’ve come to admire, and so I decided to ask if he’d be willing to have a conversation…Sep 9, 2018Sep 9, 2018
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewOttessa Moshfegh and the Specter of DeathThe French philosopher Jean Baudrillard notably referred to the September 11th terrorist attacks as the “absolute event,” implying, in…Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewOn Reading What You Once Blew Off: Part OneHere’s the least-shocking confession of the century: I didn’t always read what my former English teachers and professors assigned.Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewKaveh Akbar’s “Calling a Wolf a Wolf” is a MasterworkIt’s hard to not be envious of Kaveh Akbar.Oct 10, 2017Oct 10, 2017
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewThe Greatness of Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiI’d never heard of Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi until Marlon James mentioned her on Facebook. And now that I’ve read her story “Let’s Tell…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewOn “Stoner” and the Good LifeJohn Williams’s 1965 novel Stoner ends with the title character, a college professor, dying peacefully in his home after reflecting on his…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewGraham Greene and the Necessity of PessimismThe best thing to read in the still-young 21st-century is not something optimistic but pessimistic — specifically, Graham Greene.Dec 24, 2016Dec 24, 2016
Jonathan BishopinThe JT Lit ReviewThe Nostalgic Genius of Ray BradburyThe older I get, the more I find myself reflecting on what was.Nov 21, 2016Nov 21, 2016