Stevie EdwardsinStevie Reads Things“the poet in the world” by Denise LevertovToday I started The Poet in the World by Denise Levertov. I am likely going to go through this a bit slowly (hopefully a couple chapters…Jun 15, 2018Jun 15, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinStevie Reads ThingsFinally Finished Proofs & Theories by GluckSo, clearly I didn’t stick to my goal of posting every day. This was partially due to an injury that made it difficult for me to do much…Jun 14, 2018Jun 14, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinStevie Reads ThingsDay 3 on Proofs & Theories by Gluck (“Disruption, Hesitation, and Silence”)Due to a back injury that is making sitting upright miserable, I thought I would include some of my favorite passages from this chapter…Jun 3, 2018Jun 3, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinStevie Reads ThingsOn Proofs and Theories: Essay on Poetry by Louise Gluck (Day 2)Today I read less than I set out to read. I read Gluck’s essays, “On Hugh Seidman,” “The Forbidden,” and “Obstinate Humanity.” One thing…Jun 2, 2018Jun 2, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinStevie Reads ThingsOn Proofs & Theories: Essays on Poetry by Louise GluckThis afternoon I read the first six essays in Gluck’s Proofs & Theories. I found myself disagreeing with this text more than I expected to…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinStevie Reads ThingsHello World!I am currently working on my PhD in poetry (creative track) at University of North Texas. For the next 9 months or so, I will be studying…May 30, 2018May 30, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinANMLY“Poems of Self-Witness,” Review: blud by Rachel McKibbensRecently, while editing a handful of book reviews for Muzzle Magazine (where I am Founding Editor-in-Chief), I noticed a telling pattern…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Stevie EdwardsinANMLYReview of play dead by francine j. harris (Alice James Books, April 2016)I would like to propose a theory as to why play dead by francine j. harris has been seemingly under-reviewed since its much-hyped April…Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2017
Stevie EdwardsinANMLYReview of My Dinner with Ron Jeremy by Kendra DeColo (Third Man Books, 2016)My Dinner with Ron Jeremy by Kendra DeColo is one of the sexiest books of poetry I have ever read. These poems are filthy gorgeous. For…Dec 6, 2016Dec 6, 2016