Deborah Levy’s Swimming Home (2012)

2014-03-20T15:06:20-04:00

This is Sandra's third post here, joining in the celebration of 45 days of House of Anansi; I introduced her, here, briefly, and she is now full-on in the process of organizing her own website/blog (not sure which will better characterize it). You may have had a hand in encouraging

Deborah Levy’s Swimming Home (2012)2014-03-20T15:06:20-04:00

Rawi Hage’s Carnival (2012)

2014-03-20T15:57:07-04:00

Fly's voice is the ticket which offers admission to Rawi Hage's Carnival. It is not, however, a front row seat. It is a seat to one side, on the margins. But this is where some of the most interesting things can be observed. (Michael Ondaatje set The Cat's Table

Rawi Hage’s Carnival (2012)2014-03-20T15:57:07-04:00

A reader’s response to Alix Ohlin’s Signs and Wonders (2012)

2014-03-20T15:54:59-04:00

Wondering who Sandra is, and why she's sharing her thoughts about these stories here? I briefly introduced her the other day, and she has read two other Anansi works, which she will be chatting about, before this month's end. Read on: it seems that this collection was, indeed, a wonder,

A reader’s response to Alix Ohlin’s Signs and Wonders (2012)2014-03-20T15:54:59-04:00

Heather McHugh’s Upgraded to Serious (2009)

2014-03-20T15:54:39-04:00

Please don't go. Not because it's poetry. Just watch this video. It's only a minute long. And know that I'm not a "poetry person". So that makes it more inviting, right? That you don't need a special gift to watch this? (Unless you are a "poetry person", in

Heather McHugh’s Upgraded to Serious (2009)2014-03-20T15:54:39-04:00

The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary

2014-03-20T15:54:00-04:00

At the back of the fourth floor of the library were the oversized books and, among them, I once discovered an assortment of medieval bestiaries. Sometimes I spent the entire day at the campus  library on Sundays, and I would allow myself to browse and wander when I needed a

The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary2014-03-20T15:54:00-04:00
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