Poetry of Transcendence

Poetry of Transcendence

Killing Orpheus By Forester McClatchey. Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2026. Paperback, 88 pages, $20. Reviewed by Camilo Peralta.  Might a revival of our degraded culture, or at least its verse, be possible? A recent collection titled Killing Orpheus from Forester...
Cracking the Code to Civilization

Cracking the Code to Civilization

The Code of Man: Love, Courage, Pride, Family, Country (2nd Edition) By Waller R. Newell. Independently Published, 2025. Paperback, 240 pages, $14.99. Reviewed by Clifford Angell Bates, Jr. Waller R. Newell’s The Code of Man: Love, Courage, Pride, Family, Country (2nd...
How to Love What is Permanent

How to Love What is Permanent

Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul From Mediocrity By Joshua Gibbs. Circe Institute, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pages, $28.99 Reviewed by Sarah Reardon. A significant part of Russell Kirk’s legacy is that he reminded moderns to seek and cherish the “permanent things”...
A Measured Look at an Unsettling Ideology

A Measured Look at an Unsettling Ideology

On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice By Adam Kirsch. W. W. Norton & Company, 2024. Hardcover, 160 pages, $24.99 Reviewed by Daniel J. Fischer. The term “settler colonialism” has exploded in popularity. According to the Google Books NGram Viewer,...
Stylist for the Ages

Stylist for the Ages

Chateaubriand: Selected Writings Translated by Edward Maxwell III. Imperium Press, 2024. Paperback, 176 pages, $8.50. Reviewed by Thomas Banks. François-René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand—nobleman, adventurer, poet, and memoirist—a sampling of whose work appears in this...