Taking the Road Less Traveled
Painting Over the Growth Chart By Dan Rattelle. Wiseblood Books, 2024. Paperback, 63 pages, $15. Reviewed by A.M. Juster. The spirit of Robert Frost surely does not look kindly on claims that some new poet walks in his footsteps, particularly one with a fancy-pants...
The Mind Of Middle-Earth: Exploring The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition Edited by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien. William Morrow, 2023. Hardcover, 432 pages, $40. Reviewed by Isaiah Flair. It is always a privilege to travel through the articulate mind of the man who...
James Matthew Wilson Reflects on His “Upper Room Period”
By Kelsey Marie Bowse. Few religious poets presently active are as prominent as James Matthew Wilson. Kelsey Marie Bowse caught up with Dr. Wilson to discuss his faith, his craft, and his journey toward where he is today. James Matthew Wilson is a celebrated Catholic...
An Unsettling Sense of Justice
A Glooming Peace This Morning By Allen Mendenhall. Livingston Press, 2023. Paperback, 130 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Joshua S. Fullman. Justice is a term frequently and haphazardly tossed around in contemporary parlance. Rather than rooted in the rich heritage of...
There are metaphorical hills on which I would be willing to die. The Oxford comma is one of them.
So easy to forget that the best way to educate yourself is to read great works of literature and philosophy, then talk about them. Bring back the salon!