#nyjb

Why are there so many dead links? I recently received a message that the New York Journal of Books (NYJB) is shut down. Why is that? The short answer had to do with escalating web hosting costs, tariff war, etc. In any case, I will begin the epic process of uploading my NYJB reviews directly on to the Driftless Area Review. Previously, I did a similar task when the Chicago Center for Literature…

“Love and death, suffering and addiction, family and displacement, all become interwoven into a commentary on the present intractable mess. Duong’s poetry assesses the situation with a jaundiced eye, yet his perspective also includes a stubborn hopefulness.”

“Love and death, suffering and addiction, family and displacement, all become interwoven into a commentary on the present intractable mess. Duong’s poetry assesses the situation with a jaundiced eye, yet his perspective also includes a stubborn hopefulness.”

Translation Tuesdays: Voroshilovgrad, by Serhiy Zhadan @ nyjb

“Recommended reading for those looking for a more lighthearted take on a region riven by suffering and war. Voroshilovgrad is yet another example of Ukraine’s cultural uniqueness and its post-Soviet literary scene.”