Abbie Kiefer ESSAYS AND REVIEWS
Abbie Kiefer ESSAYS AND REVIEWS
The Generous Act of Publishing Drafts: Letting Poems Exist as Iterations
The Generous Act of Publishing Drafts: Letting Poems Exist as Iterations
"Isn’t that the task of every writer? To be not afraid? Not afraid to make work and not afraid to let strangers read it and judge it and not afraid to acknowledge the work’s failings and to try to fix those failings, even if the piece was previously declared finished."
Eight Poetry Collections with a Compelling Sense of Place
Eight Poetry Collections with a Compelling Sense of Place
Recommending books that explore the complexities of connection between a place and its people.
Review of Joan Kwon Glass’s Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms
Review of Joan Kwon Glass’s Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms
"As much consideration as this book gives to the weight of absence, it is also concerned with how that weight might be carried and endured. We can name the nuances of our grief—let it have a specific shape. We can say true things, Glass shows us, even when they are ugly."