A Conversation With Elisa Gabbert About “Normal Distance”  – Chicago Review of Books

A Conversation With Elisa Gabbert About “Normal Distance”  – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Mostly written during the last several years, the poems in Normal Distance, Elisa Gabbert’s highly-anticipated new collection, speak to the disjunctive nature of our times. Yet the juxtaposition of the philosophical and quotidian, often playfully rendered, belies the dexterity involved in crafting these striking poems. Also a well-regarded critic and essayist, Gabbert’s charming, inquisitive mind … Read more

The Power of Friendship and the Grip of Addiction in “Bewilderness:” A Conversation With Karen Tucker – Chicago Review of Books

The Power of Friendship and the Grip of Addiction in “Bewilderness:” A Conversation With Karen Tucker – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In an early chapter from Karen Tucker’s debut novel Bewilderness, the narrator, Irene, and her friend Luce come upon a stash of opioids. “I peered down at the jumbled blue tablets,” Irene tells us. “They really did look about as harmless as breath mints, and yet even I knew I was at the edge … Read more