Portraits of the Poet in Cortney Lamar Charleston’s “Doppelgangbanger” – Chicago Review of Books

Portraits of the Poet in Cortney Lamar Charleston’s “Doppelgangbanger” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] It’s been five years since Cortney Lamar Charleston’s debut, and Doppelgangbanger is more than worth the wait: it’s a kaleidoscope of a collection effortlessly combining cultural signposts with philosophical ruminations about identity, place and self-determination.  Charleston explores the ways that spirit and body can be restricted, harmed, and too often obliterated in our society … Read more