The Price of Survival in “Judas Goat” – Chicago Review of Books

The Price of Survival in “Judas Goat” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Already a finalist for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship, as well as a co-host of The Poet Salon podcast, it’s hard to believe that Judas Goat is Gabrielle Bates’s debut collection. The two-score poems within display a sensitive and assured voice and a candid exploration of human relationships and the … Read more

The Price of Success in “Pure Life” – Chicago Review of Books

The Price of Success in “Pure Life” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Success is difficult to define. In the modern American landscape, it’s a term that’s become more or less synonymous with wealth rather than any sort of achievement. In the podcast The Relentless Picnic, the hosts remarked on the seeming absurdity that one could be considered a born-success. Fortunately, that’s not a problem for Nineteen, … Read more