All posts by Melissa Broder

March 4th, 2011

Freak Flag Fly

In The Book of Freaks, a new collection of prose poems from Pacific Northwest indie press Future Tense Books, Iredell surveys the landscape of our modern existence and creates an alphabetical catalogue of freakishness. …more

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January 5th, 2011

Let’s Float Free In the New Air

Such a surreal experience of the human body pervades See Me Improving. There is as much mystery in sneezing as there is in orgasm. …more

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October 27th, 2010

Black Hole Sun

Nate Pritts is a facile layerer of images. We get fake animals, a broken sparkleheart, a lute in a window, and flora galore. Ultimately, though, it’s the cadence of the voice that engages the reader. Slant rhyme, and skillfully enjambed couplets and tercets, are the real shakers. …more

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Melissa Broder is the author of the poetry collection WHEN YOU SAY ONE THING BUT MEAN YOUR MOTHER (Ampersand Books, 2010). She is the chief editor of La Petite Zine and curates the Polestar Poetry Series in NYC. Find her online at melissabroder.com

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