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Arlene McKanic
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Arlene McKanic: The Last (Poetry) Book I Loved, Snapshots from Istanbul
First of all, I have no idea how to review a book of poetry. Not formally anyway, because I don’t know the difference between an iambic pentameter or a dithyramb. I don’t know how to scan. I don’t know what…
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Arlene McKanic: The Last Book I Loved, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, the latest novel by the prolific Walter Mosley, is one of the best books I’ve ever read — and I’ve read a lot of books, including those from a fair amount by dead white…