Omovo seems in many ways detached from the day to day . . . That might be the best way to handle yourself in a world where baffling violence is as much a part of life as a breeze or birdsong.
Love Letter to Who Owns the Heavens – Corey Van Landingham
The takeaway? Nike presides over the world, then and now, and this poet is her messenger.
For Balzac and readers like me as well, nothing pulls you in like a printing press (identified by brand name) and an ink-distributing roller. In a small shop. In the provinces, no less.
The Last Taxi Driver – Lee Durkee
The world’s cabbies and their chroniclers know but two time periods, BTD and ATD.