Review of Practicing the Truth by Ellery Akers

Autumn House Press, 2015. by James Crews I was astounded and carried away over and over by the poems in Ellery Akers’ second collection, Practicing the Truth. Winner of the Autumn House Poetry Prize selected by Alicia Ostriker, this book offers glimpses of a difficult, haunting past that the poet has somehow come to terms […]

Interview with Ladette Randolph

 By James Crews Ladette Randolph is the editor-in-chief of Ploughshares, the editor of three literary anthologies, and the author most recently of the memoir, Leaving the Pink House (University of Iowa Press, 2015). She is also the author of the novels Haven’s Wake and the award-winning A Sandhills Ballad as well as the short-story collection […]

Review of Leaving the Pink House by Ladette Randolph

University of Iowa Press, 2015. by James Crews As I was flipping through cable channels recently, I couldn’t help but notice the abundance of shows about homes and home improvement—Property Brothers, Rehab Addict, House Hunters, Love It or List It—and the list goes on. Perhaps few other countries in the world are as obsessed with […]