Fjords Reviews

MONTHLY FLASH

THE INVENTION OF THE ALTERNATIVE
by Len Messineo

February 26, 2015

We noted as far back as the Dark Ages that one’s station in life was wholly determined at birth. Whether one were cobbler or king, wore homespun or sable, carried scepter or spade, was a matter of historical inevitability. It was our idea, as against the hardships of destiny, to create the Holy Mother Church and the consolations of the afterlife... read more >

Book
Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging
Memoir by Joshua Dolezal

Reviewed by Natalie Sypolt

February 19, 2015

In many ways, Joshua Dolezal’s childhood was typical—perhaps even idyllic. He lived in a small mountain town in the west, played sports, went to school, and had a sister and parents who loved one another. They had dinner together every night...
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Public Poetry Series

Bullied
By Angela Cohan
Read by Jacqueline Rafii

February 05, 2015

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POETRY
THE NEW TESTAMENT
BY JERICHO BROWN

Review by By LynleyShimat Lys

January 29, 2015

Revolutionary and ground-breaking as its namesake, Jericho Brown’s “The New Testament,” envisions elegies of the body, the blues and Langston Hughes as myths of origin, and the salve and discomfort of lovers and lost brothers. In the penultimate poem... read more >