ampsJun 1, 20191 minSwallowI did not begin reading poetry by Latinx writers until late 2018 when I started my MFA program. Before then I read mostly white (read: Wh...
ampsMay 19, 20191 minA Girl is a Half-Formed ThingEimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing was a difficult read. The language was broken down. The scenes created were tough to bear w...
ampsMay 4, 20192 minI Love DickI had mixed feelings while reading Chris Kraus’ I Love Dick. On the one hand, there is an empowerment of woman, on the other there is an ...
ampsApr 21, 20192 minThat ThisSusan Howe’s “That This” is a heart-wrenching mind-bender. The handling of time (before and after, past and present, etc) in “Disappearan...
ampsApr 6, 20193 minFires in the Mirror"You realize, man, ain't no justice, ain't never been no justice, ain't never gonna be no justice."
ampsMar 18, 20192 minThis Is Not A NovelRead in the train, it gave me the opportunity to not focus on the individual facts and be in the constant search of who or what they died...
ampsMar 8, 20192 minThe Complete MausThe Complete Maus was painful to read and see. The screaming faces of the Jewish mice as they are crying for their lives, the nooses tied...
ampsFeb 22, 20193 minUncreative Writing Kenneth Goldsmith’s Uncreative Writing seemed boring. And, well, uncreative, in fact in its appearance and design. That being said, the i...
ampsFeb 8, 20192 minBluetsBluets is a melancholy love song for the color blue. Nelson shows the variety of meanings attributed to blue: depression, stillness, life...
ampsJan 31, 20193 minThe Collected Works of Billy the Kid“Writers are outlaws.” And though the case may be made by writers that stick to known form and measures as untrue, when it comes to hybri...
ampsDec 3, 20181 minLooking for AlaskaJohn Green has the capacity to tear my soul open and leave me crying for the characters he creates. Looking for Alaska was a wonderful YA...
ampsNov 24, 20181 minThe Princess DiaristCarrier Fisher sneaks up on you and tells her story vividly as if she were there beside you and telling it aloud. Wets your palate with j...
ampsNov 19, 20182 minWe Shall Not Be Moved“We Shall Not Be Moved” details the struggles of women strikers and the labor union’s fight for recognition, especially in the garment tr...
ampsNov 11, 20181 minBad FeministIt's not often that I pick up a true non-fiction book. I mean, why would I? One of the reasons I read is to escape my surroundings (have ...
ampsOct 31, 20181 minSaltThe cover is so simple I fought hard with myself on how to best showcase it, finally deciding to let it speak for itself. Personally, I e...
ampsOct 14, 20181 minPetrichor/ˈpeˌtrīkôr/ a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather. This is the first work...
ampsOct 5, 20182 minTurtles All the Way DownI bought the book the same week it came out, and finished it all in about 4-5 hours. But I didn't end the book in tears. I ended with a s...
ampsSep 24, 20181 minThe Secret Life of BeesI found this book in a box hiding in my closet this past month while reorganizing my room. It was stuck between my Japanese for Beginner'...
ampsSep 10, 20181 minAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseI suppose I should begin by thanking a close friend, O—, for bringing this book to my attention. During a conversation with her I managed...
ampsAug 30, 20181 minThe House on Mango StreetI remember reading a chapter in elementary preparing for the state standardized tests and answering some simple multiple choice question ...