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David S. Wallace
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Komunyakaa Creates Bizarre, Beautiful World in ‘Couch’
By David S. Wallace •
Some poets perform an act of creation that supersedes the poem as a mere vessel for thought or emotion. Instead, ...
Arts
Énard’s ‘Zone’ Expands the Boundaries of the Novel
By David S. Wallace •
Formally ambitious and with a deep sense of political engagement, “Zone” is brilliant but imperfect, a virtuosic showcase of memory, consciousness, and the lingering effects of political conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the crisis in Palestine.