My first collection of short stories, Twenty Stories, published by Rank Stranger Press is now available here.
My first collection of short stories, Twenty Stories, published by Rank Stranger Press is now available here.
"Reading Karen Lillis" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet Perpetual Poetry: Words Inspiring Words a review of The Paul Simon Project by Karen Lillis I have a confession to make. I am not a poet. I write fiction and I believe writing poetry is a completely different process. I love reading good poetry, but I am in no way a poetry scholar. These are the reasons I usually do not review poetry chapbooks. The Paul Simon Project by Karen Lillis is only my second exception to this rule. Influenced by Simon’s words and music on the album Still Crazy After All These Years , Lillis duplicates the song titles for her poems in this collection. Some follow a similar path as the subject of the song; others venture in their own direction. The album’s title song inspires a poem which mimics the melancholy and sentimentality of the original. Yet, she pumps it up with a contemporary edginess and gender reversal. In “M...
Reading your stories on actual paper really does lend them the weight, ambiance and humour they deserve.
ReplyDeleteWell done again, a collection to be truly proud of.
Jason
Many thanks, Jason. I'm so happy you enjoyed them.
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