Poetry as Criticism of Life: On Claudia Rankine’s Twin NBCC Nominations

By Jonathon Sturgeon on Jan 20, 2015 - Flavorwire

The slate of finalists for the National Book Critics Circle award is strong — perhaps as strong as any shortlist in recent memory. With its stalwarts and new blood, its willingness to rescue books that should have been nominated for other awards while remaining unafraid of recognizing established authors, the list, inasmuch as it is a cross section of American literature in 2014, shows a thriving organism. … Read More