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New Selected Poems by Les Murray

August 20, 2014

Tess reviews New Selected Poems by Les Murray.  Read the review...

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The Book of Unknown Americans

June 16, 2014

Tess reviews The Book of Unknown Americans By CRISTINA HENRÍQUEZ

In The Barnes & Noble Review

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I Am The Beggar Of The World

May 30, 2014

Tess reviews I Am the Beggar of the World, a new poetry collection that offers a rare glimpse into Afghan lives.

On NPR's All Things Considered

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Nature's Nether Regions

May 23, 2014

Tess reviews Nature's Nether Regions by Menno Schilthuizen

In the Barnes & Noble Review

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Filling in the Gaps

May 12, 2014

Tess interviewed by Caitlin Love in The Oxford American

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Finding Family Through a Dark Legacy of Slavery

April 16, 2014

In an audio interview, the Takeaway sat down with Tess Taylor, author of a collection of poetry, “The Forage House” and Gayle Jessup White, a communications consultant who now lives in Richmond, VA, for a conversation about identity, family and confronting the past.  Listen to the interview...

 

LISTEN to the story at the Takeaway's website.

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How To Dance As The Roof Caves In

March 27, 2014

Tess reviews Nick Lantz's third poetry collection, How to Dance As The Roof Caves In

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The Year in Poetry 2013

December 30, 2013

Tess recaps the year in poetry in The Barnes & Noble Review.

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Old Man River

November 28, 2013

Tess reviews Old Man River, Paul Schneider’s exploration of America’s great waterway, the Mississippi River

In the Barnes & Noble Review

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A Gem Found In Old Papers: Flannery O'Connor's 'Prayer Journal'

November 20, 2013

Tess reviews Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal written when the late author was in her early 20s.

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