Author Archives: emilycchoate

My latest piece is up this week. We all know that processing the past year’s national upheaval has taken a toll. Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones addressed this cultural threshold by assembling poems and essays from a powerful group of … Continue reading →

I’m so pleased to share my latest poetry round-up review for Chapter16.org! In Stephanie Niu’s I Would Define the Sun, Richard Tillinghast’s Night Train to Memphis, and Abby N. Lewis’s Aquakineticist, the nonhuman world shows up in myriad ways, offering us … Continue reading →

I had the chance to review Ocean Vuong’s new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, for Chapter16.org. In addition to sharing my review, I want to plug Chapter 16’s stellar work covering the literary ecosystem across TN, sending book coverage into … Continue reading →

Today is the pub day for poet Tiana Clark’s new collection, Scorched Earth, and I’m so excited to share my Chapter 16 review of this terrific work. From the piece: “Through smoldering honesty and formal inventiveness, the poems in Tiana … Continue reading →

I’m excited to share my review of novelist Geraldine Brooks’ new book, Memorial Days, which tells the story of Brooks’ decision to unleash the grief she suppressed after the sudden loss of her husband, celebrated writer Tony Horowitz. Memorial Days … Continue reading →

I snapped this photo while reviewing poet Maria Zoccola’s thrilling debut collection—Helen of Troy, 1993. A side-eye to the Classics seemed just right. If you vibe on literary collisions between podunk southern women and Classical mythology—LIKE I DO—you’ll love this … Continue reading →

Today, my latest poetry roundup review has appeared at Chapter 16. In Blas Falconer’s Rara Avis, Danielle Chapman’s Boxed Juice, and Todd Osborne’s Gatherer, our world’s inherent uncertainty takes center stage, fueling each poet’s inquiry into how our everyday lives … Continue reading →

I wrote a review for the new fall issue of Still: the Journal. So check out my piece (on Kirsten Reneau’s debut essay collection, Sensitive Creatures) and then spend some time with this great-looking final issue of a wonderful journal!

I’m excited to share my review of Didi Jackson’s wonderful collection, My Infinity. This is one of my favorite books of the year, and I hope you’ll check it out, especially if you love poems that are intimately tied to … Continue reading →

I’m happy to share my latest review for Chapter 16. In We Burn Daylight, Bret Anthony Johnston evokes Romeo and Juliet’s teenage lovers amid a religious community’s fiery standoff with authorities that closely parallels the 1993 Waco siege. I especially … Continue reading →