In her debut collection "Public Abstract" (The American Poetry Review), poet Jane Huffman is neither straightforward nor deliberately cryptic, but rather mysteriously honest. New review by Erick Verran in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/public-abstrac…

“Minecraft’s Atom,” by Erick Verran

"Seidel prioritizes the individual in miniature over his more typical spitballings of wit." Erick Verran reviews Frederick Seidel’s “So What." lareviewofbooks.org/article/necrom…

"With ‘So What,’ as with Hannah Sullivan’s ‘Was It for This,’ a question is implied but, cunningly, left unsaid in favor of what is actually declarative." Erick Verran on Frederick Seidel’s “So What.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/necrom…

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Erick Verran reviews “Reader, I” by Corey Van Landingham on LAR today. Read Verran’s full review here: losangelesreview.org/reader-i-by-co… Sarabande Books #LARreviews

A smart, refreshingly blunt review of Public Abstract by Erick Verran for Rain Taxi, who calls it an "enviably wise" debut (in spite of my "unconsciously snobbish" tendency to over-acknowledge). I truly can't argue with that! Read the review here: raintaxi.com/public-abstrac…

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On suppressed female libido, by Erick Verran

Had the incredible privilege of chatting with Michael W. Clune (author of GAMELIFE, the best book ever written about video games) about my book GRANT US EYES (coming soon from Tune & Fairweather) for the new podcast hosted by Tanner Humanities Center: tannerhumanities.podbean.com/e/bloodbourne-…

"Whatever poetry may be latent in cheesy action films and the average videogame involves the culture object’s accidental surreality told flatly." Erick Verran on the recent poetry collections of Jenny George , Carl Phillips, and Jacob Eigen clereviewofbooks.com/writing/jenny-…