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“Visual Poetry” from CKP Author Shira Dentz Featured in Poetry Magazine

“Visual Poetry” from CKP Author Shira Dentz Featured in Poetry Magazine

CavanKerry Press author Shira Dentz is featured in the December 2016 issue of Poetry Magazine. Check out the visual poetry called “Scale” by Shira Dentz here. Shira Dentz is also the author of “door... Read More
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Shira Dentz’s “door of thin skins” in zoran rosko vacuum player

Shira Dentz’s “door of thin skins” in zoran rosko vacuum player

"Plunges into the visceral, the sensual, are indispensable anchors in Dentz’s text. Sight—and not just sight, but visual texture—engages you at a bodily level."   Read more at zoran rosko vacuum... Read More
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“door of thin skins” reviewed in Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction

“door of thin skins” reviewed in Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction

This is not one of those books you read in order to find out what happened; knowing the end doesn’t spoil one single thing that comes before, because suspense about... Read More
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Grab the Lapels reviews “door of thin skins”

Grab the Lapels reviews “door of thin skins”

"This is the painful and unrelenting tale of Dr. Abe, psychologist and psychic vampire, and his patient/victim, a poet (poetess, he states sibilantly, beginning the process of her dismantling on... Read More
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For Florenz: “Hands” by Shira Dentz

For Florenz: “Hands” by Shira Dentz

I would like to say that Florenz was the person at CKP with whom I had the most contact while my book was being made and I associate her presence... Read More
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The American Literary Review on "door of thin skins"

The American Literary Review on "door of thin skins"

"A smart, and often fearless, discussion of the relationship between language and power." Read more at American Literary Review Read More
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Salamander reviews “door of thin skins”

Salamander reviews “door of thin skins”

"These lines are a relief, but are also an example of how layout and letters work together in this collection to recreate the experience of the speaker. The layout shows both... Read More
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Chronogram Reviews "door of thin skins"

Chronogram Reviews "door of thin skins"

Word-art is made from individual words and phrases […] Dentz’s multilayered fractured narrative dazzles. Read the full review here Read More
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CutBank reviews “door of thin skins”

CutBank reviews “door of thin skins”

"This book shatters […]  It complicates the label of confessional poetry or memoir with its formal agility and its conceptual demands of its reader. It is a welcome addition to... Read More
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