The American Literary Review on "door of thin skins"
"A smart, and often fearless, discussion of the relationship between language and power."
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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
Chronogram Reviews "door of thin skins"
Word-art is made from individual words and phrases […] Dentz’s multilayered fractured narrative dazzles.
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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
The Rumpus reviews "door of thin skins"
"The collection successfully creates lyrical holes in the middle of the narrative through which the reader can step, skipping over the more lurid parts of scene-making and character development in... Read More
"door of thin skins" reviewed in Rattle
"The brilliance of door of thin skins lies not only in the narrative, but also in the way Shira Dentz stretches and fractures language, not just to report on damage, but toenact damage,... Read More
“door of thin skins” reviewed in Diagram
"I think of the words of Richard Rohr, my favorite Catholic priest (after Thomas Merton, of course): pain that’s not transformed is transferred.And this is the triumph of door of thin... Read More
Tarpaulin Sky Press on “door of thin skins”
“Reading door of thin skins, you will not be able to keep your equilibrium. You will flood with rage, but this rage will be punctuated with displays of dazzling language and... Read More
"door of thin skins" reviewed by HTML Giant
“Dentz’s door of thin skins is a book to be devoured repeatedly. It is an important book from which to learn.”
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