Lisa Smith is a graduate of Columbia University and a resident of New York City. Her background is in journalism, but she is also an essayist, producer, entrepreneur and a documentary filmmaker. She is also an avid traveler and is currently … [Read more...]
Everyday Work, Every Wild Desire
Reading a book of poems is an encounter with the poet’s vision of the world and her sense of how language shapes perceptions, extends the reach of reality itself. And, to be sure, most poetry collections are also more or less consciously committed to … [Read more...]
The One Where the Devil Takes My Family
When I fall asleep, he takes my family and puts them somewhere else. I don’t know where they are, exactly. Somewhere I can’t see. Maybe hell. When I wake, the truth in my stomach sours. Words orbit the roof of my mouth, a tomb from … [Read more...]