Disapparitions Reviewed in Mid-American Review

We are delighted to share that Disapparitions by Joseph Harrington has been reviewed in the latest issue of Mid-American Review (43.2). Our gratitude goes to editor-in-chief Abigail Cloud and reviewer Caleb Edmondson for the generous and insightful attention given to this remarkable book.

Edmondson beautifully captures the spirit of Disapparitions, noting how Harrington “writes, ‘Poets are people who hear and see patterns emerge, and rearrange them.’ Harrington’s hybrid work travels relentlessly through time, using the vehicle of radio transmission to frame considerations of death, the afterlife, war, race, the surveillance state, and the impact language has across the various mediums upon which it is carried.”

The review highlights Harrington’s achievement in weaving autobiography, lyric poetry, and historical reflection into a seamless and compelling form. At its heart, Disapparitions is an exploration of the word “spook”, ghost, spy, and racial slur, and how those layered meanings reverberate through history and language. From the “Lincolnshire Poacher Variations,” in which Harrington reimagines cryptic Cold War radio transmissions through poetry, to the closing meditation “The Eyes,” the book continually invites readers to tune into hidden frequencies and reconsider the patterns of our existence.

We are thrilled to see Disapparitions receive such thoughtful recognition. Congratulations to Joseph Harrington, and many thanks again to Mid-American Review for celebrating this work.


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