Editorial Articles

The Conium Review is a printed volume featuring poetry and fiction from emerging and established authors, but the online compliment to our magazine focuses on reviews and editorial commentary.  Below are links to past online articles by our staff.  For information about our staff, see the About Us page.

Book & Chapbook Reviews:

• Say You're a Fiction, written by Kari Larsen.  Reviewed by Benjamin Schachtman (5/5/2013).
• States of Independence, by Michael Klein.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (3/25/2013).
• Stray Decorum: Stories, written by George Singleton.  Reviewed by Adam Padgett (1/10/2013).
• Counting Sheep Till Doomsday, by Carlo Matos.  Reviewed by Michele Merens (12/23/2012).
  
• The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction, edited by Dinty W. Moore.  Reviewed by Carole Mertz (12/20/2012).
• Eyes, Stones, written by Elana Bell.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (12/18/2012).
• Fables, written by Sarah Goldstein.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (11/30/2012).
• The Sensualist, written by Daniel Torday.  Reviewed by Marc Schuster (10/26/2012).
• On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths, written by Lucia Perillo.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (9/17/2012).
• Goldfish Tears, written by Curtis Ackie.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (8/15/2012).
• Three Ways of the Saw, written by Matt Mullins.  Reviewed by Marc Schuster (8/13/2012).
• Happy Life, written by David Budbill.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (8/6/2012)
• Heart of Scorpio, written by Joseph Avski.  Reviewed by Marc Schuster (7/22/2012).
• The Snipe, written by Matthew Derby.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (7/11/2012).
• "A Tale of Two Chapbooks"--Memory Future, written by Heather Aimee O'Neill and The Pulpit vs. the Hole, written by Jay Shearer.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (7/7/2012).
• Chinoiserie, written by Karen Rigby.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (7/3/2012).
  
• Black Birds : Blue Horse, An Elegy, written by Natalie Peeterse.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (6/27/2012).
• When My Brother Was an Aztec, written by Natalie Diaz.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (6/20/2012).
• Visiting Writers, written by Ravi Mangla.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (6/3/2012).
• God's Autobio: Stories, written by Rolli.  Reviewed by Ian Chung (5/25/2012).
• Dream-Clung, Gone, written by Lauren Russell.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (4/13/2012).
  
• Iceberg, written by Paul Kavanagh.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (4/5/2012).
  
• Inferno: A Poet’s Novel, written by Eileen Myles.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (3/25/2012).
  
• Scar, written by Ryan Frawley.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (3/3/2012).
  
• Glimpses, written by Neila Mezynski.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (2/2/2012).
  
• Chameleon Couch, written by Yusef Komunyakaa.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (1/28/2012).
  
• Yellow Fringe Dress, written by Neila Mezynski.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (1/15/2012).
  

Literary Journal Reviews:

• The Kenyon Review: Vol. 33, No. 1.  Reviewed by Tristan Beach (8/5/2012).
• The Kenyon Review: Vol. 33, No. 2.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (6/7/2012).
• Anobium: Vol. 1.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (12/10/2011).
• Prick of the Spindle: Vol. 5, No. 3.  Reviewed by Susan Lynch (12/5/2011).
• Eunoia Review.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (11/21/2011).
  

Literary Journal Previews:

• Line Zero: Vol. 2, No. 1.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (11/17/2011).
  
• The Portland Review: Fall Film and Video Issue, Sneak Preview Edition.  Reviewed by James R. Gapinski (11/13/2011).