Blue Hydrangea
by Katreena Dayacap Katsafanas
Blue Hydrangea is a Zuihitsu of considerable scope and depth, perhaps the best example of the genre in recent American literature in my view. Katreena at her peak powers becomes one with the pen, not metaphorically, but actually synthesizing herself with the writing utensil until the subject-object assumption becomes a product of absurdist fiction.
From the Poet: "Nothing can separate love, and I know this to be true. Gathering my thoughts, journal entries, poetry and prose from the last eight years has been incredibly difficult. I held off for a very long time in fear of bringing myself through those painful memories before, during and after my mother’s death. But here it is. By finally opening up to all the change since my mom passed, I’m able to find inner peace and with that, true healing. I love you, Mom. I prayed and hoped that we would beat cancer. We fought against your disease together and gave each other strength through that unimaginable struggle. I know you are with me in spirit and there helping me rebuild my life and become open to all that has changed since I lost you. I know it is natural for me to miss you, even now. I wish we could make new memories together, but I hope you know that the memories of the time we spent together will always bring me happiness." - Tree
(c) 2025 Katreena Dayacap
5x8 Perfect Bound
ISBN: 979-8-9987102-5-4
Released: Sep. 3 2025
Katreena Dayacap: Pretty Rose Vines That Shatter Bones
01. Say All That You Mean
02. Darkness
03. Outer Space
04. If These Walls ... Pt. 1
05. So I Wrote to Bring Him Closer
06. If These Walls ... Pt. 2
07. Hearts on Tongues
08. X-Rays
09. Midnight Moments
Pretty Rose Vines That Shatter Bones is a one-of-a-kind glitch record. In my mind Tree is one of the foremost emcees of her generation.
CF James: Play Big Win Big
01. Can You Handle It?
02. I Juss Wanna
03. Take You to Another Lands
04. Show You How I Roll
05. From The Start
CF James is a collaboration between producer Curtis J Folco and multi-instrumentalist Michael Lamantia, Jr. They're great friends of the Review. Mike and I actually started the now defunct Mineral Spring Vegetarian Run Club back in 2018.
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue: yiayiayia
01. Juveniles in this Country
02. Grocery Stores
03. Asexually Glancing at Guys at the Gym
04. (interlude)
05.. Reminiscing on the Spanish Civil War
06. Working Out My Biceps
07. The True Intentions of the Straight A Student
08. The Local News Interlude
09. My Yiayia
10. Feeding Ducks
11. (interlude)
12. C. Conklin at Rite Aid
13. Huge Houses
14. Cow Butts
15. Manny's Horn
Tanka poem glitch screamo
Nicholas Katsafanas
Abstract: Popular livestreamer and entirely fictional character Nikolaos Enrique Iglesias engages in a series of episodic "streams" that accurately act as his autobiography. He's now strongly considering transcribing his episodic "streams" into texts for an increasingly literate American public.