Reviews for Offbeat: Unvarnished Voices, Vol. 4

The average rating for Offbeat: Unvarnished Voices, Vol. 4 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-06-18 00:00:00 Scott Goodman Like most compendiums, the editor overlooks influential women like Joanne Kyger and barely nods at Diane DiPrima and Lenore Kandel. It's a shame that the machismo world of beat poetry rarely has room for women even in a 359 page volume. Nothing particularly new or interesting in Miles' Introduction or Biographical notes. The longer poem selections are often disjointed snippets from the originals. These samples from longer works rarely read well. I did like the way he divided the collection into subsets, but there are better Beat collections out there. My four stars are based solely on content and the inclusion of some lesser known works. I would have given the editing two stars.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-11-24 00:00:00 Jared Fessenden This collection of short stories thoughtfully captures both what it is like to live and be from the South, as well as the influence of nature on our everyday lives.