The fifth episode of Hannibal–the fourth hasn’t aired, was pulled prior to broadcast because of the Boston bombing–continues the trend that began with “Potage” by treating “police procedural” genre as a skin suit that can be worn or pulled away as needed. Now, while “Potage” turned away from the killer-of-the-week format to delve into Abigail… Read More
The third episode of Hannibal is a relief, letting go of the “case-of-the-week” format; we are formally introduced to Abigail Hobbs (played by Kacey Rohl). Abigail is daughter and only survivor of Garrett Jacob Hobbs, the serial killer from the pilot. After her father tried to kill her–and killed his wife–Abigail has been in a… Read More
I keep meaning to write about the poetry wars. Or the #poetrywars. Or– Driven, today, inspired by something Jon Paul Fiorentino wrote about sexism in the literary community that spawned from Twitter debate and aggression, and resulted in threats being fired at him privately. Once upon a time, the great feuds in poetry (and there… Read More