Book Review: ‘She Was Wild Grass’ by Katie Bennett

A review of Katie Bennett’s debut book, 'She Was Wild Grass,' praises the author's prose and narrative style. The book is the first full-length publication from Iowa City-based Brink Books.
Part personal essay, part biography, I found myself luxuriating in the prose of Katie Bennett’s She Was Wild Grass (Brink Literary), slowing down my own reading to sit in the sentences when the narrative moved faster than my ability to appreciate the language. This first full-length publication from Iowa City’s Brink Books meets the bar […]
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