The Review Review
Abstract
What does it mean for literature to be profane? In the introduction to the first issue of Profane (November 2014), editors Jacob Little and Patrick Chambers say, “We wanted to be open to the profane. We wanted to offer a space for work that was brave or daring or provocative.” There are a few pieces in the inaugural issue that manage to meet all three of these criteria, to use imagery and language in ways that were truly surprising, and often uncomfortable. The problem I had with the journal as a whole, however, was that even a slim collection (101 pages) of work striving to be provocative can quickly become dull. Blood and guts and masturbation and needle marks become a lot less shocking when they’re sandwiched between more of the same.
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Recommended Citation
Shortino, John
(2020)
"New Lit Mag Seeks to Create Space for the Provocative; Review of Profane, Fall 2014,"
The Review Review: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 23.
DOI: 10.33972/trr.147
Available at:
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/trr/vol1/iss2/23
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