Mesmerizinlgy Sadly Beautiful by Matthew Lippman / Four Way Books / 978-1945588488 / 64 pages / March 2, 2020 The award-winning poet, Matthew Lippman, has won yet another award, this time the Levis Prize—judged by Dorianne Laux—for his sixth collection, Mesmerizinlgy Sadly Beautiful. It’s a rollicking, wistful, and at times frenetic book that explores family life, sex, politics, race, friendship, and … Continue reading Mesmerizinlgy Sadly Beautiful by Matthew Lippman, reviewed by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro