Hecate Lochia, by Hoa Nguyen. Bernadette Mayer and Alice Notley ghost through this collection, but Nguyen’s voice is her own. Some of it’s cryptic, some fascinatingly fragmentary, but never coherent in a mainstream sense. The difference may be utterly subjective. Here’s one example of each mode: Washington* Washington (George) is not inthis poem          powdered wig powderyand anyway who chops down a fruittree          (idiots)                              My sense ofhistory lies          We buy things::::chickenwings::::::butter::::: Yesterday Dave took awaymy office          my boss          Saturday ______________* In line 7 the sets of colons number as shown here: 4 then 6 then 5. A puzzlement.Read More