Nature Isn’t Always Nice: On Megan Kaminski’s ‘Gentlewomen’
In , her insightful study on the importance of error in our lives, writes that “however disorienting, difficult, or humbling our mistakes might be, it is ultimately wrongness, not rightness, that can teach us who we are.” Upon initially seeing the title of ’s third book, , I had erroneously thought it might be a reference to and critical rewriting of , the 1993 album by the indie-rock group Afghan Whigs (much like ’s 1993 album, was a rewriting and critique of the ’ ). While the wrongness of my first impression served a welcomed dose of humility, the mental redirect was
