This Issue of AMR

Feature Article

Absurdity and Nonsense

by polycarp kusch

For several years, people have been writing to ask my opinion on whether the Victorian nonsense poet Edward Lear is considered an absurdist. Why my opinion on these types of matters matter to people, I’m not altogether sure, but I’ve begun seeing his name and work referenced more and more in the literature and so I thought it a good time to dive a little deeper into the mechanics of Lear’s work...

Theater Department

Absurdist Play Fails to Withstand the Test of Time

by Gabriela Zabala-Notaras

A shocking review of Ionesco's The Chairs from the World Socialist Website claims Absurdist Theater no longer speaks to modern audiences...

New AMR is on the Way!

Yes after a year of silence and the demise of the TNA site, the Absurdist Monthly Review is going back into print for an October 2007 issue.

Since the review section no longer has any source of reviews, AMR is going to begin publishing a lively mix of fiction, theory, analysis & DIY articles. There's also a new easier-to-read format. So if you're not already signed up for the newsletter, do it now to get a notice when Oct 07 is available.