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MICHAEL SLOANE From Volume XLIV, No. III, NOVEMBER 2008. Excerpt: « [...] As a Herzog enthusiast, the referential title of Emily Schultz’s debut collection of poetry, Songs for the Dancing Chicken, piqued my interest. Moreover, the usage of the penultimate, Ouroboros-esque scene from Stroszek (1976) as a book cover did more than just grab my attention – it gave me the impression that Schultz would delve into a creative exploration of the subtle nuances of Herzog’s oeuvre. Unfortunately, Schultz’s Herzog-inspired poems are not unlike the recapitulation of the facsimile image that appears on the cover insofar as they are merely rudimentary, synchronic snapshots of salient scenes in Herzog’s films with little interrogation or creative investigation [...] » | 
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