In Praise of Inadequate Gifts—A Review in Brevity

The talented writer and dancer Renée E. D’Aoust has written a tender and insightful review of Tarn Wilson's In Praise of Inadequate Gifts for Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction. D'Aoust and Wilson both spent time as growing up on islands in the Salish Sea off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. D'Aoust draws correlations between both writers' experiences while providing insights into Wilson's narrative as well as the deep compassion in her writing.

D'Aoust's own writing is highly acclaimed. She is the author of the memoir-in-essays Body of a Dancer from Etruscan Press, a Foreword Review Book of the Year Finalist. Six of her essays have been named "Notable Essays" in the Best American Essays series, and she has received many other awards and accolades for her poetry, fiction, journalism, and, of course, book reviews.