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Review of Caught in the Myth by Alison Stone
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James Bourey
Jan 1, 20194 min read


Walter Bargen explores the ruin of dementia in My Other Mother's Red Mercedes
My Other Mother's Red Mercedes By Walter Bargen Literary Press, Lamar University Walter Bargen’s My Other Mother’s Red Mercedes lays bare...
Stephen Scott Whitaker
Dec 30, 20184 min read


A review of Paige Riehl's Suspension
Paige Riehl Suspension Terrapin Books Although Suspension is Paige Riehl’s debut collection, she is an accomplished, award-winning poet. ...
Nina Bennett
Dec 22, 20183 min read


A review of Thaddeus Rutkowski's Border Crossing
Border Crossings Thaddeus Rutkowski Sensitive Skin Books February 2018 Thaddeus Rutkowski is a sneaky poet. In this collection of poetry...
James Bourey
Dec 22, 20183 min read


A review of Ricky Ray's Fealty, Eyewear Publishing
Fealty: Poetry By Ricky Ray Eyewear Publishing, 2018 Available on Amazon Ricky Ray has gathered some of his fine poetry and made an...
James Bourey
Oct 31, 20183 min read


A review of Millicent Borges Accardi's Only More So, Salmon Poetry
Poetry: Only More So By Millicent Borges Accardi Salmon Poetry, available on Amazon. Millicent Borges Accardi identifies as...
Nina Bennett
Oct 31, 20183 min read


A review of Beth Bachmann's Cease
Cease University of Pittsburgh Press $17 Cease, Beth Bachmann’s third collection, takes a sledgehammer to the divisions between humanity....
Stephen Scott Whitaker
Oct 31, 20186 min read


A review of Divining Bones by Charlie Bondhus
Divining Bones By Charlie Bondhus Sundress Publications $12.99 When I looked over the table of contents in Divining Bones by Charlie...
James Bourey
Oct 31, 20183 min read


Nina Bennett reviews Geraldine Connolly’s new collection, Aileron
Aileron Geraldine Connolly Terrapin Books, 2018 Upon seeing the title of Geraldine Connolly’s new collection, Aileron, I thought the book...
Nina Bennett
Aug 31, 20182 min read


James Bourey reviews Patric Pepper's Everything Pure as Nothing
Everything Pure as Nothing Patric Pepper Finishing Line Press 2017, $14.99 Also Available from Amazon There’s a theme in this collection...
James Bourey
Aug 31, 20183 min read


A review of Walter Bargen's Too Quick for the Living
In his newest poetry collection Too Quick for the Living, Walter Bargen crafts poetry that looks into the jaws of American life, and...
Stephen Scott Whitaker
Aug 31, 20188 min read


A review of Walter Bargen's Perishable Kingdoms, a chapbook of three tales
Walter Bargen’s chapbook of short stories, Perishable Kingdoms (El Grito Lobo Press) offers up tales of frontier madness and the kind of...
Stephen Scott Whitaker
Aug 31, 20186 min read


A review of Nancy Mitchell's The Out of Body Shop
Nancy Mitchell’s The Out of Body Shop, from Mad Hat Press, creeps like fog, and is humid, fat, and hot. It’s dangerous, Mitchell’ s...
Stephen Scott Whitaker
Aug 31, 20187 min read


A review of giovanni singleton's American Letters
giovanni singleton American Letters Canarium Books, $14.00 In American Letters by giovanni singleton, readers take on an invitation to...
Rachel Nix
Aug 31, 20182 min read


A review of Karen Paul Holmes' No Such Thing as Distance, Terrapin Books
Karen Paul Holmes No Such Thing as Distance Terrapin Books, $16 My interest was instantly captured by the riveting cover of Karen Paul...
Nina Bennett
Jun 30, 20182 min read


A review of HA Maxson's A Commonplace Book
A Commonplace Book $9.95 H.A. Maxson Blast Press H.A. Maxson’s newest collection offers a unique take on a centuries-old process, that...
Nina Bennett
Jun 30, 20182 min read


Review of Gary Beck's Expectations
Expectations By Gary Beck Wordcatcher Publishing 79 pages $10.99 The poetry in Expectations, a new collection from the prolific Gary...
James Bourey
Jun 30, 20183 min read


Review of The Acoustic Properties of Ancient People
Michael Tims collection, The Acoustic Properties of Ancient People, from Finishing Line Press, $19.99, is a keen study of the curious...
Stephen Scott Whitaker
Jun 30, 20183 min read


James Bourey reviews Martin Willitts The Uncertain Lover
The Uncertain Lover Martin Willitts Jr Dos Madres Press, $17.00 80 pages Available as ebook As a relatively new poetry book reviewer, I...
James Bourey
Jun 30, 20183 min read


Nina Bennett reviews Travel Notes from the River Styx, from Terrapin Books
Susanna Lang Travel Notes from the River Styx, $16.99 Terrapin Books. I’m a sucker for titles. Susanna Lang’s newest collection, Travel...
Nina Bennett
May 10, 20183 min read
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