Sick Sonnets, by Mai Ivjfäll. Radioactive Cloud, May 2021. 28 pages. $10.00, handbound limited edition. My immediate connection to Mai … More
Category: Reviews & Criticism
“Inside Endless Epidemics in America” – FOUR QUARTETS: POETRY IN THE PANDEMIC, a Tupelo Press anthology edited by Kristina Marie Darling & Jeffrey Levine, reviewed by Amy Strauss Friedman
Four Quartets: Poetry in the Pandemic, edited by Kristina Marie Darling & Jeffrey Levine. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tupelo Press, November … More
IN THE AWAKENING SEASON, a Tupelo Press / Leapfolio poetry collection by Matthew Mumber, reviewed by David Epstein
In the Awakening Season, by Matthew Mumber. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tupelo Press / Leapfolio, September 2020. 72 pages. $17.95, paper. … More
ANCESTRY, a short story collection by Eileen O’Leary, reviewed by Julia Breitkreutz
Ancestry, by Eileen O’Leary. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, October 2020. 152 pages. $17.00, paper. In her short … More
DEMOLITION IN THE TROPICS, a poetry chapbook by Rogan Kelly, reviewed by Hillary Leftwich
Demolition in the Tropics, by Rogan Kelly. Milford, Ohio: Seven Kitchens Press, June 2019. $9.00, paper. “When she stands, she … More
THE TROUBLE WITH LANGUAGE, a TRNSFR Books debut fiction collection by Rebecca Fishow, reviewed by Maxwell Malone
The Trouble with Language, by Rebecca Fishow. Grand Rapids, Michigan: TRNSFR Books, November 2020. 192 pages. $18.00, hardcover. Rawness, strangeness, … More
“Normal as a Coke and a Candy Bar”: Dave Karp Apprises the Insistently Angry Voices of Joel Felix’s Poetry Collection CONCEALED NATIONS
Concealed Nations, by Joel Felix. Chicago, Illinois: Verge Books, January 2020. 89 pages. $19.00, paper. Male anxiety, embarrassment and rage; … More
“Post-digital Kenosis”: On Jake Reber’s ambient body horror ZER000 EXCESS (11:11 Press)
ZER000 EXCESS, by Jake Reber. Minneapolis, Minnesota: 11:11 Press, October 2020. 268 pages. $18.95, paper. I. What would happen if … More
Tom Griffen Responds to Francesco Levato’s ARSENAL/SIN DOCUMENTOS, a Clash Books poetry title
Arsenal/Sin Documentos, by Francesco Levato. Clash Books, August 2019. 162 pages. $15.95, paper. Francesco Levato’s Arsenal/Sin Documentos is poetic investigative … More
MAGNOLIA CANOPY OTHERWOLD, Erin Carlyle’s debut poetry collection, reviewed by Nicholas Rys (Driftwood Press)
Magnolia Canopy Otherworld, by Erin Carlyle. Tampa, Florida: Driftwood Press, December 2020. 82 pages. $14.99, paper Carlyle’s full-length poetry collection … More
HOW IT LOOKS AWAY FROM HERE, a Ravenna Press poetry collection by Joan Fiset, reviewed by Robert Dunsdon
How It Looks Away from Here, by Joan Fiset. Edmonds, Washington: Ravenna Press, September 2020. 110 pages. $14.95, paper. A … More
Esteban Rodríguez on Alen Hamza’s CSU Poetry Center debut collection TWICE THERE WAS A COUNTRY
Twice There Was a Country, by Alen Hamza. Cleveland, Ohio: CSU Poetry Center, October 2020. 80 pages. $18.00, paper. Winner … More
