The speaker of “Our Eternal Sounds,” a poem in the second section of Stranger, observes, “We don’t know why we … More
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BRAIN CAMP, by Charles Harper Webb
“[H]eadlights lance the air,” Charles Harper Webb writes in “Questionable,” a poem about teenagers parking in the “night-woods.” This stunning … More
Missing the Moon, by Bin Ramke
There are many moons, the physical moon and the imaginary moon, the moon on which people have walked and the … More
The Plume Anthology of Poetry 2013, ed. Daniel Lawless
When I was a child, I would spend hours gazing into my View-Master, clicking through image after image and then … More
Instructions for the Orgy, by Jeffrey Hecker
Jeffrey Hecker’s Instructions for the Orgy begins with the preparation of “the loving space.” “Delouse” it, the speaker tells the … More
Rain of the Future, by Valerie Mejer
The poems in Valerie Mejer’s Rain of the Future are mesmerizing and irresistible, and the translations are first-rate. Mejer delivers … More
Only Jesus Could Icefish in Summer, by Abraham Smith
The poems in Only Jesus Could Icefish in Summer surface and ripple the tongue before diving into the depths of … More
The Pedestrians, by Rachel Zucker
I came of age during the heyday of the compact disc, and one of the highlights of that era was … More
On the Street of Divine Love, by Barbara Hamby
Barbara Hamby’s On the Street of Divine Love is magnificent. Containing fifteen new poems and a distillation of her previous … More
Kimonos in the Closet, by David Shumate
Organized in thematic clusters, the poems in David Shumate’s Kimonos in the Closet are poems of exchange—cultural, historical, mythological, and … More
Whittling a New Face in the Dark, by DJ Dolack
“People quot(e) / when their empathy is down,” observes the speaker of “What They Want Me to Tell You.” Never … More
Frost in the Low Areas, by Karen Skolfield
Frost in the Low Areas reads like a delightful conversation with someone who is so intelligent and perceptive that you … More
Soul in Space, by Noelle Kocot
Soul in Space, Noelle Kocot’s sixth full-length collection of poetry, calls us to the world and the world to us. … More
Appetite, by Aaron Smith
“You’ve waited / your whole life for them to miss you,” Aaron Smith writes in “After All These Years You … More
Blowout, by Denise Duhamel
In Blowout, Denise Duhamel jaywalks across the intersections of the personal and historical, narrowly escaping a Mack truck and arriving … More
