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WALKING THROUGH THAT VALLEY: James Reiss on Jonathan Thirkield's The Waker's Corridor
The Waker’s Corridor, Jonathan Thirkield, Louisiana State University Press I. A poet in his mid-thirties whose first book wins the Walt Whitman Award has a lot to celebrate. His book comes wrapped in … more →
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Sun Lover
Mindie Kniss wrote 1 week ago: by Andrea Potos Face upturned, arms and legs splayed out in tall grass, I could be a plant taking li … more →
CONTEMPORARY VISIONS: Rick Marlatt on Charles Simic’s Sixty Poems
Daniel Casey wrote 3 weeks ago: Sixty Poems, Charles Simic, Harvest Books Throughout this collection, Simic captures what can be saf … more →
WALKING THROUGH THAT VALLEY: James Reiss on Jonathan Thirkield's The Waker's Corridor
Daniel Casey wrote 3 weeks ago: The Waker’s Corridor, Jonathan Thirkield, Louisiana State University Press I. A poet in his mid-thir … more →
A JOURNEY INTO AN INNER LANDSCAPE: Gary Kay on Barbra Nightingale's Geometry of Dreams
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Daniel Casey wrote 3 weeks ago: Geometry Of Dreams, Barbra Nightingale, WordTech Communications Samuel Johnson famously (and inaccur … more →
CIRCULAR ARGUMENT: Shiaw-Tian Liaw on Allison Benis White’s Self-Portrait with Crayon
Daniel Casey wrote 3 weeks ago: Self-Portrait with Crayon, Allison Benis White, Cleveland State University Poetry Center 1. Where th … more →
Horsegod: Collected Poems by Robert Bagg
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upinvermont wrote 1 month ago: In exchange for a complimentary copy, I expressed interest in reviewing poetry by poets “in ex … more →
A review of From Pain to Empowerment-The Fabric of My Being
timmyhartwell wrote 1 month ago: A review of From Pain to Empowerment-The Fabric of My Being Selected Poems by J. Joy “Sistah Joy” Ma … more →
A WORLD OF MANNEQUINS: J. Michael Wahlgren on Wayne Miller's The Book of Props
Daniel Casey wrote 1 month ago: The Book of Props, Wayne Miller, Milkweed Editions The Book of Props is a world of mannequins, smoke … more →
MY MISSION WAS KINDNESS: Nick Demske on Union! by Ish Klein
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Daniel Casey wrote 1 month ago: Union!, Ish Klein, Canarium Books **the quoted passages in this review were originally center justif … more →
QUALITY OF HIS HARVESTS: James Reiss on David Baker's Never-Ending Birds
Daniel Casey wrote 1 month ago: Never-Ending Birds, David Baker, W. W. Norton Reading David Baker’s ninth book of poems is like step … more →
TERSE, TENSE VERSES: Kurt Brown on Emma Jones' The Striped World
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Daniel Casey wrote 1 month ago: The Striped World, Emma Jones, Faber and Faber When a new poet swims into our ken we take note, and … more →
"Rain" by Don Paterson (Faber and Faber) - poetry review
emmalee1 wrote 2 months ago: “I love all films that start with rain: rain, braiding a windowpane or darkening a hung-out dress or … more →
True Lines Not Mere Sentences: Renee Ashley on Dennis Hinrichsen's Kurosawa's Dog
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Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: Dennis Hinrichsen, Kurosawa’s Dog, Oberlin College Press **some of the poetry quoted below has had i … more →
Earning TRUST: Lori A. May on Liz Waldner’s Trust
Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: Trust, Liz Waldner, Cleveland State University Poetry Center I hate to judge a book by its cover, bu … more →
Another Mother: James Reiss on Rebecca Wolff’s The King
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Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: The King, Rebecca Wolff, W. W. Norton & Company For the past two hundred years young poets have … more →
Twists & Transformations: Ashley Keyser on Robyn Schiff’s Revolver
Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: Robyn Schiff, Revolver, University of Iowa Press To describe Robyn Schiff’s collection Revolver (Kuh … more →
Target Audiences: Nathan Logan on Brandon Scott Gorrell's During My Nervous Breakdown I Want to Have a Biographer Present
Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: During My Nervous Breakdown I Want to Have a Biographer Present, Brandon Scott Gorrell, Muumuu House … more →
Trillions & Trillions of Conflicting Thoughts: A Letter to Meg Hamill from Ellen Welcker
Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: Trillions & Trillions of Heartbeats, Meg Hamill, Resonant Books Meg Hamill it is difficult, so v … more →
More than Simply Mourning: Karen J. Weyant on Teresa Carson’s Elegy for the Floater
Daniel Casey wrote 2 months ago: Elegy for the Floater, Teresa Carson, CavanKerry Press Of all the tragedies that can happen within a … more →
