The Poetry Question

Christopher MargolinNovember 15, 2019November 14, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JOHN GUZLOWSKI

What will John Guzlowski, winner of the Benjamin Franklin Poetry Award and the Eric Hoffer/Montaigne Award, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JOHN GUZLOWSKI

Christopher MargolinNovember 14, 2019November 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KEVIN LATIMER

#TPQ5: KEVIN LATIMER
What will Kevin Latimer, a poet & playwright from Cleveland, Ohio, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KEVIN LATIMER

JDGNovember 14, 2019November 13, 2019Leave a comment

Review: An Offering, Stewart Sanderson, Tapsalteerie Publishing House

Review: An Offering – Stewart Sanderson (Tapsalteerie Publishing House)

A small, majestic journey is what comes to mind while reading An Offering; the kind you take close to home in the fresh damp of morning’s first light. Continue reading Review: An Offering, Stewart Sanderson, Tapsalteerie Publishing House

Christopher MargolinNovember 14, 2019November 14, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TIGE ASHTON DeCOSTER

#TPQ5: TIGE ASHTON DeCOSTER
What will Tige DeCoster, a poet, professional bassist, music teacher, and recording artist, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TIGE ASHTON DeCOSTER

Christopher MargolinNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: COURTNEY LeBLANC

#TPQ5: COURTNEY LeBLANC
What will Courtney LeBlanc, author of Beautiful & Full of Monsters (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: COURTNEY LeBLANC

Christopher MargolinNovember 13, 2019November 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: STEVE HENN

#TPQ5: STEVE HENN
What will Steve Henn, author of Indiana Noble Sad Man of the Year, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: STEVE HENN

Christopher MargolinNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KOLLEEN CARNEY HOEPFNER

#TPQ5: KOLLEEN CARNEY HOEPFNER
What will Kolleen Carney Hoepfner, whose main goal in life is to have Alec Baldwin smile at her, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KOLLEEN CARNEY HOEPFNER

Christopher MargolinNovember 12, 2019November 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MARTIN OTT

#TPQ5: MARTIN OTT
What will Martin Ott, author of nine books of poetry and fiction, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MARTIN OTT

JDGNovember 12, 2019November 11, 2019

Review: 99 Names of Exile, Kaveh Bassiri (Newfound Poetry)

This is a work of tender vulnerability, offering a glimpse of deeply personal stories through the abstraction of metaphor. Continue reading Review: 99 Names of Exile, Kaveh Bassiri (Newfound Poetry)

Christopher MargolinNovember 11, 2019November 10, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: AMORAK HUEY

#TPQ5: AMORAK HUEY
What will Amorak Huey, author of three books of poetry, most recently Boom Box (Sundress, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: AMORAK HUEY

Christopher MargolinNovember 11, 2019November 10, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KATIE DARBY MULLINS

#TPQ5: KATIE DARBY MULLINS
What will Katie Darby Mullins, nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KATIE DARBY MULLINS

Ronnie K. StephensNovember 11, 2019November 8, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: HELP IN THE DARK SEASON – JACQUELINE SUSKIN (WRITE BLOODY PUBLISHING)

he visceral memories echo Sharon Olds and Rachel McKibbens, taking on a confessional style that does not flinch at trauma but also makes space for complexity of loving one’s parents even as abuse continues. Continue reading REVIEW: HELP IN THE DARK SEASON – JACQUELINE SUSKIN (WRITE BLOODY PUBLISHING)

Christopher MargolinNovember 10, 2019November 9, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SAMANTHA MERZ

#TPQ5: SAMANTHA MERZ
What will Samantha Merz, published by Fevers of the Mind Poetry Digest, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SAMANTHA MERZ

Christopher MargolinNovember 10, 2019November 9, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MEGAN CRAYNE

#TPQ5: MEGAN CRAYNE
What will Megan Crayne, a writer and graduate student in Book Publishing in Portland, OR, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MEGAN CRAYNE

Christopher MargolinNovember 9, 2019November 7, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JOSEPH EDWIN HAEGER

#TPQ5: JOSEPH EDWIN HAEGER
What will Joseph Edwin Haeger, author of When I Am a Famous Person (Optography Press), & Learn to Swim (University of Hell Press), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JOSEPH EDWIN HAEGER

Christopher MargolinNovember 8, 2019November 7, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: AMEE NASSRENE BROUMAND

#TPQ5: AMEE NASSRENE BROUMAND
What will Amee Nassrene Broumand, an Iranian-American poet, nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: AMEE NASSRENE BROUMAND

Christopher MargolinNovember 8, 2019November 7, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: GILL McEVOY

#TPQ5: GILL McEVOY
What will Gill McEvoy, winner of the 2015 Michael Marks Award, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: GILL McEVOY

JDGNovember 8, 2019November 7, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: BULL – JAMES ROOME (RED CEILING PRESS)

Though a quick read, it’s unique and candid look at this relationship offers quippy anecdotes and humor. Continue reading REVIEW: BULL – JAMES ROOME (RED CEILING PRESS)

Christopher MargolinNovember 7, 2019November 7, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: GENIA BLUM

What will Genia Blum, a a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee, include in today’s #tpq5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: GENIA BLUM

Ronnie K. StephensNovember 7, 2019November 6, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW – SPACE STRUCK BY PAIGE LEWIS (SARABANDE BOOKS)

REVIEW – SPACE STRUCK BY PAIGE LEWIS (SARABANDE BOOKS)
In a year of absolutely gorgeous verse, Paige Lewis sets themselves apart, at once informed by the masters of craft and entirely unique in their own right. This is a collection you won’t want to miss. Continue reading REVIEW – SPACE STRUCK BY PAIGE LEWIS (SARABANDE BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinNovember 7, 2019November 6, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: HOKIS

#TPQ5: HOKIS
What will Hokis, founder & senior editor of Headline Poetry and a regular contributor for Reclamation Magazine, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: HOKIS

Christopher MargolinNovember 6, 2019November 5, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SARAH WALLIS

#TPQ5: SARAH WALLIS
What will Sarah Wallis, a poet & playwright based in Scotland, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SARAH WALLIS

Christopher MargolinNovember 6, 2019November 5, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TARA LYNN HAWK

#TPQ5: TARA LYNN HAWK
What will Tara Lynn Hawk, author of Rhetorical Wanderlust, and The Dead, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TARA LYNN HAWK

Ronnie K. StephensNovember 6, 2019November 5, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: CAN I KICK IT? – IDRIS GOODWIN (HAYMARKET BOOKS)

REVIEW: CAN I KICK IT? – IDRIS GOODWIN (HAYMARKET BOOKS): The lines are sometimes swift, sometimes heavy, but there is always a discernible rhythm which propels the reader forward with deliberate, measured pace. Continue reading REVIEW: CAN I KICK IT? – IDRIS GOODWIN (HAYMARKET BOOKS)

juliettesebockNovember 5, 2019November 4, 20191 Comment

REVIEW: EVE AND ALL THE WRONG MEN – AVIYA KUSHNER (DANCING GIRL PRESS)

Religions converse along with the characters as works of art come alive, translated into the text by the viewer’s keen eye. Continue reading REVIEW: EVE AND ALL THE WRONG MEN – AVIYA KUSHNER (DANCING GIRL PRESS)

Christopher MargolinNovember 5, 2019November 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: COLIN BANCROFT

#TPQ5: COLIN BANCROFT
What will Colin Bancroft, winner of the 2016 poets and players prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: COLIN BANCROFT

Christopher MargolinNovember 5, 2019November 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JILL MCELDOWNY

#TPQ5: JILL MCELDOWNY
What will Jill Mceldowny, author of the Airs Above Ground (Finishing Line Press) and Kisses Over Babylon (dancing girl press), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JILL MCELDOWNY

Christopher MargolinNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: BRIAN S. ELLIS

#TPQ5: BRIAN S. ELLIS
What will Brian S. Ellis, author of Often Go Awry from University of Hell Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: BRIAN S. ELLIS

Christopher MargolinNovember 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SCOTT MANLEY HADLEY

#TPQ5: SCOTT MANLEY HADLEY
What will Scott Manley Hadley, Satire Editor at Queen Mob’s Teahouse, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SCOTT MANLEY HADLEY

Christopher MargolinNovember 3, 2019November 3, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: PAOLA FERRANTE

#TPQ5: PAOLA FERRANTE
What will Paola Ferrante, author of What to Wear When Surviving A Lion Attack, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: PAOLA FERRANTE

Christopher MargolinNovember 3, 2019November 2, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MARY HARWELL SAYLER

#TPQ5: MARY HARWELL SAYLER
What will Mary Harwell Sayler, loves writing poetry, prayers, and anything Bible-based, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MARY HARWELL SAYLER

Christopher MargolinNovember 1, 2019November 1, 20191 Comment

#TPQ5: EDITOR OF TPQ -CHRIS MARGOLIN

#TPQ5: EDITOR OF TPQ -CHRIS MARGOLIN
What will Chris Margolin, Editor-in-Chief of The Poetry Question, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: EDITOR OF TPQ -CHRIS MARGOLIN

Christopher MargolinNovember 1, 2019October 31, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KEVIN SPENST

#TPQ5: KEVIN SPENST
What will Kevin Spenst, the author of Ignite, and Jabbering with Bing Bong (Anvil Press), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KEVIN SPENST

Christopher MargolinNovember 1, 2019October 31, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ISABELLE KENYON

#TPQ5: ISABELLE KENYON
What will Isabelle Kenyon, the managing director of Fly on the Wall Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ISABELLE KENYON

MISC.

WE HAVE TPQ SHIRTS!

All sales from this shirt will go to support medical co-pays over the next several months as my wife recovers from a severe traumatic brain injury. Continue reading WE HAVE TPQ SHIRTS!

Christopher MargolinOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019

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#TPQ5: JAMES KRENDEL-CLARK

#TPQ5: JAMES KRENDEL-CLARK
What will James Krendel-Clark, who is doing his best to make mischief, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find our inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JAMES KRENDEL-CLARK

Christopher MargolinOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: LEAH CALLEN

#TPQ5: LEAH CALLEN
What will Leah Callen, whose poems can be found in The Malahat Review, Vallum Magazine, Kissing Dynamite, and Barren Magazine, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: LEAH CALLEN

Christopher MargolinOctober 30, 2019

REVIEW: THE DEATH OF A CLOWN – TOM BLAND (BAD BETTY PRESS)

REVIEW: THE DEATH OF A CLOWN – TOM BLAND (BAD BETTY PRESS)
Bukowski and Monica Drake would be proud. This is sex and hard drugs and love and the general misfiring of everyday life when nothing is really everyday life. Continue reading REVIEW: THE DEATH OF A CLOWN – TOM BLAND (BAD BETTY PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 30, 2019October 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MICHAEL IGOE

#TPQ5: MICHAEL IGOE
What will Michael Igoe, author of numerous publications, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MICHAEL IGOE

Christopher MargolinOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ROB TAYLOR

What will Rob Taylor, guest editor of the 2019 edition of The Best Canadian Poetry in English (Biblioasis, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ROB TAYLOR

Christopher MargolinOctober 29, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: EMILY AS SOMETIMES THE FOREST WANTS THE FIRE – DARREN C. DEMAREE (HARPOON BOOKS)

Instead, we find a couple working on a relationship – because after-all, they are work. Relationships are wonderful and beautiful and trying and difficult and sometimes we don’t always like the person we love, but it’s not something that we can’t overcome. Continue reading REVIEW: EMILY AS SOMETIMES THE FOREST WANTS THE FIRE – DARREN C. DEMAREE (HARPOON BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MEHER MANDA

#TPQ5: MEHER MANDA
What will Meher Manda, a poet, short story writer, culture critic, and educator from Mumbai, India, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MEHER MANDA

Christopher MargolinOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: Maté Jarai

#TPQ5: Maté Jarai
What will ‪@MateJarai‬, Editor-in-Chief at Cephalopress, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: Maté Jarai

Christopher MargolinOctober 28, 2019October 27, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CARLA CHERRY

#TPQ5: CARLA CHERRY
What will Carla Cherry, an English teacher and poet who has published four books through Wasteland Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CARLA CHERRY

Christopher MargolinOctober 28, 2019October 27, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ALEX DiFRANCESCO

#TPQ5: ALEX DiFRANCESCO
What will Alex DiFrancesco, a multi-genre writer, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ALEX DiFRANCESCO

Christopher MargolinOctober 27, 2019October 26, 20191 Comment

#TPQ5: GE SCHWARTZ

#TPQ5: GE SCHWARTZ
What will G. E. Schwartz, the author of Only Others Are, World, and Thinking In Tongues, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: GE SCHWARTZ

Christopher MargolinOctober 27, 2019October 26, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CAITS MEISSNER

#TPQ5: CAITS MEISSNER
What will Caits Meissner, author of the illustrated hybrid poetry book Let It Die Hungry (The Operating System, 2016), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CAITS MEISSNER

Christopher MargolinOctober 26, 2019October 26, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: HEIDI SEABORN

#TPQ5: HEIDI SEABORN
What will Heidi Seaborn, the Editorial Director for The Adroit Journal, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: HEIDI SEABORN

Christopher MargolinOctober 26, 2019October 25, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SHANNON FROST GREENSTEIN

#TPQ5: SHANNON FROST GREENSTEIN
What will Shannon Frost Greenstein, a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SHANNON FROST GREENSTEIN

Christopher MargolinOctober 25, 2019October 25, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: SELF-PORTRAIT – ELISABETH HORAN (CEPHALO PRESS)

REVIEW: SELF-PORTRAIT – ELISABETH HORAN (CEPHALO PRESS):
What do you do when you must lie on your back? When you can’t stand up for yourself – literally. You make the best of it. You create art like you’ve never created before. Continue reading REVIEW: SELF-PORTRAIT – ELISABETH HORAN (CEPHALO PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 25, 2019October 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SAM ILLINGWORTH

#TPQ5: SAM ILLINGWORTH
What will Dr Sam Illingworth, a Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SAM ILLINGWORTH

Christopher MargolinOctober 25, 2019October 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DONNA LYNCH

What will Donna Lynch, a Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror/dark fiction author & poetic include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DONNA LYNCH

Christopher MargolinOctober 24, 20191 Comment

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR – CHRIS MARGOLIN

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR – CHRIS MARGOLIN
We are a community that thrives because once in a while people find a poem or poet or press they like, and purchase a book. I do this because I love the art of putting words together and making people think about life and all it entails. Continue reading LETTER FROM THE EDITOR – CHRIS MARGOLIN

Christopher MargolinOctober 24, 2019October 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: A.A. PARR

#TPQ5: A.A. PARR
What will A. A. Parr, whose debut poetry chapbook, What Lasts Beyond the Burning is forthcoming from Nightingale and Sparrow Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: A.A. PARR

Christopher MargolinOctober 24, 2019October 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI

#TPQ5: KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI
What will Khashayar Mohammadi, the host of knife | fork | book’s monthly Chapbook club, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI

Christopher MargolinOctober 23, 2019October 21, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: STEPHEN FURLONG

#TPQ5: STEPHEN FURLONG
What will Stephen Furlong, author of What Loss Taught Me (Nostrovia! Press), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: STEPHEN FURLONG

Christopher MargolinOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: K WEBER

#TPQ5: K WEBER
What will K Weber, whose been featured in Moonchild Magazine, Writer’s Digest, Black Bough Poetry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: K WEBER

Alex SmithOctober 22, 2019October 22, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: UPTALK – KIMMY WALTERS (BOTTLECAP PRESS)

The poems are pacy, well-timed vignettes where the protagonist tries to bottle steam from the shower to throw at a lover… Continue reading REVIEW: UPTALK – KIMMY WALTERS (BOTTLECAP PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 22, 2019October 21, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JACQUELINE SAPHRA

#TPQ5: JACQUELINE SAPHRA
What will Jacqueline Saphra’s, whose second collection, All My Mad Mothers (Nine Arches Press) was shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JACQUELINE SAPHRA

Christopher MargolinOctober 22, 2019October 21, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MANAHIL BANDUKWALA

#TPQ5: MANAHIL BANDUKWALA
What will Manahil Bandukwala, a Pakistani writer and artist, and the author of Paper Doll (Anstruther Press, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MANAHIL BANDUKWALA

Joe HaegerOctober 21, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: CROWD SURFING WITH GOD BY ADRIENNE NOVY (HALF MYSTIC PRESS)

But when someone nails it you can feel that sweet spot where they’ve balanced the raw emotion and nostalgia. Adrienne Novy hits this balance in Crowd Surfing with God. Continue reading REVIEW: CROWD SURFING WITH GOD BY ADRIENNE NOVY (HALF MYSTIC PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 21, 2019October 20, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: EMMA BOLDEN

#TPQ5: EMMA BOLDEN
What will Emma Bolden, Associate Editor-in-Chief for Tupelo Quarterly, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: EMMA BOLDEN

Christopher MargolinOctober 21, 2019October 20, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MATTHEW WALSH

#TPQ5: MATTHEW WALSH
What will Matthew Walsh, who released their debut poetry collection, These are not the potatoes of my youth, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside? Continue reading #TPQ5: MATTHEW WALSH

Christopher MargolinOctober 20, 2019October 19, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CHLOE N. CLARK

#TPQ5: CHLOE N. CLARK
What will Chloe N. Clark, author of The Science of Unvanishing Objects and Your Strange Fortune, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CHLOE N. CLARK

Christopher MargolinOctober 20, 2019October 19, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JEFFREY THOMSON

#TPQ5: JEFFREY THOMSON
What will Jeffrey Thomson, author of Half/Life: New and Selected Poems (Alice James Books), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JEFFREY THOMSON

Christopher MargolinOctober 19, 2019October 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SAMUEL J FOX

#TPQ5: SAMUEL J FOX
What will Samuel J Fox, a queer writer of essays, poetry, and poetry editor for Bending Genres LLC, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SAMUEL J FOX

Christopher MargolinOctober 19, 2019October 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: WENDY CHEN

#TPQ5: WENDY CHEN
What will Wendy Chen, author of Unearthings (Tavern Books), editor of Figure 1, and managing editor of Tupelo Quarterly, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside? Continue reading #TPQ5: WENDY CHEN

Christopher MargolinOctober 18, 20191 Comment

REVIEW: ST. JOHN’S WORT – ALEXUS ERIN (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

Life is built on how we deal with our trauma, and Alexus Erin reminds us that it will actually be okay. That we can thrive in a world where survival might be the only option. Continue reading REVIEW: ST. JOHN’S WORT – ALEXUS ERIN (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 18, 2019October 16, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KARI FLICKINGER

#TPQ5: KARI FLICKINGER
What will Kari Flickinger, a 2019 nominee for Best of the Net and the Rhysling Award, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KARI FLICKINGER

Christopher MargolinOctober 18, 2019October 16, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TAMARA BURROSS GRISANTI

#TPQ5: TAMARA BURROSS GRISANTI
What will Tamara Burross Grisanti, founder and editor-in-chief of Coffin Bell Journal, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TAMARA BURROSS GRISANTI

ESSAYS

POETRY’S DEAD (UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD) – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS

All poems are about ghosts, even if they’re not about ghosts. They’re all haunted by the traces of memory (the poet’s own memory, but also the ghosts of history that each word carries with it). Continue reading POETRY’S DEAD (UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD) – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS

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#TPQ5: ANGELO COLAVITA

#TPQ5: ANGELO COLAVITA
What will Angelo Colavita, the Founding Editor of Empty Set Press and Associate Editor at Occulum Journal, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ANGELO COLAVITA

Christopher MargolinOctober 17, 2019October 16, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TRISTA MATEER

#TPQ5: TRISTA MATEER
What will Trista Mateer, author of multiple collections of poetry, including Honeybee and The Dogs I Have Kissed, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TRISTA MATEER

Christopher MargolinOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

#TPQ5: MATT MITCHELL

#TPQ5: MATT MITCHELL
What will Matt Mitchell, a writer from Northeast Ohio, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MATT MITCHELL

JDGOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: LAST STOP TO SASKATOON – TONY NESCA (SCREAMING SKULL PRESS)

Review: Last Stop to Saskatoon, Tony Nesca (Screaming Skull Press):

It’s a world apart – both past and present, angry and sardonic; laughing to keep from crying. Continue reading REVIEW: LAST STOP TO SASKATOON – TONY NESCA (SCREAMING SKULL PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 16, 2019October 15, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ELLORA SUTTON

#TPQ5: ELLORA SUTTON
What will Ellora Sutton, whose debut chapbook, All the Shades of Grief, is forthcoming from Nightingale & Sparrow, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ELLORA SUTTON

Christopher MargolinOctober 15, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MATTY LAYNE GLASGOW

What will Matty Layne Glasgow, author of deciduous qween (Red Hen Press, 2019), selected by Richard Blanco for the Benjamin Saltman Award, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MATTY LAYNE GLASGOW

Christopher MargolinOctober 15, 2019October 13, 20191 Comment

POWER OF POETRY #70: KASHIANA SINGH

Poetry was the heirloom; I took along with me as I walked into a marriage arranged by my parents. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #70: KASHIANA SINGH

Christopher MargolinOctober 15, 2019October 14, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: BARTON D. SMOCK

What will Barton Smock, author of Infantcinema, and Ghost Arson, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: BARTON D. SMOCK

Ronnie K. StephensOctober 15, 2019October 14, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW – THE BOY IN THE LABYRINTH BY OLIVER DE LA PAZ (UNIVERSITY OF AKRON PRESS)

The writing is as vulnerable as it is nuanced, as arresting as it is confounding. Oliver de la Paz is not afraid to leave the reader reaching for meaning, in effect mimicking the very experiences that compelled the allegory in the first place. Continue reading REVIEW – THE BOY IN THE LABYRINTH BY OLIVER DE LA PAZ (UNIVERSITY OF AKRON PRESS)

ESSAYS

POETRY IS A SEANCE – KRISTIN GARTH

POETRY IS A SEANCE – KRISTIN GARTH:

Poetry is a ritual to welcome ghosts. Invite them in again. Give them a voice and a space in the physical world. Allow ourselves to be empowered and stronger for their presence than we are alone. Continue reading POETRY IS A SEANCE – KRISTIN GARTH

Christopher MargolinOctober 14, 2019October 12, 2019Leave a comment

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#TPQ5: STEVE DENEHAN

#TPQ5: STEVE DENEHAM
What will Steve Denehan, an award winning poet who lives in Kildare, Ireland, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: STEVE DENEHAN

Christopher MargolinOctober 14, 2019October 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DEONTE OSAYANDE

#TPQ5: DEONTE OSAYANDE
What will Deonte Osayande, nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology, and the Pushcart Prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DEONTE OSAYANDE

Christopher MargolinOctober 13, 2019October 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ALINA STEFANESCU

#TPQ5: ALINA STEFANESCU
What will Alina Stefanescu, winner of the 2019 River Heron Poetry Prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ALINA STEFANESCU

Christopher MargolinOctober 13, 2019October 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: Bänoo Zan

#TPQ5: Bänoo Zan
What will Bänoo Zan, a poet, librettist, translator, teacher, editor and poetry curator, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: Bänoo Zan

Christopher MargolinOctober 12, 2019October 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KATE GASKIN

What will Kate Gaskin, winner of the Pamet Award for Forever War (YesYes Books 2020), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KATE GASKIN

Christopher MargolinOctober 12, 2019October 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JANE FLEMING

#TPQ5: JANE FLEMING
What will Jane Fleming, author of Ocotillo Worship (APEP Publications, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JANE FLEMING

Christopher MargolinOctober 11, 2019October 11, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: Esteban Rodriguez

What will Esteban Rodriguez, author of Dusk & Dust (Hub City Press 2019), and Crash Course (Saddle Road Press 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: Esteban Rodriguez

Joe HaegerOctober 10, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: FLOWERS I SHOULD HAVE THROWN AWAY YESTERDAY BY ELISA MATVEJEVA (MAIDA VALE PUBLISHING)

Matvejeva writes this rise and fall of love with stark honesty, making it hard to look away from. It’s arresting and engaging and makes the reader yearn to find a connection of their own that elicits such a strong and introspective emotions. Continue reading REVIEW: FLOWERS I SHOULD HAVE THROWN AWAY YESTERDAY BY ELISA MATVEJEVA (MAIDA VALE PUBLISHING)

Christopher MargolinOctober 10, 2019October 9, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JESSIE LYNN McMAINS

#TPQ5: JESSIE LYNN McMAINS
What will Jessie Lynn McMains, the recipient of the 2019 Hal Prize for poetry, and Editor of Bone & Ink Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JESSIE LYNN McMAINS

Christopher MargolinOctober 9, 2019October 7, 20191 Comment

#TPQ5: STEPHEN PAGE

#TPQ5: STEPHEN PAGE
What will Stephen Page, author of three other books of poetry – A Ranch Bordering the Salty River, The Timbre of Sand, and Still Dandelions, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: STEPHEN PAGE

Christopher MargolinOctober 9, 2019October 8, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: BOB ECKSTEIN

#TPQ5: BOB ECKSTEIN
What will Bob Eckstein, an award-winning author, New York Times bestseller, & New Yorker cartoonist, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: BOB ECKSTEIN

Christopher MargolinOctober 8, 2019October 6, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CHRISTINE TAYLOR

What will Christine Taylor, the EIC of Kissing Dynamite: A Journal of Poetry and the author of The Queen City (Broken Sleep Books, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CHRISTINE TAYLOR

Christopher MargolinOctober 8, 2019October 7, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ADAM TEDESCO

#TPQ5: ADAM TEDESCO
What will Adam Tedesco, founding editor of REALITY BEACH, a journal of new poetics, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ADAM TEDESCO

Joe HaegerOctober 7, 2019October 6, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: WHEN WE WERE FEARSOME BY JOANNA PENN COOPER

I generally have a pretty good idea what the point of living is—at least for myself—but there are these times when nothing seems to add up and I’m simply adrift in the sea of existence. Continue reading REVIEW: WHEN WE WERE FEARSOME BY JOANNA PENN COOPER

Christopher MargolinOctober 7, 2019October 5, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TRAVIS CRAVEY

#TPQ5: TRAVIS CRAVEY
What will Travis Cravey, a mechanic in Southeastern Pennsylvania, include on today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TRAVIS CRAVEY

Christopher MargolinOctober 7, 2019October 5, 2019

#TPQ5: LYNNE SCHMIDT

#TPQ5: LYNNE SCHMIDT
What will Lynne Schmidt, whose work has received the Maine Nonfiction Award, Editor’s Choice Award and was a 2018 and 2019 PNWA finalist for memoir and poetry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: LYNNE SCHMIDT

Christopher MargolinOctober 6, 2019October 5, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JENNIFER WONG

#TPQ5: JENNIFER WONG
What will Jennifer Wong, author of two collections including Goldfish (Chameleon Press), Diary of a Miu Miu Salesgirl (Bitter Melon Poetry), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JENNIFER WONG

Christopher MargolinOctober 6, 2019October 5, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CRYSTAL IGNATOWSKI

#TPQ5: CRYSTAL IGNATOWSKI
What will Crystal Ignatowski, published in honey and lime, FlyPaper Magazine, Roanoke Review, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CRYSTAL IGNATOWSKI

Christopher MargolinOctober 5, 2019October 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JARED A. CARNIE

#TPQ5: JARED A. CARNIE
What will Jared A. Carnie, author of the novel Waves, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JARED A. CARNIE

Christopher MargolinOctober 5, 2019October 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KATHERINE D. MORGAN

#TPQ5: KATHERINE D. MORGAN
What will Katherine D. Morgan, author of the debut chapbook “No Self-Respecting Woman”, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KATHERINE D. MORGAN

Joe HaegerOctober 4, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: 10 POEMS ABOUT BEES (CANDLESTICK PRESS)

The poems here are grounded and quaint. They’re not necessarily trying to say anything larger than themselves, and that’s why I enjoyed them so much. Continue reading REVIEW: 10 POEMS ABOUT BEES (CANDLESTICK PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 4, 2019October 3, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JENNIFER WORTMAN

#TPQ5: JENNIFER WORTMAN
What will Jennifer Wortman, author of the story collection This. This. This. Is. Love. Love. Love (Split Lip Press, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JENNIFER WORTMAN

Christopher MargolinOctober 3, 2019October 2, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ANNABEL MAHONEY

What will Annabel Mahoney, EIC of Wellington Street Review & Creative Director of Royal Rose Magazine, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ANNABEL MAHONEY

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REVIEW: AMUSE GIRL – HANNAH RAYMOND-COX (BURNING EYE BOOKS)

The reader finds themself met with images of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and cobblestone streets, sex scenes and outbreaks of disease. Continue reading REVIEW: AMUSE GIRL – HANNAH RAYMOND-COX (BURNING EYE BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 3, 2019October 2, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KEVIN DENSLEY

#TPQ5: KEVIN DENSLEY
What will Kevin Densley, whose Orpheus in the Undershirt, was published by Ginninderra Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KEVIN DENSLEY

Christopher MargolinOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #69: KIRBY

Omg. In my lifetime, moms were actually accused and hated, disabused themselves, for “making their sons homos.” Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #69: KIRBY

Christopher MargolinOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KAREN AN-HWEI LEE

#TPQ5: KAREN AN-HWEI LEE
What will Karen An-Hwei Lee, author of two novels, Sonata in K (Ellipsis 2017) and The Maze of Transparencies (Ellipsis 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KAREN AN-HWEI LEE

Christopher MargolinOctober 2, 2019October 1, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: NISHA BHAKOO

#TPQ5: NISHA BHAKOO
What will Nisha Bhakoo, who is currently editing a Gothic Anthology for The Emma Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: NISHA BHAKOO

Christopher MargolinOctober 1, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE TRADITION – JERICHO BROWN (COPPER CANYON PRESS)

This is beauty. It’s power. It’s uncomfortable because it needs to be. It’s timeless because tradition comes and goes and comes again until you can brush it from your teeth. Continue reading REVIEW: THE TRADITION – JERICHO BROWN (COPPER CANYON PRESS)

Christopher MargolinOctober 1, 2019October 1, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SUSAN RICHARDSON

#TPQ5: SUSAN RICHARDSON
What will Susan Richardson, Best of the Net Nominee, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SUSAN RICHARDSON

Christopher MargolinOctober 1, 2019September 30, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #68: ALEXUS ERIN

Poems can express themselves as fixed and as plastic, as grounded in space and liminal, heterotopic. They can be lively and spectral- palms kissing at the intersection of here and every elsewhere imaginable. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #68: ALEXUS ERIN

Christopher MargolinOctober 1, 2019September 30, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: VIRGIL KAY

#TPQ5: VIRGIL KAY
What will Virgil Kay, the Editor of Fowlpox Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: VIRGIL KAY

Christopher MargolinSeptember 30, 2019September 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: LAUREN DAVIS

#TPQ5: LAUREN DAVIS
What will Lauren Davis, author of Each Wild Thing’s Consent (Poetry Wolf Press), include in today’s #0? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: LAUREN DAVIS

Christopher MargolinSeptember 30, 2019September 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SAMUEL DODSON

The Inevitable Gift Shop – Will Eaves This collection of mini vignettes of fiction and non fiction, as well as poetry, is beautifully written and frequently hilarious– “really what tortoises teach you about is abusive relationships”. It’s a book that demands to be read and re-read – and then re-read again; both front to back, back to front, and in all other manner of combinations. … Continue reading #TPQ5: SAMUEL DODSON

Christopher MargolinSeptember 29, 2019September 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ANNE LEIGH PARRISH

#TPQ5: ANNE LEIGH PARRISH
What will Anne Leigh Parrish, whose fourth novel, Maggie’s Ruse, releases this October from Unsolicited Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ANNE LEIGH PARRISH

Christopher MargolinSeptember 29, 2019September 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CATHERINE GRAHAM

#TPQ5: CATHERINE GRAHAM
What will Catherine Graham, an award-winning Toronto-based writer, include in her #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CATHERINE GRAHAM

Christopher MargolinSeptember 28, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DANIELLE ROSE

#TPQ5: DANIELLE ROSE
What will Danielle Rose, the managing editor of Dovecote Magazine, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DANIELLE ROSE

Christopher MargolinSeptember 28, 2019September 27, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: PAUL BROOKES

What will Paul Brookes, editor of the Wombwell Rainbow Interviews, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: PAUL BROOKES

Christopher MargolinSeptember 27, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: FIELD NOTES ON ORDINARY LOVE – KEITH WILSON (COPPER CANYON PRESS)

It’s a study in being a spectator. Viewing life and love like bird watching. Like waiting for something to happen, to change, but not knowing what it is, or what it’s changing. Continue reading REVIEW: FIELD NOTES ON ORDINARY LOVE – KEITH WILSON (COPPER CANYON PRESS)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 27, 2019September 28, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SASCHA AKHTAR

What will Sascha A. Akhtar, author of three published poetry collections with Salt, Shearsman & ZimZalla UK, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SASCHA AKHTAR

Christopher MargolinSeptember 27, 2019September 26, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JOHN WILKS

#TPQ5: JOHN WILKS
What will John Wilks, editor of Cerasus Poetry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JOHN WILKS

Christopher MargolinSeptember 26, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CLAIRE WALKER

What will Claire Walker, co-editor of Atrium poetry webzine, include on today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CLAIRE WALKER

Christopher MargolinSeptember 26, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: EVEN CURSES END – CATHERINE GARBINSKY (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

There is a way to not hide among the trees. A way to say no. A way to take the power back. A way to not be eaten by those you bring into your space – or who bring themselves into yours. Because, you can conquer anything. Continue reading REVIEW: EVEN CURSES END – CATHERINE GARBINSKY (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

#TPQ5, BOOK REVIEWS

#TPQ5: RACHEL CRUEA

#TPQ5: RACHEL CRUEA
What will Rachel Cruea,
a poetry editor for GASHER, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: RACHEL CRUEA

Christopher MargolinSeptember 26, 2019September 25, 2019Leave a comment

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#TPQ5: PETER THABIT JONES

What will Peter Thabit Jones, recipient of many awards, including the Eric Gregory Award for Poetry (The Society of Authors, London), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find our inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: PETER THABIT JONES

Christopher MargolinSeptember 25, 2019September 24, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: THOMAS McCOLL

What will Thomas McColl, whose first full collection of poetry, Being With Me Will Help You Learn, was published in 2016, include in today’s #TPQ5. Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: THOMAS McCOLL

Ronnie K. StephensSeptember 25, 2019September 23, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: EVERYTHING MUST GO – KEVIN COVAL (HAYMARKET BOOKS)

There is a distinct musicality to the poems, syllables punctuated and softened by an underlying rhythm that echoes both hip hop and the long history of oral performance in poetry. Continue reading REVIEW: EVERYTHING MUST GO – KEVIN COVAL (HAYMARKET BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION – RAYCH JACKSON (BUTTON POETRY)

We are the children of those who falter and call us by the wrong name. But we still believe. We still think there is hope. We still practice prayer because, by God, “I’m not dead yet.” Continue reading REVIEW: EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION – RAYCH JACKSON (BUTTON POETRY)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 24, 2019September 23, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #67: GIVING VOICE – CHRISTINE BRANDEL

POWER OF POETRY #66: GIVING VOICE – CHRISTINE BRANDEL

“When I was growing up, the term for people who didn’t talk was dumb.” Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #67: GIVING VOICE – CHRISTINE BRANDEL

Christopher MargolinSeptember 24, 2019September 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: NORB AIKIN

What will Norb Aikin, author and a Mental Health Advocate, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: NORB AIKIN

Christopher MargolinSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #66: CATHERINE GARBINSKY

I mean that “The Journey” by Mary Oliver changed the way that I thought about my own voice and value. Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” brought me back to the world… Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #66: CATHERINE GARBINSKY

Christopher MargolinSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KERRY JAMES EVANS

What will Kerry James Evans, the recipient of a 2015 NEA Fellowship, and Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from Sewanee Writers’ Conference, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KERRY JAMES EVANS

Christopher MargolinSeptember 23, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: LATE FATHER & OTHER POEMS – TAYLOR MALI (QUERCUS REVIEW PRESS)

This was written for a glass of whisky, late at night, in front of the fire with a photo album. This was written to share at the baby’s graduation and wedding. This is a reminder of mislabeled key collections and dreams realized. This is important. This is personal. Continue reading REVIEW: LATE FATHER & OTHER POEMS – TAYLOR MALI (QUERCUS REVIEW PRESS)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 23, 2019September 22, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ASHLEY WAGNER

#TPQ5: ASHLEY WAGNER
What will Ashley Wagner, Edith of Ligeia, include on today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ASHLEY WAGNER

Christopher MargolinSeptember 23, 2019September 22, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DARE WILLIAMS

What will Dare Williams, a 2019 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DARE WILLIAMS

Christopher MargolinSeptember 22, 2019September 22, 2019

#TPQ5: PAUL KOHN

#TPQ5: PAUL KOHN
What will Paul Kohn, a writer of poetry and short stories, performer of spoken word, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: PAUL KOHN

Christopher MargolinSeptember 22, 2019September 21, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DANIEL COWPER

What will Daniel Cowper, author of a poetry collection, Grotesque Tenderness, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DANIEL COWPER

Christopher MargolinSeptember 21, 2019September 20, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: A.W. FRENCH

What will A.W. French, host of Page Fright: A Literary Podcast, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: A.W. FRENCH

Christopher MargolinSeptember 21, 2019September 20, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: OLIVER de la PAZ

What will Oliver de la Paz, author of five books of poetry including his most recent, The Boy in the Labyrinth, have in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: OLIVER de la PAZ

Christopher MargolinSeptember 20, 2019September 19, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DARREN C. DEMAREE

What will Darren C. Demaree, author of eleven poetry collections, most recently “Emily As Sometimes the Forest Wants the Fire”, include in today’s #TQP5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DARREN C. DEMAREE

Christopher MargolinSeptember 20, 2019September 19, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JOHN LaPINE

What will John LaPine, whose first chapbook of essays, An Unstable Container, is forthcoming from Bull City Press in 2019, include in today’s #TPQ5? Continue reading #TPQ5: JOHN LaPINE

Christopher MargolinSeptember 19, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: 61 CENTRAL – INK (FINISHING LINE PRESS)

It’s desolate. It’s too calm. It’s winter and nothing resembles anything, because everything is gone. Two roads do converge, but both have been swallowed by nature. Continue reading REVIEW: 61 CENTRAL – INK (FINISHING LINE PRESS)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: DAD, REMEMBER YOU ARE DEAD – JACQUELINE SAPHRA (NINE ARCHES PRESS)

We see ghosts. They are buried inside our brain, hidden beneath hair and skin and skull. They push at the back of our eyes for every decision we make. They remind us of all our mistakes and fears, but rarely our accomplishments. Continue reading REVIEW: DAD, REMEMBER YOU ARE DEAD – JACQUELINE SAPHRA (NINE ARCHES PRESS)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 19, 2019September 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JOSEPH DELGADO

#TPQ5: JOSEPH DELGADO
What will poet, Joseph Delgado, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JOSEPH DELGADO

Christopher MargolinSeptember 19, 2019September 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MARIA CASTRO DOMINGUEZ

What will Maria Castro Dominguez, author of A Face in The Crowd, 2016 Erbacce–press prize winning collection, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MARIA CASTRO DOMINGUEZ

Christopher MargolinSeptember 18, 2019September 18, 20191 Comment

#TPQ5: SHANNON BRAMER

What will Shannon Bramer, author of TRAPSONGS: three plays, is forthcoming from Book*hug in 2020, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SHANNON BRAMER

Christopher MargolinSeptember 18, 2019September 17, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: EDWARD VIDAURRE

What will Edward Vidaurre, the 2018-2019 City of McAllen,TX Poet Laureate and publisher of FlowerSong Books, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: EDWARD VIDAURRE