The Poetry Question

Christopher MargolinNovember 19, 2019November 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CASSIE DONISH

#TPQ5: CASSIE DONISH
What will Cassie Donish, a queer Jewish poet and writer, author of The Year of the Femme, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CASSIE DONISH

Christopher MargolinNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE BOOK OF DANIEL – AARON SMITH (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS)

It’s a headfirst take on being simply yourself in a sardonic world that wants to throw cancer and queer and God’s erect penis at you like they are insults. Continue reading REVIEW: THE BOOK OF DANIEL – AARON SMITH (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS)

#TPQ5, BOOK REVIEWS

#TPQ5: D.A. GRAY

#TPQ5: D.A. GRAY
What will D.A. Gray, author, Retired soldier and veteran, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: D.A. GRAY

Christopher MargolinNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019Leave a comment

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#TPQ5: TJ NEER

#TPQ5: TJ NEER
What will TJ Neer, a bookseller at The Book Loft in Columbus, OH, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TJ NEER

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

#TPQ5: JUSTENE DION-GLOWA

#TPQ5: JUSTENE DION-GLOWA
What will Justene Dion-Glowa, a bi Métis poet from BC, Canada, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JUSTENE DION-GLOWA

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 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

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

Ronnie K. StephensNovember 7, 2019November 17, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: SPACE STRUCK – 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 – 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

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 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

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

#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 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 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, 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

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

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 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

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

#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

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: 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

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 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 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 5, 2019September 4, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #62: ERNESTO CEPEDA

This is when I realized that I needed to stop running from my fate and fear of failure and face the destiny of stanza, rhymes and climaxes waiting to be crafted before me. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #62: ERNESTO CEPEDA

Christopher MargolinAugust 28, 2019August 28, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE GIRL WITH THE MOST CAKE: POEMS ABOUT COURTNEY LOVE – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS (BONE & INK PRESS)

This is a call to all who grew up wondering how they ended up who they became, and how to enjoy every second of it before you realize that “no amount of surgery could erase those scars.” Continue reading REVIEW: THE GIRL WITH THE MOST CAKE: POEMS ABOUT COURTNEY LOVE – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS (BONE & INK PRESS)

Christopher MargolinAugust 26, 2019August 25, 20191 Comment

REVIEW: WE’RE DANCING LIKE PLANETS NOW – M. TYLER ESPLIN (LINE RIDER PRESS)

These are conversations between friends, lovers, inmates, and acquaintances. These are the stories of someone who lived their life until there was no more. And then, unfortunately, there was no more. Continue reading REVIEW: WE’RE DANCING LIKE PLANETS NOW – M. TYLER ESPLIN (LINE RIDER PRESS)

Christopher MargolinAugust 22, 2019August 21, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #59: SARAH CAREY

If there’s one thing that probably rings truest for me among all the things I could say about the power of poetry, it would be that poetry has the capacity to make us better people. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #59: SARAH CAREY

Christopher MargolinAugust 15, 2019August 15, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE ONLY WORLDS WE KNOW – MICHAEL LEE (BUTTON POETRY)

It’s an acknowledgement of those we’ve lost in the fire, and those we’ve gained because of it. That, it’s never the drug, but rather the longing to quell the quiet. Continue reading REVIEW: THE ONLY WORLDS WE KNOW – MICHAEL LEE (BUTTON POETRY)

Alex SmithAugust 9, 2019August 3, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: BLACK JAM – MATTHEW HAIGH (BROKEN SLEEP BOOKS

breathtaking flights of fancy that will give you the bends before undercutting these mercurial moments with a healthy dose of dark humour. These balloons have anchors. Continue reading REVIEW: BLACK JAM – MATTHEW HAIGH (BROKEN SLEEP BOOKS

Christopher MargolinAugust 5, 2019August 5, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: MOTEL OF OPPOSABLE THUMBS – STUART ROSS (ANVIL PRESS)

“…remember that “if you double a bubble / you will have two bubbles / but this information isn’t worth / a pile of rubble.” We don’t always want what we find, but we are often the reason we’ve found ourselves there.” Continue reading REVIEW: MOTEL OF OPPOSABLE THUMBS – STUART ROSS (ANVIL PRESS)

Christopher MargolinJuly 25, 2019July 25, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: STARVING ROMANTIC – VINCENT PERRONE (11:11 PRESS)

We all have our ideals of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. If eventually we all die, then what is life if we can’t burn through a paycheck in a day – especially with the ones we love. Continue reading REVIEW: STARVING ROMANTIC – VINCENT PERRONE (11:11 PRESS)

Christopher MargolinJuly 22, 2019July 21, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: BUILD YOURSELF A BOAT – CAMONGHNE FELIX (HAYMARKET BOOKS)

We are caretakers to those who don’t even know they need it. We don’t matter. We are a secondary character in a long history of other people’s lives. We are found in the footnotes. Continue reading REVIEW: BUILD YOURSELF A BOAT – CAMONGHNE FELIX (HAYMARKET BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinJune 3, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: NO(BODY) – JOANNA VALENTE (MADHOUSE PRESS)

It’s the mirror as a reflection of who you think they want – the makeup, the high heels – but really it’s the only way to be seen. No(Body) asks you to question the idea of being capable within the moment. It’s the attempt to be Beyonce, or not death. Continue reading REVIEW: NO(BODY) – JOANNA VALENTE (MADHOUSE PRESS)

Christopher MargolinMay 22, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: WHERE THE ROAD RUNS OUT – GAIA HOLMES (COMMA PRESS)

If Death brings a flash of life before our eyes, and we see each detail of what and how we’ve lived, and everything that was once background became foreground, then Where the Road Runs Out, the new collection from Gaia Holmes is that flash. Continue reading REVIEW: WHERE THE ROAD RUNS OUT – GAIA HOLMES (COMMA PRESS)

Christopher MargolinMay 16, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: MORNING WALK WITH DEAD POSSUM, BREAKFAST AND PARALLEL UNIVERSE – BETH GORDON (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

This is a notice that life is genuinely what you make it, and that if you live it while looking at it, you might miss what is actually in front of you. Continue reading REVIEW: MORNING WALK WITH DEAD POSSUM, BREAKFAST AND PARALLEL UNIVERSE – BETH GORDON (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

Christopher MargolinMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: WE MEANT TO BRING IT HOME ALIVE – ARMIN TOLENTINO (ALTERNATING CURRENT PRESS)

This is a collection of survival in spite of all that happens in life. It’s the learning of “the sound liquid makes as it works through the body’s waterways.” The unrelenting feeling that while life is draining from one body, another is taking it back. Continue reading REVIEW: WE MEANT TO BRING IT HOME ALIVE – ARMIN TOLENTINO (ALTERNATING CURRENT PRESS)

Christopher MargolinApril 22, 2019April 22, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: BONEHOUSE – ERIKA BRUMETT (GREEN LINDEN)

Brumett walks through “butcher paper bed sheets” because sometimes that’s how it feels to evolve. Sometimes you have to discover the clitoris and learn about dolphin masturbation in order to get to the part where we can leave legacies and deal with cleaning out memories from closets. Continue reading REVIEW: BONEHOUSE – ERIKA BRUMETT (GREEN LINDEN)

Christopher MargolinApril 3, 2019April 3, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #35: “Dreams/Facts” – Matthew Mayfield

POWER OF POETRY #35: “Facts/Dreams” – Matthew Mayfield: “….I strive to be that ONE person who keeps you closer to Life and one step away from the trigger.” Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #35: “Dreams/Facts” – Matthew Mayfield

Christopher MargolinMarch 28, 2019March 29, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: UNMONSTROUS – JOHN ALLEN TAYLOR (YesYes Books)

REVIEW: UNMONSTROUS – JOHN ALLEN TAYLOR (YesYes Books):
It’s rare to read a piece that so beautifully captures the anger, emotions, beauty, and need for survival while trying to navigate all the evils of the child-to-adult journey. Continue reading REVIEW: UNMONSTROUS – JOHN ALLEN TAYLOR (YesYes Books)

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POWER OF POETRY #22: “I WANT TO KEEP HAPPENING” – SARAH XERTA

“The Power of Poetry: I Want to Keep Happening” Sarah Xerta I’m hesitant to write about the power of poetry because I don’t want to romanticize anything. Anne Sexton said “It’s the poetry that seems to be saving me” and she still eventually killed herself. I can’t forget this. I can’t talk about the power of poetry without recognizing the limits of the power … Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #22: “I WANT TO KEEP HAPPENING” – SARAH XERTA