The Poetry Question

Christopher MargolinJanuary 16, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ANNE GRAUE

#TPQ5: ANNE GRAUE
What will Anne Graue, author of a chapbook, Fig Tree in Winter, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ANNE GRAUE

Christopher MargolinJanuary 15, 2020January 14, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KEITH MARK GABOURY

#TPQ5: KEITH MARK GABOURY
What will Keith Mark Gaboury, whose work appears in Poetry Quarterly and New Millennium Writings, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KEITH MARK GABOURY

Christopher MargolinJanuary 15, 2020January 14, 20201 Comment

POWER OF POETRY #81: LAUREN BRAZEAL

POWER OF POETRY #80: LAUREN BRAZEAL

Her words pressed onto my consciousness with the immediacy of a blade to the throat, “It is not your right to feel powerless. Better people than you were powerless.” Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #81: LAUREN BRAZEAL

Christopher MargolinJanuary 15, 2020January 14, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JANNA GRACE

#TPQ5: JANNA GRACE
What will Janna Grace, editor of Lamplit Underground, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JANNA GRACE

Christopher MargolinJanuary 13, 2020January 10, 2020

#TPQ5: DONNA VORREYER

What will Donna Vorreyer, author of Every Love Story is an Apocalypse Story, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DONNA VORREYER

Christopher MargolinJanuary 13, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JAKE WILD HALL

What will Jake Wild Hall, one half of Bad Betty Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JAKE WILD HALL

Christopher MargolinJanuary 13, 2020January 6, 2020Leave a comment

THE POWER OF POETRY #80: STEPHEN FURLONG

He only stopped when he recognized his shoe was untied. He held such reverence for the laces and he asked us how we tied our shoes. Continue reading THE POWER OF POETRY #80: STEPHEN FURLONG

Christopher MargolinJanuary 9, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KRISTOPHER BIERNATSKY

#TPQ5: KRISTOPHER BIERNATSKY
What will Kristopher Biernatsky, founder of Dink Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KRISTOPHER BIERNATSKY

Christopher MargolinJanuary 9, 2020January 8, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CLARE E. POTTER

#TPQ5: CLARE E. POTTER
What will clare e. potter, a poet who is lucky to collaborate with other inspiring artists, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CLARE E. POTTER

Christopher MargolinJanuary 8, 2020Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #79: VENUS DAVIS

I knew that writing wasn’t about being the best – it’s about expressing yourself and being happy with what you’ve written. It’s not a chance for validation. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #79: VENUS DAVIS

Christopher MargolinJanuary 7, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ERIK-JOHN FUHRER

#TPQ5: ERIK-JOHN FUHRER
What will Erik Fuhrer, author of every time you die (Alien Buddha Press), include in today’s#TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ERIK-JOHN FUHRER

Ronnie K. StephensJanuary 7, 2020January 6, 2020Leave a comment

REVIEW: BOAT BURNED – KELLY GRACE THOMAS (YESYES BOOKS)

REVIEW: BOAT BURNED – KELLY GRACE THOMAS (YESYES BOOKS)
I found myself walking away from it often, not out of discontent but out of a need to process the full brunt of the emotions laid bare by the author. Continue reading REVIEW: BOAT BURNED – KELLY GRACE THOMAS (YESYES BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinJanuary 6, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: GALE MARIE THOMPSON

What will Gale Marie Thompson, author of Helen or My Hunger (YesYes Books, 2020), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: GALE MARIE THOMPSON

Christopher MargolinJanuary 6, 2020January 5, 2020

POWER OF POETRY #78: G.E. SCHWARTZ

POWER OF POETRY #77: G.E. SCHWARTZ

And with that light poetry has the power to usher us into a brave new world, filling our senses with the energy of creation where every bird, tree, branch, and blossom vibrates as if by immance. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #78: G.E. SCHWARTZ

Christopher MargolinJanuary 6, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DAVID MARTIN

#TPQ5: DAVID MARTIN
What will David Martin, organizer for the Single Onion Poetry Series, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside Continue reading #TPQ5: DAVID MARTIN

Christopher MargolinJanuary 3, 2020January 2, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: LAURA WAINWRIGHT

#TPQ5: LAURA WAINWRIGHT
What will Laura Wainwright, author of a book of literary criticism, New Territories in Modernism: Anglophone Welsh Writing 1930-1949, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: LAURA WAINWRIGHT

Christopher MargolinJanuary 3, 2020January 2, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SUE WILLIAM SILVERMAN

#TPQ5: SUE WILLIAM SILVERMAN
What will Sue William Silverman, who teaches in the MFA in Writing program at Vermont College of Fine Arts, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SUE WILLIAM SILVERMAN

Christopher MargolinJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #77: CHRISTINA CIUFO

Each poetic word, each lyrical line, each tone evoked and each enchanting rhyme within a poem ignites the orange-golden flames within the recesses of our minds and flickers its’ illuminating light behind our eyes. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #77: CHRISTINA CIUFO

Christopher MargolinJanuary 2, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: LAUREN LICONA

#TPQ5: LAUREN LICONA
What will Lauren Licona, Latinx poet based in Boston, MA, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: LAUREN LICONA

Christopher MargolinJanuary 2, 2020January 1, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JULIO ENRIQUEZ-ORNELAS

#TPQ5: JULIO ENRIQUEZ-ORNELAS
What will Julio Enriquez-Ornelas, Assistant Professor at Millikin University, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JULIO ENRIQUEZ-ORNELAS

Christopher MargolinJanuary 1, 2020January 1, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DAVE HOUSLEY

What will Dave Housley, author of This Darkness Got to Give, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DAVE HOUSLEY

Christopher MargolinDecember 31, 2019December 30, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TINA MOZELLE BRAZIEL

What will Tina Mozelle Braziel, awarded the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TINA MOZELLE BRAZIEL

Joe HaegerDecember 31, 2019December 30, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: BECOMING THE BRONZE IDOL – RITA MOOKERJEE (BONE & INK PRESS)

This collection helps readjust the way we look at our world and showing that the first step in fixing something broken is to recognize that it needs to be fixed in the first place. Continue reading REVIEW: BECOMING THE BRONZE IDOL – RITA MOOKERJEE (BONE & INK PRESS)

Christopher MargolinDecember 31, 2019December 31, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CHARLENE ELSBY

#TPQ5: CHARLENE ELSBY
What will Charlene Elsby, Philosophy Program Director and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Fort Wayne, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CHARLENE ELSBY

Christopher MargolinDecember 30, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KATIE RIEGEL

#TPQ5: KATIE RIEGEL
What will Katherine Riegel, author of Love Songs from the End of the World (Main Street Rag 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KATIE RIEGEL

Christopher MargolinDecember 30, 2019December 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TAYLOR BANKS

#TPQ5: TAYLOR BANKS
What will Taylor Banks, MFA candidate at Stetson University, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TAYLOR BANKS

Christopher MargolinDecember 30, 2019December 25, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #76: TAMARA BURROSS GRISANTI

Entering that space of creation is the only type of churchgoing that has ever spoken to me. It is paying tribute to what I know of the sacred, it is the only way I know how to be prayerful. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #76: TAMARA BURROSS GRISANTI

Christopher MargolinDecember 19, 2019December 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ADAM J. GELLINGS

#TPQ5: ADAM J. GELLINGS
What will Adam J. Gellings, poet and instructor from Columbus, Ohio, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ADAM J. GELLINGS

Christopher MargolinDecember 19, 2019December 18, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MALCOLM TARIQ

#TPQ5: MALCOLM TARIQ
What will Malcolm Tariq, author of Heed the Hollow (Graywolf Press, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MALCOLM TARIQ

Christopher MargolinDecember 18, 2019December 18, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #74: URNA BOSE

One can’t quite put a firm, decisive finger on when, where and how poetry collides, mingles, smudges and spills over into our lives Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #74: URNA BOSE

Christopher MargolinDecember 17, 2019December 18, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE WHIMSY OF DANK JU-JU – SASCHA AURORA AKHTAR

Magic is broken unless we understand the trick or allow ourselves to suspend our disbelief and just know that everything is taken care of, and that we are okay. Continue reading REVIEW: THE WHIMSY OF DANK JU-JU – SASCHA AURORA AKHTAR

Christopher MargolinDecember 17, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: EMPIRE OF DIRT – THOMAS STEWART (RED SQUIRREL PRESS)

This is not a guide toward love, light, and inspiration. This is not a tribute to finding God through death. This is looking at Death, and letting them know that while it might be a minute, you’ll leave a light on. Continue reading REVIEW: EMPIRE OF DIRT – THOMAS STEWART (RED SQUIRREL PRESS)

Christopher MargolinDecember 17, 2019December 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JEFF PEARSON

What will Jeff Pearson, an advocate for people with mental illness, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JEFF PEARSON

Christopher MargolinDecember 17, 2019December 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: REBECCA IRENE

#TPQ5: REBECCA IRENE
What will Rebecca Irene, Poetry Editor for The Maine Review, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: REBECCA IRENE

Christopher MargolinDecember 16, 2019December 16, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #73: JOSEPH RATHGEBER

Poets excise words, omit and elide them. They break lines. Might as well break pane-glass windows. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #73: JOSEPH RATHGEBER

Christopher MargolinDecember 16, 2019December 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ERIC LOCHRIDGE

#TPQ5: ERIC LOCHRIDGE
What will Eric Lochridge, author of three poetry chapbooks, include in tiara #TPQ5? Find our inside!
Continue reading #TPQ5: ERIC LOCHRIDGE

Christopher MargolinDecember 16, 2019December 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: RAZIELLE AIGEN

#TPQ5: RAZIELLE AIGEN
What will Razielle Aigen, author of, Light Waves The Leaves (above/ground press 2020), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: RAZIELLE AIGEN

Christopher MargolinDecember 13, 2019December 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: BETH LONGMAN

#TPQ5: BETH LONGMAN
What will Beth Longman, founder and co-editor of Re-Side magazine, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: BETH LONGMAN

Christopher MargolinDecember 13, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DAN KNAUSS

#TPQ5: DAN KNAUSS
What will Dan Knauss, who writes, edits, and tries to perform acts of humane, open-source webcraft, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DAN KNAUSS

Christopher MargolinDecember 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MICHAEL McGILL

#TPQ5: MICHAEL McGILL
What will Michael McGill, a UK poet from Edinburgh, Scotland, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MICHAEL McGILL

Christopher MargolinDecember 12, 2019December 11, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: BEE WALSH

#TPQ5: BEE WALSH
What will Bee Walsh, author of Manning Up (West 44 Books), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: BEE WALSH

Christopher MargolinDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CHRISTINA CIUFO

#TPQ5: CHRISTINA CIUFO
What will Christina Ciufo, a passionate writer, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!
Continue reading #TPQ5: CHRISTINA CIUFO

Joe HaegerDecember 10, 2019December 9, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: A LIVE THING, CLINGING WITH MANY TEETH – KOLLEEN CARNEY HOEPFNER (SPOOKY GIRLFRIEND PRESS)

We’re shown a woman who has to come to terms with pain and discomfort being her new reality. And then the idea of change is more frightening than her continued torture. Continue reading REVIEW: A LIVE THING, CLINGING WITH MANY TEETH – KOLLEEN CARNEY HOEPFNER (SPOOKY GIRLFRIEND PRESS)

Christopher MargolinDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

#TPQ5: WILL SCHMIT

#TPQ5: WILL SCHMIT
What will Will Schmit, author of Head Lines A Sixty Day Guide to Personal Psalmistry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: WILL SCHMIT

Christopher MargolinDecember 10, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: WARREN CZAPA

#TPQ5: WARREN CZAPA
What will Warren Czapa, longlisted for the Troubadour International Poetry Prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: WARREN CZAPA

Christopher MargolinDecember 9, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ALVARO BEDOYA

#TPQ5: ALVARO BEDOYA
What will Alvaro Bedoya, who runs a think tank and legal clinic that protects the privacy rights of immigrants, poor people, and people of color, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ALVARO BEDOYA

Christopher MargolinDecember 9, 2019December 7, 20191 Comment

#TPQ5: SONIA DI PLACIDO

#TPQ5: SONIA DI PLACIDO
What will Sonia Di Placido, poet, writer, and editor, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SONIA DI PLACIDO

Christopher MargolinDecember 5, 2019December 4, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JIM MEIROSE

#TPQ5: JIM MEIROSE
What will Jim Meirose, author of ‘Le Overgivers au Club de la Résurrection’ (Mannequin Haus), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JIM MEIROSE

Christopher MargolinDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: TAYLOR MALI

#TPQ5: TAYLOR MALI
What will Taylor Mali, 4-time National Slam Poetry Champion and former voice of all Burger King commercials, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: TAYLOR MALI

Christopher MargolinDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JANE ROSENBERG LaFORGE

#TPQ5: JANE ROSENBERG LaFORGE
What will Jane Rosenberg LaForge, author of six volumes of poetry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JANE ROSENBERG LaFORGE

Christopher MargolinDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #72: MATT NAGIN

Poetry cuts through the bullshit. It declutters spiritually. It is an opportunity to dance, to experiment, to hone new answers to complex problems. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #72: MATT NAGIN

Christopher MargolinDecember 3, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: INK

#TPQ5: INK
What will Ink, who disrupts his neighbors’ dreams by taking recycling out at odd times, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: INK

Christopher MargolinDecember 3, 2019November 23, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CATHERINE MARENGHI

#TPQ5: CATHERINE MARENGHI
What will Catherine Marenghi, an award-winning poet and memoirist, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CATHERINE MARENGHI

Christopher MargolinDecember 2, 2019December 2, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: C.M. KATE FAULKNER

#TPQ5: C.M. KATE FAULKNER
What will C.M. Kate Faulkner, nonfiction piece “Autopsy” is out now In Against Death: 35 Essays on Living (Anvil Press), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside? Continue reading #TPQ5: C.M. KATE FAULKNER

Christopher MargolinDecember 2, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MICHAEL HALL

#TPQ5: MICHAEL HALL
What will Michael Hall, an up and coming, yet seasoned, poet, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MICHAEL HALL

Christopher MargolinDecember 2, 2019December 1, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: FORGIVE YOURSELF THESE TINY ACTS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION – JARED SINGER (BUTTON POETRY)

FORGIVE YOURSELF THESE TINY ACTS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION – JARED SINGER @buttonpoetry
“…a manual for the last kid in the kickball line. It’s a must-read for those who can’t remember why they need to remember. It’s for those who sometimes forget they matter.” Continue reading REVIEW: FORGIVE YOURSELF THESE TINY ACTS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION – JARED SINGER (BUTTON POETRY)

Christopher MargolinDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: MILES OF SKY ABOVE US, MILES OF EARTH BELOW – STEVE DENEHAN (CAJUN MUTT PRESS)

Denehan is sort of like Bukowski, if Bukowski wrote while drinking rather than drunk. It’s proof that poetry doesn’t need to be complicated to tell a damn good story. Continue reading REVIEW: MILES OF SKY ABOVE US, MILES OF EARTH BELOW – STEVE DENEHAN (CAJUN MUTT PRESS)

Christopher MargolinNovember 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: DECEMBER LACE

#TPQ5: DECEMBER LACE
What will December Lace, former professional wrestler, pinup model, & Best of the Net nominee, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: DECEMBER LACE

Christopher MargolinNovember 29, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CHRISTOPHER FLAKUS

#TPQ5: CHRISTOPHER FLAKUS
What will Christopher Flakus, co-editor-in-chief of Defunkt Magazine, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CHRISTOPHER FLAKUS

Christopher MargolinNovember 28, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: RY DOWNEY

#TPQ5: RY DOWNEY
What will Ry Downey, editor in chief of the new poetry magazine, BEATIFIC, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: RY DOWNEY

Christopher MargolinNovember 28, 2019November 28, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: MARY PEELEN

#TPQ5: MARY PEELEN
What will Mary Peelen, winner of the Kithara Book Prize, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: MARY PEELEN

Christopher MargolinNovember 27, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ELLEN CHANG-RICHARDSON

#TPQ5: ELLEN CHANG-RICHARDSON
What will Ellen Chang-Richardson, an emerging poet and the founder of Little Birds Poetry, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ELLEN CHANG-RICHARDSON

Christopher MargolinNovember 27, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: VENUS DAVIS

#TPQ5: VENUS DAVIS
What will Venus Davis, contributor for Marias at Sampaguitas, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: VENUS DAVIS

Christopher MargolinNovember 26, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: PRIYA DOLMA TAMANG

#TPQ5: PRIYA DOLMA TAMANG
What will Priya Dolma Tamang, writer from the Himalayan state of Sikkim in northeastern India, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: PRIYA DOLMA TAMANG

Christopher MargolinNovember 26, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: LARISSA SHMAILO

#TPQ5: LARISSA SHMAILO
What will Larissa Shmailo, a poet, novelist, translator, editor, curator, and critic, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: LARISSA SHMAILO

Christopher MargolinNovember 25, 2019November 25, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: QUINTIN COLLINS

#TPQ5: QUINTIN COLLINS
What will Quintin Collins, a writer, editor, and Solstice MFA Program Assistant Director, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: QUINTIN COLLINS

Christopher MargolinNovember 22, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #72: NOAH C. LEKAS

I wanted unrestrained access to the divine and I wanted to never have to ask permission or apologize for my ambition. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #72: NOAH C. LEKAS

Christopher MargolinNovember 22, 2019November 21, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ERIC ANDREW NEWMAN

#TPQ5: ERIC ANDREW NEWMAN
What will Eric Andrew Newman, Fiction Editor of Okay Donkey, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ERIC ANDREW NEWMAN

Christopher MargolinNovember 22, 2019November 21, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JANET M ROGERS

#TPQ5: JANET M ROGERS
What will Janet M Rogers, a Mohawk/Tuscarora, lives on the Six Nations Reserve, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JANET M ROGERS

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

#TPQ5: CAROLINE SHEA

#TPQ5: CAROLINE SHEA
What will Caroline Shea, author of Lambflesh (Kelsay Books, 2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CAROLINE SHEA

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

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

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)