The Poetry Question

Christopher MargolinFebruary 26, 2020February 25, 20201 Comment

#TPQ5: JASON O’TOOLE

#TPQ5: JASON O’TOOLE
What will Jason O’Toole, author of Spear of Stars (2018) and Soulless Heavens (2019), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JASON O’TOOLE

Christopher MargolinFebruary 24, 2020February 24, 2020Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #93: TRAVIS CRAVEY

POWER OF POETRY #93: TRAVIS CRAVEY:

These are human passions, after all, more than lust or greed or God: we want to connect. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #93: TRAVIS CRAVEY

Christopher MargolinFebruary 20, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CONYER CLAYTON

#TPQ5: CONYER CLAYTON
What will Conyer Clayton, whose latest chap, Trust Only the Beasts in the Water was published by above/ground press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CONYER CLAYTON

Christopher MargolinFebruary 7, 20201 Comment

#TPQ5: ELIZABETH MOURA

#TPQ5: ELIZABETH MOURA
What will Elizabeth Moura, who lives in a converted factory and works with elders, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ELIZABETH MOURA

Christopher MargolinFebruary 3, 2020February 2, 20201 Comment

POWER OF POETRY #86: THOMAS STEWART

POWER OF POETRY #88: THOMAS STEWART

A word can muster a thousand thoughts. A poem can create a universe. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #86: THOMAS STEWART

Christopher MargolinJanuary 31, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: THOMAS STEWART

#TPQ5: THOMAS STEWART
What will Thomas Stewart, whose poetry pamphlet, ’empire of dirt’, was published by Red Squirrel Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: THOMAS STEWART

Christopher MargolinJanuary 31, 2020January 30, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CAITLIN SCARANO

#TPQ5: CAITLIN SCARANO
What will Caitlin Scarano, whose debut collection, Do Not Bring Him Water, was released in Fall 2017 by Write Bloody, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CAITLIN SCARANO

Christopher MargolinJanuary 30, 2020January 29, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: KATIE O’BRIEN

#TPQ5: KATIE O’BRIEN
What will katie o’brien, poet, community worker, queer activist, and Netflix enthusiast, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: KATIE O’BRIEN

Christopher MargolinJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: RAINE GEOGHEGAN

#TPQ5: RAINE GEOGHEGAN
What will Raine Geoghegan, poet, writer, and Performance Coach, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: RAINE GEOGHEGAN

Christopher MargolinJanuary 29, 2020Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #85: WILL SCHMIT

The poem is an artifact. Art as fact in the face a world determined to ignore the contemplative plaintiff. To hold the pen lightly enough to allow perspective to shift is to be attentive to the ghosts of chance, challenge, and chagrin. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #85: WILL SCHMIT

Christopher MargolinJanuary 28, 2020January 27, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: STEVE KISTULENTZ

#TPQ5: STEVE KISTULENTZ
What will Steve Kistulentz, author of the forthcoming poetry collection The Mating Calls of the Dead (Black Lawrence Press, 2021), include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: STEVE KISTULENTZ

Christopher MargolinJanuary 27, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: FLOSE BOURSIQUOT

#TPQ5: FLOSE BOURSIQUOT
What will Flose Boursiquot, a Haitian-born poet and writer, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: FLOSE BOURSIQUOT

Christopher MargolinJanuary 27, 2020January 25, 2020Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #84: BARTON SMOCK

You can’t catch a fish with the shadow of a bird. But you tried, right? You tried in that poem your friend wrote, the one where a stone ate a star. And is maybe still eating. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #84: BARTON SMOCK

Christopher MargolinJanuary 27, 2020January 25, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JOSHUA ROTHES

#TPQ5: JOSHUA ROTHES
What will Joshua Rothes, editor/publisher of Sublunary Editions, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JOSHUA ROTHES

Christopher MargolinJanuary 24, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: Z.M. WISE

#TPQ5: Z.M. WISE
What will Z.M. Wise, Co-Editor at Transcendent Zero Press, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: Z.M. WISE

Christopher MargolinJanuary 24, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: CARLIE BLUME

#TPQ5: CARLIE BLUME
What will Carlie Blume, a Vancouver, Canada born writer of poetry and fiction, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CARLIE BLUME

Christopher MargolinJanuary 23, 2020January 23, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SANDRA T

#TPQ5: SANDRA T
What will Sandra T, poet and storyteller based in Brooklyn, NY, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SANDRA T

Christopher MargolinJanuary 23, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: OSCAR HOKEAH

#TPQ5: OSCAR HOKEAH
What will Oscar Hokeah, author of the forthcoming novel Unsettled Between, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: OSCAR HOKEAH

Christopher MargolinJanuary 22, 2020January 21, 2020Leave a comment

POWER OF POETRY #83: KARI FLICKINGER

Poetry has turned me into a piece of broken technology, searching the horizon for symbols. It has estranged me from everyone I once loved, from every notion I ever thought to belong to. Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #83: KARI FLICKINGER

Ronnie K. StephensJanuary 21, 2020January 20, 2020Leave a comment

REVIEW: HOMIE – DANEZ SMITH (GRAYWOLF PRESS)

These poems are beautiful and messy and surprising and honest; they are everything a storied friendship is. Continue reading REVIEW: HOMIE – DANEZ SMITH (GRAYWOLF PRESS)

Christopher MargolinJanuary 21, 2020Leave a comment

#TPQ5: FRAN-CLAIRE KENNEY

#TPQ5: FRAN-CLAIRE KENNEY
What will Fran-Claire Kenney, Queer writer, filmmaker, and student, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: FRAN-CLAIRE KENNEY

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#TPQ5: CHRISTINA THATCHER

#TPQ5: CHRISTINA THATCHER
What will Christina Thatcher, Creative Writing Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: CHRISTINA THATCHER

Christopher MargolinJanuary 20, 2020January 19, 20205 Comments

POWER OF POETRY #82: MDSHall

We are soothsayers and truthsayers; warriors armed with words to be placed into action; protectors of the Univearth in search of the multiverse… Continue reading POWER OF POETRY #82: MDSHall

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)

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#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

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#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, 20202 Comments

#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, 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)

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#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, 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, 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

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 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 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

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#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

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#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

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#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

Christopher MargolinNovember 18, 2019November 17, 2019Leave a comment

#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 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 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: 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 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 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

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: 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 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 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 MargolinSeptember 12, 2019September 12, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ALAN PARRY

#TPQ5: ALAN PARAY
What will Alan Paray, Published poet and playwright from Merseyside, England, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ALAN PARRY

Christopher MargolinSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: ADVANTAGES OF BEING EVERGREEN – OLIVER BAEZ BENDORF (CSU POETRY CENTER)

We are equals who do not know it. We are hidden behind skin and bones and names and colors and genders and identity, but we are not whole. Continue reading REVIEW: ADVANTAGES OF BEING EVERGREEN – OLIVER BAEZ BENDORF (CSU POETRY CENTER)

Christopher MargolinSeptember 11, 2019September 10, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: ROSS ROBBINS

What will Ross Robbins, author of The Three EPs, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: ROSS ROBBINS

Christopher MargolinSeptember 10, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: SALAM WOSU

What will Salam Wosu include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: SALAM WOSU

Christopher MargolinSeptember 8, 2019September 8, 2019Leave a comment

#TPQ5: JAYE SIMPSON

Who will Jaye Simpson, queer indigenous trans woman trying to survive the end of the world, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside! Continue reading #TPQ5: JAYE SIMPSON

ElfieAugust 14, 2019August 14, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: RADIANT SOULS – LENEE H. (SELF-PUBLISHED)

This is the poet, reflecting inwardly, recalling moments when ‘the sad trickles in like morning rays’ with the empowering and uplifting revelation: ’you can rise to face it’. Continue reading REVIEW: RADIANT SOULS – LENEE H. (SELF-PUBLISHED)

Christopher MargolinJuly 26, 2019July 25, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: DECIDUOUS QWEEN – MATTY LAYNE GLASGOW (RED HEN PRESS)

The reason isn’t always so obvious, but wear masks and costumes at each stage of life. We are, in most moments, who we choose to be. And in others, we become, well, others. Continue reading REVIEW: DECIDUOUS QWEEN – MATTY LAYNE GLASGOW (RED HEN PRESS)

Christopher MargolinJuly 10, 2019July 9, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING MUST BE DESTROYED – COLETTE ARRAND (SPLIT LIP PRESS)

Music provides a table of contents for life. It doesn’t always make sense, but it’s the order of things and it tries to present some pretty scenery. Continue reading REVIEW: THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING MUST BE DESTROYED – COLETTE ARRAND (SPLIT LIP PRESS)

Christopher MargolinJuly 7, 2019July 7, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: GOLD THAT FRAMES THE MIRROR – BRANDON MELENDEZ (WRITE BLOODY PUBLISHING)

When language and bodies and heritage and history don’t make sense, it’s not easy to find yourself within the world. When the words your family speak turn to those once spoken. When your parents silence your voice, and all you want to do is remember the sound of theirs. Continue reading REVIEW: GOLD THAT FRAMES THE MIRROR – BRANDON MELENDEZ (WRITE BLOODY PUBLISHING)

Hasan NamirJune 10, 2019June 13, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF – KIRBY (PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS)

Kirby’s poem had to be read twice and three times and more because it grips you by the throat and doesn’t let go. Continue reading REVIEW: THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF – KIRBY (PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS)

Christopher MargolinJune 7, 2019June 9, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: NANOPEDIA – CHARLES JENSEN (TINDERBOX EDITIONS)

It’s an encyclopedia of the seedy, the attractive, the “I” of life within modern times and modern body. It’s sort of like the words many want to say, but then get caught up in the moment, and can’t remember what they were thinking anymore. Continue reading REVIEW: NANOPEDIA – CHARLES JENSEN (TINDERBOX EDITIONS)

Christopher MargolinMay 24, 2019May 24, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: THE WOMAN WITH AN OWL TATTOO – ANNE WALSH DONNELLY (FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)

It’s being told that “making love is for making babies / and gays are intrinsically disordered,” and realizing all the misguided beliefs behind that statement. Realizing that your love for another is in no way a disorder. Continue reading REVIEW: THE WOMAN WITH AN OWL TATTOO – ANNE WALSH DONNELLY (FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)

Christopher MargolinApril 11, 2019April 11, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: WAR/TORN – HASAN NAMIR (BOOK*HUG PRESS)

You have to be ready for this collection. You have to prepare to feel. You have to be able to breathe. You have to know that War/Torn is a journey, and a metaphor that digs well beyond the surface. Continue reading REVIEW: WAR/TORN – HASAN NAMIR (BOOK*HUG PRESS)