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REPLAYS: MET HIM LAST NIGHT – DEMI LOVATO & ARIANA GRANDE

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: MET HIM LAST NIGHT – DEMI LOVATO & ARIANA GRANDE ​

Bogeyman in my mind
Trying to creep into reality
Defeated him in the past
So right now he mad at me

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“L3” (LENNY Season Three).

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by bradleygalimore

Alternate lives or alternate realities? See how things unfold in “L3” (#LENNY Season Three).

View the full campaign and donate here:
https://t.co/3ogDyK4DP1?amp=1

(L3: LENNY Season 3 will be available August 2021)

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S2/EP10: Nurture.

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by bradleygalimore

S2/EP10: Nurture.

We are taught,
That relationships
Are for other people,
As they navigate the course
And direct the scene of our love.
Why is that?

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REPLAYS: PinkPantheress – Pain

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: PinkPantheress – Pain

And I 99.9% mean when I say
I’m glad I washed my hands of any
And everything surrounding the pain

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REVIEW: HOW OFTEN I HAVE CHOSEN LOVE – XIAO YUE SHAN (FRONTIER POETRY)

Posted on April 12, 2021April 10, 2021 by Whitney Hansen

REVIEW: HOW OFTEN I HAVE CHOSEN LOVE – XIAO YUE SHAN (FRONTIER POETRY)

Shan’s natural metaphors connect the experiences in this collection to a deep relationship with the physical world, grounding these stories into the earth.

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REVIEW: Perhaps There Is a Sky We Don’t Know: A Re-imaging of Sappho – Ann Pedone

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by lstabile13

REVIEW: PERHAPS THERE IS A SKY WE DON’T KNOW: A REIMAGINING OF SAPPHO – ANNE PEDONE

Pedone’s poems are more demure than a cleverly placed erection joke, however. She unironically uses words like nectar, taste, and swollen…

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CHAPBOOK CONTEST: SUBMISSIONS OPEN!

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

CHAPBOOK CONTEST: SUBMISSIONS OPEN!

Submit your chapbook manuscripts to The Poetry Question! Guest Judges: Sofia Fey & Chris L. Butler.

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“CONFUSION, DESPAIR, OR HOPE” – TALK TO ME: JIYE LEE

Posted on April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“CONFUSION, DESPAIR, OR HOPE” – TALK TO ME: JIYE LEE

I hope to get the same emotions across whether that be confusion, despair, or hope to the readers and to enforce that in such a way it leaves them thinking about the poems for a while.

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S2/EP9(Ω): Òleksandr aka Uri.

Posted on April 8, 2021April 14, 2021 by bradleygalimore

I’ll understand my journey
One day,
But if need be,
Or if you need me,
May resilience resound my words,
Remember these things I say:
I still miss you
And I’d kiss you
If I could…

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S2/EP9(α): Aléxandros aka Uri:

Posted on April 8, 2021April 14, 2021 by bradleygalimore

Because in order to
Serve and Protect,
Our hearts,
We took advantage of someone else…
And because they haven’t noticed,
We just don’t see it yet.

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THE MEDICATED MIC W/ C. CIMMONE

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 by versedcimmone

THE MEDICATED MIC W/ C. CIMMONE

Mental health awareness has increased with the help of the pandemic, but we still treat it like politics and religion: Don’t bring it up at a dinner party

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REVIEW: DUNCE – MARY RUEFLE (WAVE POETRY)

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 by walkerhjames

REVIEW: DUNCE – MARY RUEFLE (WAVE POETRY)

The poem claims to forbid but finds that grief is not powerful enough to truly erase the names of things.

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S2/EP8: Reality/Realities.

Posted on April 1, 2021April 8, 2021 by bradleygalimore

As I ride the subway,
I look out into windows
Of parallel lives and trains,
Wondering how much of myself
Is looking back…
Wondering if he will see himself

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BROWN STUDY: “SELF PORTRAIT AS A MERMAID OR DEAD GIRL” – GAIA RAJAN

Posted on April 1, 2021March 31, 2021 by J. De La O

BROWN STUDY: “SELF PORTRAIT AS A MERMAID OR DEAD GIRL” – GAIA RAJAN

I started thinking about who owns grief, how memory and grief affect the body, and soon enough, the poem turned into an elegy for someone I’ve lost.

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REVIEW: STRANGERS – ROB TAYLOR (BIBLIOASIS)

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by brycewarnes

REVIEW: STRANGERS – ROB TAYLOR (BIBLIOASIS)

Even if it can be painful, love will not settle down into abstraction. It reaches its fingers into the world, pinches and pulls.

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REPLAYS: MY TIME IS NOW – TONE

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: MY TIME IS NOW – TONE

Whether it’s released during an album’s rollout, planned or unplanned, music listeners ultimately hear that the time is now.

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REVIEW: COMB – SHADAB ZEEST HASHMI (SABLE BOOKS)

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by marthawarrenwriter

REVIEW: COMB – SHADAB ZEEST HASHMI (SABLE BOOKS)

Migration challenges us to examine the “essence” of what makes us, us, and Hashmi duly documents the details.

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GETTING THE GURLZ W/ SOFIA FEY & KHALISA RAE: AIREA D. MATTHEWS

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Sofia Fey

GETTING THE GURLZ W/ SOFIA FEY & KHALISA RAE: AIREA D. MATTHEWS

“…in America, the plight of black womxn is fraught with neglect and abuse, where some who behold both our intellect and beauty can’t seem to assert us as either”.

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REVIEW: WE ARE ALL SOMEBODY: A POETRY ANTHOLOGY WRITTEN BY STREET CHILDREN GLOBALLY (FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: WE ARE ALL SOMEBODY: A POETRY ANTHOLOGY WRITTEN BY STREET CHILDREN GLOBALLY (FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)

These are the voices and verses of street children. Their stories of hardship and trauma, their dreams and hopes. 

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S2/EP7(Ω): Ever So Lately

Posted on March 25, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

A hot comb straightens my new growth.
The edges of my existence.
Though I trim the dead ends,
My mane still feels unhealthy.
Still it seeks nourishment.
Something is missing and broken.
Broke and in pain…

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S2/EP7(α): Ever So Lately

Posted on March 25, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

In that place,
Will I kneel?
Speak and sing praise to a God
I’ve felt in the past has forsaken me?
Thank them for my experience?
Tell them I now realize
I didn’t get the short end of the deal?
Had a better hand.

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REVIEW: GIRLS LIKE US – ELIZABETH HAZEN (ALAN SQUIRE PUBLISHING)

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: GIRLS LIKE US – ELIZABETH HAZEN (ALAN SQUIRE PUBLISHING)

Hazen has an acute ability to make a reader feel many unwanted things. Like recollection. Like commiseration. Like retroactive fear.

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REVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS: AMERICAN CAVEWALL SONNETS – C. T. SALAZAR (BULL CITY PRESS)

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by bradleygalimore

REVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS: AMERICAN CAVEWALL SONNETS – C. T. SALAZAR (BULL CITY PRESS)

At what point does poetry transcend to testimony? What are the requirements? Is it the intersectionality of varying experience or moving tales of perseverance?

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REPLAYS: PEACHES – JUSTIN BIEBER

Posted on March 23, 2021April 20, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: PEACHES – JUSTIN BIEBER

We’ll be the one Justin sang about 
saying love was until the end of time.

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REVIEW: NEON HOLLYWOOD COWBOY – MATT MITCHELL

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Sofia Fey

REVIEW: NEON HOLLYWOOD COWBOY – MATT MITCHELL (BIG LUCKS)

Made to look like a vinyl, the Neon Hollywood Cowboy fails not to be a soundtrack fit for queering what we know as the cowboy, the body, the wild west as depicted in hollywood.

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S2/EP6(Ω): I Believe.

Posted on March 18, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

I believe,
The fabric of time is interwoven.
Interweaves our lives,
Through what succeeds
As it becomes entangled
With what proceeds…
The stories of our lives,
And variations of versions of me…

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S2/EP6(α): I Believe…

Posted on March 18, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

I believe,
That the light we see,
And radio waves we receive,
Are just us…
Trying to communicate,
Simultaneously…

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REVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS: BLACK WICK: SELECTED ELEGIES – SHARON KENNEDY-NOLLE (VARIANT LITERATURE)

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 by bradleygalimore

REVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS: BLACK WICK: SELECTED ELEGIES – SHARON KENNEDY-NOLLE (VARIANT LIT)

“Utilizing heavy subject matter, vivid descriptions of the experience of losing a child are expressed. This collection of poems carries stories many of us hope never to know, but in those of us who have, seek sorely to truly discuss.”

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REPLAYS: HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY – GIVEON

Posted on March 16, 2021March 15, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY – GIVEON

I love the emotion as his baritone voice accentuates the rawness and sincerity in its lyrics. The relatability of the song draws people in and you cannot help but sing along.

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HUSTLE & BUSINESS OF POETRY – KHALISA RAE AND SOFIA FEY

Posted on March 12, 2021March 13, 2021 by Sofia Fey

HUSTLE & BUSINESS OF POETRY – KHALISA RAE AND SOFIA FEY

Ranging from tips & tricks, to gripes, to gratitude, we have a lot to say! Welcome to the Hustle & Business of Poetry.

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S2/EP5: Currently & Concurrently…

Posted on March 11, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

The weight of divorce,
Still wafts in the room sometimes.
Hangs on my shoulders,
Simultaneously,
It stains my new shirt with tears,
After I got dressed up just for him…

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REVIEW: GHOST IN A BLACK GIRL’S THROAT – KHALISA RAE (RED HEN PRESS)

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: GHOST IN A BLACK GIRL’S THROAT – KHALISA RAE (RED HEN PRESS)

This is a rally cry for self-hood. For respect. For dreams once had that can be had again. This is written to give voice to the timid, a path to the promise of never again escaping the you who you always thought you could be.

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REPLAYS: BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES – MAROON 5 & MEGAN THEE STALLION

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE – MAROON 5 & MEGAN THEE STALLION

Beautiful Mistakes has just thrown its hat in the ring for Song of the Summer. As the weather warms up, I can bet we will hear this song blast all over the airwaves soon.

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REVIEW: BY BUS – ERICA VAN HORN (UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE)

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: BY BUS – ERICA VAN HORN (UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE)

You find yourself next to the man licking the eczema on his arm, or next to the singing bus driver.  Some of the people you meet on the bus will be lovely; others will be objectionable.

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REVIEW: MUCH LEFT UNSAID – FINOLA SCOTT (RED SQUIRREL PRESS) – REV. BY MARIE ISABEL MATTHEWS-SCHLINZIG

Posted on March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: MUCH LEFT UNSAID – FINOLA SCOTT (RED SQUIRREL PRESS)

Again and again, the poems invite us to follow them into landscapes familiar and foreign, present and past, and observe their colours, textures, atmosphere

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S2/EP4(Ω): “like trash”.

Posted on March 4, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

I remove myself,
Like a missing citation.
I carry the weight of thoughts,
But not the words
To reference the feelings,
I exist in narratives and stories
That I fear few will understand,
And even fewer will ever read.

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“LETTING THE POEMS SAY MORE THAN I WAS AWARE THEY WANTED TO SAY” – TALK TO ME: KATE FOX

Posted on March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“LETTING THE POEMS SAY MORE THAN I WAS AWARE THEY WANTED TO SAY” – TALK TO ME: KATE FOX

I think the rewards of communicating through neurodivergence are not using up energy on masking and hiding. Plus then embodying the fact that humans think/feel/experience the world differently. 

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S2/EP4(α): “like treasure”.

Posted on March 4, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

I find comfort,
In who we are.
Similar.
Both trash…
Discarded portions,
Like undesired pieces
On pages in a bin,
Soon to be deleted,
Immediately waiting to be erased,
From Random(ly) Accessed…
Memories.

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REVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS: PROFIT | PROPHET – PATRICK BLAGRAVE (RECENTER PRESS)

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by bradleygalimore

REVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS: PROFIT | PROPHET – PATRICK BLAGRAVE (RECENTER PRESS)

While this review differs from my traditional approach, I welcome this variation without question. We must face the reality in which we stand in terms (and conditions) of the captor we simply label as debt.

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REPLAYS: BRYSON TILLER – LIKE CLOCKWORK

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: BRYSON TILLER – LIKE CLOCKWORK

In an industry where the price of fame can change a person for better or worse, Bryson Tiller has remained himself through it all.

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REVIEW: MEDUSA RETOLD – SARAH WALLIS (FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)

Posted on February 26, 2021February 25, 2021 by Whitney Hansen

REVIEW: MEDUSA RETOLD – SARAH WALLIS (FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)

The epic sets apart internal and external narratives through the usage of italic sections, but these lines start to blur as the story unfolds, reinforcing that our internal lives are inseparable from the outside world. 

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#TPQ5: KDK

Posted on February 25, 2021February 23, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: KDK
What will KDK include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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LENNY – S2/EP3(Ω): Feel.

Posted on February 25, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

My life is falling apart.
Slipping from my grasp,
While I hold it together,
Simultaneously,
I can’t understand
The reason for my circumstance.

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S2/EP3(α): Grow.

Posted on February 25, 2021April 7, 2021 by bradleygalimore

I moved in slowly.
Circled my situation intently.
Vulture picking the carcass,
Of who I was and used to be.
My past became nourishment…

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“IT’S RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET THE WHOLE TIME” – TALK TO ME: JENI DE LA O

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“IT’S RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET THE WHOLE TIME” – TALK TO ME: JENI DE LA O

there are thousands of Amanda Gormans submitting poems right now, being read and rejected right now, by readers and editors who simply haven’t the refined palate to discern a truffle from button mushroom. 

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REPLAYS: RUSS – MISUNDERSTOOD

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: Russ – Misunderstood

I admire his appreciation for the craft. His consistency and his ability to have people relate to him through his songs is why his fanbase goes hard for the rapper.

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#TPQ5: TYLER PENNOCK

Posted on February 23, 2021February 18, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: TYLER PENNOCK
What will Tyler Pennock include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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#TPQ5: DAMIAN WARD HEY

Posted on February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: DAMIAN WARD
What will Damian Ward include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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POETRY IN CINEMA: POETIC JUSTICE

Posted on February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POETRY IN CINEMA: POETIC JUSTICE

It is Angelou’s poetry we hear in Justice’s voice, how she is trying to make good choices in a world where bad choices are sometimes the only choice.  – Jessica Mookherjee

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#TPQ5: MAGGS VIBO

Posted on February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: MAGGS VIBO
What’s Maggs Vibo included in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REVIEW: LESBIAN FASHION STRUGGLES – CAROLINE EARLEYWINE (SIBLING RIVALRY PRESS)

Posted on February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 by Whitney Hansen

REVIEW: LESBIAN FASHION STRUGGLES – CAROLINE EARLEYWINE (SIBLING RIVALRY PRESS)

What does it mean to live within a body that has been projected upon and harmed? What does it mean to want to be seen anyway?

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“MUCH OF POP CULTURE STEMS FROM MY CULTURE” – TALK TO ME: CHRIS L. BUTLER

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“MUCH OF POP CULTURE STEMS FROM MY CULTURE” – TALK TO ME: CHRIS L. BUTLER

I think you have to be a bit selfish if you’re going to employ this style as a writer. When I say selfish I don’t mean greedy, but rather authentic.

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REVIEW: TRICKS OF LIGHT – THADDEUS RUTKOWSKI (GREAT WEATHER FOR MEDIA)

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by walkerhjames

REVIEW: TRICKS OF LIGHT – THADDEUS RUTKOWSKI (GREAT WEATHER FOR MEDIA)

He seems to consider care to be of utmost concern, not just for family, but also for strangers.

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#TPQ5: ALICE CURLEY

Posted on February 17, 2021February 10, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: ALICE CURLEY
What will Alice Curley include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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#TPQ5: EVAN WILLIAMS

Posted on February 16, 2021February 10, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: EVAN WILLIAMS
What will Evan Williams include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REPLAYS – What It Feels Like by Nipsey Hussle & Jay Z

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS – What It Feels Like by Nipsey Hussle & Jay Z

In times where open dialogue surrounding different political issues have come to the forefront, the fact the discussion is happening is evident we are witnessing our own revolution in this lifetime.

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REVIEW: BREEZE BLOCK – JAKE HAWKEY (LUMPEN/THE CLASS PROJECT)

Posted on February 16, 2021February 14, 2021 by marthawarrenwriter

REVIEW: BREEZE BLOCK – JAKE HAWKEY (LUMPEN/THE CLASS PROJECT)

There’s the story — love, relationships — and the reader follows the dots Hawkey has so carefully placed. In the same poem, the dots are connected between pop culture and the reader

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#TPQ5: WALE AYINLA

Posted on February 15, 2021February 10, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: WALE AYINLA
What will Wale Ayinla include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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POETRY IN CINEMA: YOU DESERVE MUCH BETTER IN YOUR LIFE

Posted on February 15, 2021February 14, 2021 by

POETRY IN CINEMA: YOU DESERVE MUCH BETTER IN YOUR LIFE

Animal ‘imprinting’ is hard wired, mechanical almost, just like Lorenz’s ducks, humans attach to anything in that critical period of childhood– whatever its shortcomings. 

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POWER OF POETRY #128: JANE ROSENBERG LAFORGE

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POWER OF POETRY #128: JANE ROSENBERG LAFORGE

Our classmates were the children of rock stars, writers, critics,visual artists, film editors and movie executives. But everyone in the neighborhood seemed famous to us, just for having been there.

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#TPQ5: MIKE HICKMAN

Posted on February 12, 2021February 9, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: MIKE HICKMAN
What will Mike Hickman include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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#TPQ5: HALLE PRENETA

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: HALLE PRENETA
What will Halle Preneta include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REVIEW: WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS (BONE & INK PRESS)

Posted on February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 by ankletops

REVIEW: WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS (BONE & INK PRESS)

They are unafraid to show the awfulness and bitterness, old beliefs and traditions, terrible acts inflicted by the people who inhabit the snowy state.

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THE LENNY² EXCLUSIVE – TALK TO ME: BRADLEY GALIMORE

Posted on February 11, 2021April 7, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“We all know poems about the emotional atmosphere, mental health, pets, etc. Where are the poems about getting an email during sex that adds a warm laughter to a humid room?”

– Bradley Galimore

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REVIEW: SELF-PORTRAIT AS A SINKING SHIP – ERICA ABBOTT (TOHO PUBLISHING)

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by Samantha Martin

REVIEW: SELF-PORTRAIT AS A SINKING SHIP – ERICA ABBOTT (TOHO PUBLISHING)

At times, certain stanzas feel like diary entries not meant for us to read– intimate glimpses into tormenting experiences: the illness of a parent, the paralysis of true friendship, the lure of self-harm, the temptation of suicide. –

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#TPQ5: KATRINA LIPPOLIS

Posted on February 10, 2021February 9, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: KATRINA LIPPOLIS
What will Katrina Lippolis include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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DISINTEGRATION – PAUL ROBERT MULLEN (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by bradleygalimore

DISINTEGRATION – PAUL ROBERT MULLEN (ANIMAL HEART PRESS)

Very often I felt as though the poem depicted a moment I was forgetting; frantically trying to remember the details to, as to savor some beautiful moment.

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#TPQ5: JADE HURTER

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: JADE HURTER
What will Jade Hurter include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REVIEW: WORN – ADRIENNE CHRISTIAN (SANTA FE WRITERS PROJECT)

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by marthawarrenwriter

Review of Worn by Adrienne Christian (Santa Fe Writers Project, 2020)

And when she writes of family, it’s of more exclusion – the striking disconnect from those with whom we are supposed to be connected.

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#TPQ5: ERICA ABBOTT

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: ERICA ABBOTT
What will Erica Abbott include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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POETRY IN CINEMA: DON’T FORGET YOU ARE STARDUST

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POETRY IN CINEMA: DON’T FORGET YOU ARE STARDUST

The poem uses the image of glaciers and deserts merging through time, and as the poem moves the lovers disappear. The land will still continue after the lovers have gone.

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“AN EXERCISE IN LEARNING TO SURRENDER.” TALK TO ME: JONATHAN KOVEN

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“AN EXERCISE IN LEARNING TO SURRENDER.” TALK TO ME: JONATHAN KOVEN

I think there’s a level of trusting that people will empathize with my story, and if not my story, then the music of my words.

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REPLAYS: Streets by Doja Cat

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: Streets by Doja Cat

Whether it’s released during an album’s rollout, planned or unplanned, music listeners ultimately choose the success as we see in Doja Cat’s single, ‘Streets’.

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#TPQ5: CARSON SANDELL

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: CARSON SANDELL
What will Carson Sandell include inside in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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POETRY IN CINEMA: WE DON’T TRUST THE NATURE INSIDE US

Posted on February 1, 2021January 31, 2021 by

POETRY IN CINEMA: WE DON’T TRUST THE NATURE INSIDE US

Spoken over the shots of a child spilling milk and a mother in tears, the poem reminds that we are made by moments that can not be undone. 

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REVIEW: THE SAMURAI – LINDA M. CRATE (YELLOW ARROW PUBLISHING)

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by robinhendricks

REVIEW: THE SAMURAI – LINDA M. CRATE (YELLOW ARROW PUBLISHING)

Or perhaps she felt this unfamiliarity with her body all along and only made sense of the reason why after her discovery of the reincarnation. – Robin D. Hendricks

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“I DON’T KNOW IF MY DREAMS SAY ANYTHING TO ME AT ALL” – TALK TO ME: RACHEL CROSBIE

Posted on January 28, 2021January 30, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“I DON’T KNOW IF MY DREAMS SAY ANYTHING TO ME AT ALL” – TALK TO ME: RACHEL CROSBIE

When I was younger, I felt more comfortable writing in different character voices. I don’t think I had enough emotional maturity to tap into something completely personal

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REVIEW: SENTIMENTAL VIOLENCE — GABRIELLE HOGAN (GHOST CITY PRESS)

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by Whitney Hansen

REVIEW: SENTIMENTAL VIOLENCE — GABRIELLE HOGAN (GHOST CITY PRESS)

As we all know, though, joy does not exist without violence — not for Tonya, and not for any of us.

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REPLAYS: ESCOBAR – Xponentbeatz featuring Kriiispy & Halfofyou

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by The R Word

REPLAYS: ESCOBAR – Xponentbeatz featuring Kriiispy & Halfofyou

This column will take a look at songs from week of which I can’t get enough, and deep dive into my own thoughts in regards to them.

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#TPQ5: SAMUEL ADEYEMI

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: SAMUEL ADEYEMI
What will Samuel Adeyemi include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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POETRY IN CINEMA: YOU WERE LOST AND GONE FOREVER, OH MY DARLING

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POETRY IN CINEMA: YOU WERE LOST AND GONE FOREVER, OH MY DARLING

Their flaws are immediate; “I’m a vindictive little bitch truth be told” she tells him. While he ruminates that he falls in love with anyone who gives him attention. – Jessica Mookherjee

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“WHICH REQUIRES ME TO BEND LANGUAGE TO MY WILL” – TALK TO ME: TAYLOR BYAS

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by Mordecai Martin

“WHICH REQUIRES ME TO BEND LANGUAGE TO MY WILL” – TALK TO ME: TAYLOR BYAS

I absolutely code switch because there isn’t an aspect of my life that doesn’t request that sort of labor from me. It’s built into my life, and therefore it manifests in my poetry. – Taylor Byas

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REVIEW: IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE — SHAUN ROBINSON (BRICK BOOKS)

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by brycewarnes

REVIEW: IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE — SHAUN ROBINSON (BRICK BOOKS)

You start in one place—a forest on fire, a restaurant where you’re stacking individual creamers into a tower, falling in love wearing colorful pants—and by the end, you realize you’ve run into yourself.

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#TPQ5: GAIA RAJAN

Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: GAIA RAJAN
What will Gaia Rajan include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!
@gaia_writes ‪@Nic_Sealey ‬ ‪@fannychoir ‬ ‪@carmenmmachado ‬ ‪@mfernandespoet ‬

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REVIEW: MOTH FUNERALS – GAIA RAJAN (GLASS POETRY PRESS)

Posted on January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: MOTH FUNERALS – GAIA RAJAN (GLASS POETRY PRESS)

It’s innocence in a sense because while we all have to grow up, but it’s still okay and sad and happy and other adjectives. But to be Blackbird, or a lonely doll in a fancy dollhouse, or be “ball-gowned, butcher knifed” would be a story to be told.

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YELLOW JOURNALISM: QUIET, GRIT & GLORY – RICKY RAY (BROKEN SLEEP BOOKS)

Posted on January 20, 2021January 26, 2021 by bradleygalimore

YELLOW JOURNALISM: QUIET, GRIT & GLORY – RICKY RAY (BROKEN SLEEP BOOKS)

Many of the pieces in this book challenged me, while some baffled me, others stirred tears I frequently wipe while composing this review.

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#TPQ5: RILEY DANVERS

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: RILEY DANVERS
What will Riley Danvers include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REVIEW: LATE SUMMER FLOWERS – JULIAN DAY (ANSTRUTHER PRESS)

Posted on January 15, 2021January 13, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: LATE SUMMER FLOWERS – JULIAN DAY (ANSTRUTHER PRESS)

Yes, it really is just a ravine, but Day shares the significance of the place, the things that happened there. Place of sport and suicide. Place of celebration.

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REVIEW: FOEVERHAUS – KAILEY TEDESCO (WHITE STAG PUBLISHING)

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: FOEVERHAUS – KAILEY TEDESCO (WHITE STAG PUBLISHING) – review by Kristin Garth

There is a candy-coated communion of saints inside these poems that encapsulates the terror of treats of childhood.  A “peppermint Jesus” and “cinnamon virgin” cohabitate in these pages with the Bloody Mary.

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#TPQ5: DAVID HANLON

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: DAVID HANLON
What will David Hanlon include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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POETRY IN CINEMA: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH – JESSICA MOOKHERJEE

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POETRY IN CINEMA: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH – JESSICA MOOKHERJEE

The long drawn out arguments over life and death, over decisions of who to love – are almost meaningless in the ‘heat of the moment’ and when faced with imminent destruction.

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REVIEW: IR /RATIONAL – KALEB TUTT (ROARING JUNIOR PRESS)

Posted on January 8, 2021January 18, 2021 by bradleygalimore

REVIEW: IR /RATIONAL – KALEB TUTT (ROARING JUNIOR PRESS)

If you have ever wondered if “that” one in a million situation could happen, Tutt has opened the floor for its discussion. – Bradley Galimore

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REVIEW: WOUND FROM THE MOUTH OF A WOUND – TORRIN A. GREATHOUSE (MILKWEED EDITIONS)

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: WOUND FROM THE MOUTH OF A WOUND – TORRIN A. GREATHOUSE (MILKWEED EDITIONS)

it is of value, why try to fix the other parts, “…make them/more normal”? Would it be better to embrace the body in its natural state? – Martha Warren

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#TPQ5: STEVEN ALEXANDER COUSLER

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: STEVEN ALEXANDER COUSLER
What will Steven Alexander Cousler include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REVIEW: IMPERMANENCE – COLIN BANCROFT (MAYTREE PRESS)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: IMPERMANENCE – COLIN BANCROFT (MAYTREE PRESS)

When relationships end, or flowers wither, or family passes away, we hold onto whatever we feel will give us some type of permanence, but in the end, no matter how hard we try, everything dies. Everything ends. But if we accept the beauty of the process, we can carry each moment with us until we ourselves are no more.

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POWER OF POETRY #127: ANNE FRICKE

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POWER OF POETRY #127: ANNE FRICKE

Sometimes the moments are tense, and the uncomfortable stretching and growing of the audience are palpable. Other times, the open-hearted connections embrace the poet with unshakable support.

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POETRY IN CINEMA: THESE HUMANS ARE EXTRAS, EXTRA HUMANS

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

POETRY IN CINEMA: THESE HUMANS ARE EXTRAS, EXTRA HUMANS

However, there may well be a responsibility in the storyteller to carry the world’s stories. As Wings of Desire shows who bares witness makes all the difference to the end of the story. – Jessica Mookherjee

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#TPQ5: KATE (8) VAN PETTEN

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Christopher Margolin

#TPQ5: KATE (8) VAN PETTEN
What will Kate (8) Van Petten include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

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REVIEW: WAYS WE VANISH – TODD DILLARD (OKAY DONKEY PRESS)

Posted on December 31, 2020December 30, 2020 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: WAYS WE VANISH – TODD DILLARD (OKAY DONKEY PRESS)

We are the hopes and dreams of those who would not live to see us get there – because death, and not for any other reason; however, those times where new life beckons as old life waves goodbye can bring light enough to brighten the sky to an otherwise desolate moment.

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REVIEW: ELECTRIC SARCASM – DIMITRA IOANNOU (UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE)

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by Christopher Margolin

REVIEW: ELECTRIC SARCASM – DIMITRA IOANNOU (UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE)

Electric Sarcasm is an elegy faithful to the Greek root of the word; a lament for Greece, a country so important for its ancient ruins, facing financial ruin.

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