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

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#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)

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#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, 2020Leave a comment

REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL & FULL OF MONSTERS – COURTNEY LeBLANC (VEGETARIAN ALCOHOLIC PRESS)

It’s who we are when least expected. It’s the big feelings we can’t explain. It’s the reason we cower in the dark. It’s the reason we raise our voices to those we are said to love. It’s the reason some loves end or begin or don’t. Continue reading REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL & FULL OF MONSTERS – COURTNEY LeBLANC (VEGETARIAN ALCOHOLIC PRESS)

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

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#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 10, 2020January 10, 2020Leave a comment

REVIEW: LITTLE ENVELOPE OF EARTH CONDITIONS – CORI A. WINROCK (ALICE JAMES BOOKS)

Most of all, it’s about when body meets the inside of the body because the outside just doesn’t make sense anymore. It’s when space feels like a metaphor for a much larger universe, and you wish for a black hole within which to hide. Continue reading REVIEW: LITTLE ENVELOPE OF EARTH CONDITIONS – CORI A. WINROCK (ALICE JAMES BOOKS)

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#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, 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

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#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

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#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, 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

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#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

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#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)

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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)

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#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

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

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

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

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

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

#TPQ5: SAMANTHA MERZ

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

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

#TPQ5: MEGAN CRAYNE

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

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

#TPQ5: JOSEPH EDWIN HAEGER

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

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

#TPQ5: AMEE NASSRENE BROUMAND

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

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

#TPQ5: GILL McEVOY

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

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 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

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#TPQ5: JAMES KRENDEL-CLARK

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

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

#TPQ5: LEAH CALLEN

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

Christopher MargolinOctober 30, 2019

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

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

Christopher MargolinOctober 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 15, 2019October 13, 20191 Comment

POWER OF POETRY #70: KASHIANA SINGH

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

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

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

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

JDGSeptember 13, 2019September 11, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: FORGET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS (BONE AND INK PRESS)

If you want a quick dive into our collective punk-rock past, these poems will transport you back to being 15 again; old enough to sneak into the bar from backstage but young enough to still covet the drummer Continue reading REVIEW: FORGET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME – JESSIE LYNN McMAINS (BONE AND INK PRESS)

Christopher MargolinAugust 21, 2019August 20, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: RUST BELT LOVE SONG – MEGAN NEVILLE (GAME OVER BOOKS)

“It’s knowing that it was okay to not want to be royalty. To, instead, want it to be Halloween – to want the ability to wear Vulnerable as a mask without any consequence of laughter.” Continue reading REVIEW: RUST BELT LOVE SONG – MEGAN NEVILLE (GAME OVER BOOKS)

Christopher MargolinAugust 19, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: WOODWORM – MATT DUGGAN (HEDGEHOG PRESS)

If you could reshape history, would you stay woodworm, or would you scrape, claw, stab, and squeeze your way to the top? Continue reading REVIEW: WOODWORM – MATT DUGGAN (HEDGEHOG PRESS)

Christopher MargolinAugust 16, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: FORGIVENESS – CHELSEA BUNN (FINISHING LINE PRESS)

From those we love, to those we’ve loved in mirrors, we are left to sift through and decide between thoughts, facades, and realities. This is our path to survival, to strength, to moving on regardless of those who’ve hurt us. Continue reading REVIEW: FORGIVENESS – CHELSEA BUNN (FINISHING LINE PRESS)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christopher MargolinJune 20, 2019June 20, 2019Leave a comment

REVIEW: FAIR DAY IN AN ANCIENT TOWN – GREG ALLENDORF (BRAIN MILL PRESS)

“…he has taken all the pieces, the histories of hands, waterfalls, sanity hammers, shepherds, and suitors, and built the puzzle only to watch it fall to the floor, and have to put the pieces back in the box.” Continue reading REVIEW: FAIR DAY IN AN ANCIENT TOWN – GREG ALLENDORF (BRAIN MILL PRESS)