Book Review Dawn’s Incision Dawn’s Incision is poet David Hanlon’s debut full-length collection, published by Ice Floe Press. In advance praise of the book, Alan Parry said, “Head first, [Hanlon] takes on love, loss, and a deep sense of longing. Each poem in this collection expertly blends vivid imagery with emotional resonance and invites readers […]
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Book Review Birds, Bones, & Melancholia Birds Bones & Melanchola – Nanaviti was published in August 2023 and is a deeply internal, personal, and hauntingly beautiful poetry chapbook collection. Author Anushri Nanavati best summarizes the inspiration for the book: “Birds have hollow bones, continually flying and falling from highs to lows, and therein lies the
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Book Review Murmurs of the Wastebasket Taxa Murmurs of the Wastebasket Taxa by Chloe Skye Landisman was released by Bottlecap Press in 2023. Landisman’s debut chapbook includes 24 pages of beautiful Polaroid images and Koan poem-inspired vignettes. It is a hybrid work that invites readers into a world where animals navigate the Anthropocene’s altered landscapes.
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Book Review Child Craft In her latest prose collection, Child Craft, Amy Barnes redefines the term hybrid work. Her series of intimate vignettes oscillate between concise yet precise prose poetry and a masterclass in flash fiction. Her stories, predominantly centered on the dynamics between mothers and daughters, also blur the lines between the story and what
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Book Review Reacquaint Reacquaint is poet Allison Thung’s debut chapbook. It was published in February 2024 by Kith Books. Allison Thung aptly describes the themes in her book as “chronic illness, (over)thought & memory, speculation & escapism, and love & friendship.” It’s a beautifully ambitious, wide-ranging, and expertly penned debut chapbook. Her prose poems are
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Book Review Duets Where to begin? Creativity abounds in this collection. The name Duets aptly implies what one will unearth within the pages. Melodies explode off the page with each carefully curated artistic interpretation, alongside words that somehow breathe more life into the artwork. Whether poetry or prose, this book is filled with stories that sing. Marques
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Book Review Celine, An Elegy “Life is no way to treat an animal,” the words leap off the page from the first poem. They demand attention. For anyone who has loved and lost a pet, Celine, An Elegy, will capture the reader’s heart. Bryan takes his grief to the pages, and the result is stunningly poignant.
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Book Review Serpent’s Lap Serpent’s Lap slithers into the reader’s mind with palpable viscosity. A slow smoke entrances page after page, engulfing one in a fortress of knowledge. Porubsky conjures his poems with spell-like certainty and a deft hand, opening with “Transmogrify” is a testament to this, “…I use a curved knife, peel wood pieces in
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Book Review The Beautiful Losses The Beautiful Losses is a true testament to the passage of time and how much can be gleaned if one only pays attention to the now. Ever-present, Pollack executes an exactness with his poetry, somehow granting levity and gravity simultaneously. Through his words, one travels and begins comprehending how Pollack has
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