The poems are sensuously complex, perhaps the most complex of Barot’s canon Read More
Celeste Gainey’s debut collection, The Gaffer, is a triumph of nouns—of people, places, things, and ideas presented to us in the most trenchant and timely ways. Read More
One of the many things I admire about Dawn Lundy Martin’s poetry is her potent ability to puzzle the reader without losing the reader Read More
Julie Marie Wade on Jericho Brown's latest poetry collection The New Testament Read More
When I Was Straight offers a look into Wade’s “before and after:” the first half of the book tackles her life before coming out, and the second half details people’s reactions to learning that she’s a lesbian. Read More
Julie Marie Wade gives you ten reasons to read Mark Bibbins’ newest book. Read More
"Clarke is a provocative poet who never asks permission to make her voice heard." Read More
"It would be redundant to ask if Simmonds plays an instrument when his voice is an instrument, a conduit of incomparable depth and range." Read More
"McLane has made me appreciate the artful ways that 'high' and 'low' diction co-exist in her own work—and more than co-exist: the ways her idiosyncratic approach to poeming thrives through deft and playful juxtaposition." Read More
A confession: I like to read the endings first. Not for novels or narrative memoirs, but always for a collection...
