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Motel of the Opposable Thumbs — Stuart Ross (Anvil Press)
Today's book of poetry:Motel of the Opposable Thumbs. Stuart Ross. Anvil Press. British Columbia. 2019.The North Starfor Laurie SiblockThe first time I meet Laurie I walk into her house andhand her...
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Every Atom - Erin Coughlin Hollowell (Boreal Books)
Today's book of poetry:Every Atom. Erin Coughlin Hollowell. Boreal Books. An Imprint of Red Hen Press. Pasadena, California. 2018.There are few things harder than watching your parents fade away...
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The Night Chorus - Harold Hoefle (McGill-Queen's University Press)
Today's book of poetry:The Night Chorus. Harold Hoefle. McGill-Queen's University Press. Montreal, Quebec. 2018.The older we get here at Today's book of poetry the more we forget what we are trying...
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Fresh Pack of Smokes — Cassandra Blanchard . (Nightwood Editions)
Today's book of poetry:Fresh Pack of Smokes. Cassandra Blanchard. Nightwood Editions. Gibsons, British Columbia. 2019.Today's book of poetry's first thought, when we stepped back to catch our...
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The Sad Songs of Hell — Brent Cunningham . (Ugly Duckling Presse)
Today's book of poetry: The Sad Songs of Hell. Brent Cunningham. Ugly Duckling Presse. Brooklyn, New York. 2017.Absolutely astonishing. Brent Cunningham "translates" Arthur Rimbaud like you have...
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A Generous Latitude — Lenea Grace (ECW Press)
Today's book of poetry:A Generous Latitude. Lenea Grace. ECW Press. Toronto, Ontario. 2018.Anyone who can write a fine poem and have it end in St. Louis-du-Ha!-Ha! is alright by Today's book of...
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Midlife Action Figure - Chris Banks (ECW/A Misfit Book)
Today's book of poetry:Midlife Action Figure. Chris Banks. ECW/A Misfit Book. Toronto, Ontario. 2019.Chris Banks would have us believe that, as Roethke said, "Poetry is an act of mischief."Midlife...
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House of Sparrows: New and Selected Poems - Betsy Sholl (University of...
Today's book of poetry:House of Sparrows: New and Selected Poems. Betsy Sholl. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, Wisconsin. 2019WINNER OF THE FOUR LAKES PRIZE IN POETRYThe first thirty-seven...
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Every Ravening Thing - Marsha de la O (University of Pittsburgh Press)
Today's book of poetry:Every Ravening Thing. Marsha de la O. Pitt Poetry Series. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2019.Marsha de la O waltzed in to our office like she...
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Forty-One Objects - Carsten René Nielsen (The Bitter Oleander Press)
Today's book of poetry:Forty-One Objects. Carsten René Nielsen. Translated by David Keplinger. The Bitter Oleander Press. Fayetteville, New York. 2019.Forty-One Objects by the Danish poet Carsten...
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Gloss - Rebecca Hazelton (University of Wisconsin Press)
Today's book of poetry:Gloss. Rebecca Hazelton. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, Wisconsin. 2019.Marcus Wicker calls the poems in Rebecca Hazelton's Gloss "wise, sexy, well-tuned language...
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Reunion - Deanna Young (Brick Books)
Today's book of poetry:Reunion. Deanna Young. Brick Books. London, Ontario. 2018.Deanna Young is the Poet Laureate of Ottawa, the city Today's book of poetry calls home. Today's book of poetry has...
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Acacia Road - Aaron Brown (Silverfish Review Press)
Today's book of poetry:Acacia Road. Aaron Brown. Silverfish Review Press. Eugene, Oregon. 2018.Winner of the 2016 Gerald Cable Book AwardLast night Today's book of poetry found ourselves at Aaron...
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Doubter's Hymnal - Laura Cok (Mansfield Press)
Today's book of poetry:Doubter's Hymnal. Laura Cok. Mansfield Press. Toronto, Ontario. 2019.Doubter's Hymnal is a coming of age song that questions faith, looks at family life, and makes readers...
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Silence Like Another Name - John Levy (Otata's Bookshelf)
Today's book of poetry:Silence Like Another Name. John Levy. Otata's Bookshelf. Otatablog.wordpress.com. 2019.Today's book of poetry is taking another stab at the poetry of John Levy. Silence Like...
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Divided - Linda Frank (A Buckrider Book/Wolsak & Wynn)
Today's book of poetry:Divided. Linda Frank. A Buckrider Book/Wolsak & Wynn. Hamilton, Ontario. 2018.Clearly Linda Frank's poetry posse includes a world class botonist and a scientist with an...
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Tinderbox Lawn - Carol Guess (Rose Metal Press) + Human-Ghost Hybrid Project...
Today's book of poetry:Tinderbox Lawn. Carol Guess. Rose Metal Press. Brookline, Maine. 2008.andHuman-Ghost Hybrid Project. Carol Guess and Daniela Olszewska. Black Lawrence Press. Somewhere in...
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Local Haunts - David White (Pedlar Press)
Today's book of poetry:Local Haunts. David White. Pedlar Press. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. 2019.There is all the sad glamour you are every going to need in the first section of David...
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This Is Not A Frank Ocean Cover Album - Alan Chazaro (Black Lawrence Press)
Today's book of poetry:This Is Not A Frank Ocean Cover Album. Alan Chazaro. Black Lawrence Press. New York. 2019.Black River Chapbook Competition WinnerBeing a sixty-three year-old grumpy white man...
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CIRCADIA - kevin mcpherson eckhoff (Gaspereau Press Limited)
Today's book of poetry:CIRCADIA. kevin mcpherson eckhoff. Devil's Whim Occasional Chapbook Series. Devil's Whim Chapbook No. 37. Gaspereau Press Limited. Kentville, Nova Scotia. 2018.kevin...
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Bulletproof - Matthew Murrey (Jacar Press)
Today's book of poetry:Bulletproof. Matthew Murrey. Jacar Press. Durham, North Carolina. 2019."Grim as a box of bullets."...
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We Were Like Everyone Else - Ken Victor (Cormorant Books)
Today's book of poetry:We Were Like Everyone Else. Ken Victor. Cormorant Books. Toronto, Ontario. 2019.We Were Like Everyone Else by the soon to be well-known Ken Victor isn't much like anything...
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As One Fire Consumes Another - John Sibley Williams (Orison Books)
Today's book of poetry:As One Fire Consumes Another. John Sibley Williams. Orison Books. Asheville, North Carolina. 2019.The 2018 ORISON POETRY PRIZEHello to all you poetry fans, thanks for turning...
View ArticleThe LAST Today's book of poetry
Hello all you beautiful poetry monsters. Due to circumstances beyond our control Today's book of poetry will no longer be posting a blog/review.I would like to thank each and every publisher, poet, and...
View ArticleMichael Dennis (September 1, 1956 - December 31, 2020)
It is with deep regret that Today's Book of Poetry announces the death of Michael Dennis. He passed away December 31st, 2020. Michael's Today's Book of Poetry touched a lot of lives. He will be greatly...
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