Crows in the Jukebox - Mike James (Bottom Dog Press)
Today's book of poetry:Crows in the Jukebox. Mike James. Harmony Series. Bottom Dog Press. Huron, Ohio. 2017.Nominated for a Paterson Poetry PrizeFamily can be a sharp kick in the ass at the best...
View ArticleThis Much I Can Tell You - David Rigsbee (Black Lawrence Press)
Today's book of poetry:This Much I Can Tell You. David Rigsbee. Black Lawrence Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2017.This Much I Can Tell You is a curious cat. You wonder/wander about within the...
View ArticleThe Hunchback's Bus - Nora Iuga (Bitter Oleander Press)
Today's book of poetry:The Hunchback's Bus. Nora Iuga. Translated from the Romanian byAdam J.Sorkin & Diana Manole. Bitter Oleander Press. Fayetteville, New York. 2016.Mircea Cărtărescu says...
View ArticleConsider The Paragliders - Patricia Young (Baseline Press)
Today's book of poetry:Consider The Paragliders. Patricia Young. Baseline Press. London, Ontario. 2018.Today's book of poetry has had the pleasure of venturing into Patricia Young territory before....
View ArticleBorrowed Days - Poems New And Selected - Marc Plourde (Cormorant Books)
Today's book of poetry:Borrowed Days - Poems New And Selected. Marc Plourde. Cormorant Books. Toronto, Ontario. 2016.When Borrowed Days - Poems New and Selected by Marc Plourde came through the...
View ArticleWhen I Grow Up I Want To Be A List Of Further Possibilities - Chen Chen (BOA...
Today's book of poetry:When I Grow Up I Want To Be A List Of Further Possibilities. Chen Chen. BOA Editions. Rochester, New York. 2017.Winner of the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry PrizeWhere to start with...
View ArticleEverything We've Loved Comes Back To Find Us - Allan Cooper (Gaspereau Press)
Today's book of poetry:Everything We've Loved Comes Back To Find Us. Allan Cooper. Gaspereau Press. Kentville, New Brunswick. 2017,Allan Cooper's Everything We've Loved Comes Back To Find Us is a...
View ArticleItzhak Perlman's Broken String - Jacqueline Jules (Evening Street Press)
Today's book of poetry:Itzhak Perlman's Broken String. Jacqueline Jules. Evening Street Press. Sacramento, California. 2017.The legend of Itzhak Perlman's broken string is certainly worth knowing...
View ArticlePoems From the Planet Crouton - Wayne F. Burke (Epic Rites Press)
Today's book of poetry:Poems From the Planet Crouton. Wayne F. Burke. Epic Rites Press. Tree Killer Ink. Punk Chapbook Series. 2017.Okay, I've just read Poems From the Planet Crouton for the third...
View ArticleMany Parishes - Adrian Koesters (BrickHouse Books)
Today's book of poetry:Many Parishes. Adrian Koesters. BrickHouse Books. Baltimore, Maryland. 2013.Today's book of poetry will get to Adrian Koesters superb Many Parishes in a moment. We wanted to...
View ArticleLoving from the Backbone - Catherine Arra (Flutter Press) + Slamming &...
Today's book of poetry:Loving From the Backbone. Catherine Arra. Flutter Press. San Jacinto, California. 2015.Today's book of poetry:Slamming & Spitting. Catherine Arra. Circle In The Woods...
View ArticleUnion River - Poems and Sketches - Paul Marion (Bootstrap Press)
Today's book of poetry:Union River - Poems and Sketches. Paul Marion. Bootstrap Press. Lowell, Massachusetts. 2017."The United States themselves areessentially the greatest poem."...
View ArticleStray - Allison LaSorda (Icehouse Poetry/Goose Lane Editions)
Today's book of poetry:Stray. Allison LaSorda. Icehouse Poetry/Goose Lane Editions. Fredericton, New Brunswick. 2017."Listen, I would never Jolene your man."...
View ArticleWhite Food - Toni Mergentime Levi (Mayapple Press)
Today's book of poetry:White Food. Toni Mergentime Levi. Mayapple Press. Woodstock, New York. 2016.Your mother lost to dementia, your ex lost to the suburbs and your father was missing from the...
View ArticleThis Real - concetta principe (Pedlar Press)
Today's book of poetry:This Real. concetta principe. Pedlar Press. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. 2017.Today's book of poetry has been down the concetta principe poetry highway before....
View ArticleJoy Of Missing Out - Ana Božičević (Birds, LLC)
Today's book of poetry:Joy Of Missing Out. Ana Božičević. Birds, LLC. Minneapolis, New York, Raleigh. 2017.FiregramLike a river of dopeYour love came to meA superstar--and even if celebrity isThe...
View ArticleHow to Dance in This Rarefied Air - Rienzi Crusz (Mawenzi House)
Today's book of poetry:How to Dance in This Rarefied Air. Rienzi Crusz. Mawenzi House. Toronto, Ontario. 2017.Today's book of poetry couldn't say it for a certainty but we strongly believe Rienzi...
View ArticleDeep Well - Dan Bellm (Lavender Ink)
Today's book of poetry: Deep Well. Dan Bellm. Lavender Ink. New Orleans, Louisiana. 2017.Deep Well is exactly as advertised. Dan Bellm is casting his bucket deep into that space between a mother...
View ArticleMaunder - Claire Kelly (Palimpsest Press)
Today's book of poetry:Maunder. Claire Kelly. Palimpsest Press. Windsor, Ontario. 2017.To maunder: Move or act in a dreamy or idle manner.Claire Kelly's Maunder showed up at just the right time and...
View ArticleBulletproof - Wolfgang Carstens (Grey Borders Books) + Hell and High Water -...
Today's books of poetry:Bulletproof. Wolfgang Carstens. Grey Borders Books. USA. 2017Hell and High Water. Wolfgang Carstens. Six Ft. Swells Press. USA. 2017.These two Wolfgang Carstens beasts...
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