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Really bad
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2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
Good
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4/5
Very Good
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2.7 / 5.0
While E.C. Sainz's YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL BACK delivers an artful, directed rage, the lack of closure takes the winds of empowerment out of...
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4.5 / 5.0
Jasmine Erice-Harling’s THE SYMPTOMS OF LIVING delivers an intense, haunting poetry collection that blends gothic style with candid explorations of trauma, inheritance, and perseverance. Its...
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4.5 / 5.0
In MY PLANET OF AFTERMATH, Matt P.J. Schellenberg delivers an introspective poetry collection marked by striking imagery and moments of genuine emotional impact.
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4.3 / 5.0
Writing about love while avoiding saccharine and snobby sentiments, Eric Harris's WHEN I RETURN TO LOVE keeps the promise it makes in the introductory poem:...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Part ghost story and part war history, author H.J. Koch intersperses bloody realities with fantastical elements via beautifully-written prose in four parts in THAYER'S RETURN.
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2.6 / 5.0
Despite its emotional honesty, Wesley J.'s HYPNOTIZED BY MY HEART ONLY TO BE AWAKEN BY TRUTH fails to impress the reader because of its structural...
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5.0 / 5.0
Full of wit, insight, and provocative imagery, EXITS is a masterful collection by award-winning poet Stephen C. Pollock.
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0
WATER YOUR FLOWERS WITH LOVE is a compendium of simple, heart-warming poems through which Koula Hadjitooulou offers hope in a fractious world. With a keen...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Lee Woodman’s COLORSCAPES is a vivid and vibrant collection of poems that's easily accessible, educational, and spiritually uplifting.
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September 17, 2025
MY CEMETERY FRIENDS: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York
By Vincent J TomeoRating:
4.5 / 5.0
Vincent J. Tomeo’s contemplative poetry collection MY CEMETERY FRIENDS: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York meditates on life, death,...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Elizabeth Michaud's poetry in THE BONES IN THE GARDEN beautifully and compellingly runs the gamut from historical injustice to modern themes of love, loss, and...
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April 14, 2025
THE USEFULNESS OF HIPPOPOTAMUS: A HUMOROUS CHAPBOOK FOR TRYING TIMES
By Vincent J. TomeoRating:
4.0 / 5.0
Though its poems are occasionally lightweight, Vincent J. Tomeo’s THE USEFULNESS OF HIPPOPOTAMUS: A Humorous Chapbook For Trying Times is by turns droll and affecting...