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May 5, 2023

STARVE THE WOLF

By Clifford Williams
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite its seeming simplicity, STARVE THE WOLF by Clifford Williams is full of challenging poems that take time to come fully into focus. They are...

March 3, 2023

THE LAMENT

By Ercell H. Hoffman
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

Ercell H. Hoffman's promising poetry and prose collection THE LAMENT, offers heartfelt meditations on love, loss, and memory.

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February 15, 2023

BUT I WANT TO FLY!

By Michelle E. Villalobos
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Written and illustrated with honesty and open-hearted compassion (by Michelle Villalobos and Kiki Kalahari, respectively) BUT I WANT TO FLY! soars, offering insight and inspiration...

January 25, 2023

GRIEF AND HER THREE SISTERS

By Jerry Lovelady
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Powerful poems examine love and loss from many angles in Jerry Lovelady's GRIEF AND HER THREE SISTERS, a collection that offers moments of captivating natural...

January 20, 2023

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

By John Morgan Mullen
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART by John Morgan Mullen is a sprawling chronicle in uncomplicated poetry that tracks the life span of a happy marriage and...

January 4, 2023

“THE WAYLAND SESSIONS” 2017-2020

By Robin Eichele
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

In his "THE WAYLAND SESSIONS" 2017-2020, Robin Eichele delivers a delivers a thoughtful and lyrical reflection on the complexity of our time with a selection...

May 11, 2022

HEART EXPRESSIONS: A Book on Poetry

By Alysha Potente
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Straightforward but not simple, Alysha Potente's poems in her collection, HEART EXPRESSIONS, take everyday situations and imbue them with elegance.

Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

MOONBEAMS AND POETRY (For Those Whose Ears Are Pricked and Tongues That Are Long-Drawn) is an eclectic collection in which poet Jerry Staudenraus showcases his...

April 6, 2022

RAINBOW OF EMOTIONS

By Djehane Hassouna
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

In her poetry collection RAINBOW OF EMOTIONS, Djehane Hassouna offers a series of poignant reflections with a distinctly didactic feel. Hopeful and innocent, her words...

March 25, 2022

A LIFE CYCLE

By Nicole Asherah
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

A LIFE CYCLE, Nicole Asherah’s debut book of poems, delivers a satisfying read in spite of some curious imagery and formatting.

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March 16, 2022

ARTSCAPES

By Lee Woodman
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

An immersive collection of prose inviting readers to visit (or revisit) an impeccable roster of famed works, Lee Woodman’s ARTSCAPES is an intriguing ode to...

January 14, 2022

TWENTYONE OLIVE TREES

By Laura Formentini
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

TWENTYONE OLIVE TREES is a collection of poignant, heartwarming poems and lighthearted children’s fables written by Laura Formentini following her son’s suicide that may provide...

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