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August 25, 2023

KINDNESS CAPERS AND CONUNDRUMS

By Aldyth Irvine-Harrison
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Lovers of poetry who are looking for laughter, literary allusions, and a skeptical-but-not-jaded view of humanity will enjoy the lyrics of Aldyth Irvine-Harrison's KINDNESS CAPERS...

IR Approved
August 25, 2023

SONNETS OF LOVE AND JOY

By Paul Buchheit
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

SONNETS OF LOVE AND JOY collects beautifully crafted and unapologetically old fashioned poems on a variety of subjects. Buchheit’s skills as a poet are clear...

IR Approved
August 4, 2023

IN DOUBTFUL TASTE

By Don Behrend
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Even for those who aren't regular readers of poetry, Don Behrend's IN DOUBTFUL TASTE is an excellent read. The rhyming verse ebbs and flows and...

IR Approved
June 2, 2023

IN THE CITIES OF SLEEP

By Elizabeth C Herron
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

The striking and enchanting poems contained in Elizabeth Herron’s IN THE CITIES OF SLEEP find beauty amid the surprising subjects of war, disease, climate change,...

May 17, 2023

AN OCCASIONAL DAMAGE OF ROSES

By James Victor Anderson
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

James Victor Anderson's AN OCCASIONAL DAMAGE OF ROSES is an accessible collection of poems written in clear, concise lines that revel in reconnecting with the...

May 8, 2023

PEN SCRATCHING POETS

By Marilyn Wassmann
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

PEN SCRATCHING POETS by Marilyn Wassmann is an uneven but charming collection of poems, most light, a few more serious, written by the author and...

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May 5, 2023

STARVE THE WOLF

By Clifford Williams
Poetry Fiction
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
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

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

IR Approved
February 15, 2023

BUT I WANT TO FLY!

By Michelle E. Villalobos
Poetry Fiction
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
Poetry Fiction
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
Poetry Fiction
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
Poetry Fiction
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...

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