Monthly Archives: April 2013

PQ Community Q&A;

Posted in April 1, 2013

Visit Poets.org for more info on National Poetry Month The PQ community is celebrating National Poetry Month in a variety of ways. Through workshops, readings, and new book releases, we thought it would be fun to share what our PQ …

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Chinoiserie by Karen Rigby

Posted in April 1, 2013

Chinoiserie Karen Rigby Ahsahta Press Paperback, 63 pages ISBN: 978-1-934103-25-8 Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Felicia A. Elam    By definition, the word “chinoiserie” means a European interpretation of Chinese style in design such as furniture and textiles. …

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E-Poetry and (Non-)Human Nature

Posted in April 1, 2013

E-Poetry and (Non-)Human Nature: The Space and Place of Eco-Poetics in Digital Lit Essay by Andrew Ruzkowski …if no new poets should arise to create afresh the associations which have been thus disorganized, language will be dead to all nobler …

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The Grace to Leave by Lola Haskins

Posted in April 1, 2013

The Grace to Leave Lola Haskins Anhinga Press, 2012 Perfect bound, 68 pages ISBN: 978-1-934695-28-9 Purchase Link  Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Arthur McMaster   Florida poet and educator Lola Haskins asks in her poem “Moor,” this not-so-rhetorical question, “and what …

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What the Trapeze Artist Trusts by Malaika King Albrecht

Posted in April 1, 2013

What the Trapeze Artist Trusts Malaika King Albrecht Press 53, 2012 Perfect Binding, 80 pages ISBN: 978-1935708544 Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Editor Lori A. May Albrecht opens her debut collection with an intimate letter, her speaker’s apostrophe to the unknown …

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Worshiping “So What”: A Workshop and a Gallery

Posted in April 1, 2013

credit: David Patrick Worshiping “So What”: A Workshop and a GalleryEssay by Jen Kindbom I was so pleased when I got to high school and was able to take an art class every day. My kind and feisty teachers—one of …

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A Change in the Weather by Geoffrey Jacques

Posted in April 1, 2013

A Change in the Weather Geoffrey Jacques University of Massachusetts Press Amherst Paperback, 185 pages ISBN: 978-1-55849-688-0 Purchase Link  Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Brian Fanelli  Geoffrey Jacques issues a bold claim in A Change in the Weather, that some …

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Water-Rites by Ann E. Michael

Posted in April 1, 2013

Water-Rites Ann E. Michael Brick Road Poetry Press Perfect Binding, 112 pages ISBN: 978-0-9835304-2-8 Purchase Link  Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Dawn Leas I love water. My first choice has always been the salty kind, but I also marvel at …

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The Girls of Peculiar by Catherine Pierce

Posted in April 1, 2013

The Girls of Peculiar Catherine Pierce Saturnalia Books, 2012 Perfect bound, 78 pages ISBN 978-0-9833686-2-5 Purchase Link  Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Ann E. Michael  Totem-like animals, superstitions, and carnival rides populate the dreamy lives of young women in Catherine …

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Q&A; with Joan Hanna

Posted in April 1, 2013

Poet Joan Hanna Q&A with Joan HannaInterview by Kaitlin Keller and Lori A. May Joan Hanna was born and raised in Philadelphia and now lives in New Jersey with her husband, Craig and rescued Beagle, Odessa. She holds an MFA …

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