Michael Leong “Poetry can be any damn thing it wants,” observes the distinguished critic and translator Mary Ann Caws in a 2009 article for Poetry Magazine. One can take this unapologetically blithe statement—which, after the groundbreaking innovations of modernism, seems …
Tag Archives: Fall 2014
The Poetry of Non-Poetry: On Alan Bigelow’s “This Is Not A Poem”
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: essay, Fall 2014, Michael Leong
The Ghazal
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: essay, Fall 2014, Khadeeja Mushtaq
Khadeeja Mushtaq The Ghazal is increasingly becoming popular in the Western world, especially America where the assimilation of different cultures has resulted in the appreciation and adaptation of other literary forms. Ghazals appeared in American poetry en route Urdu poetry …
Bigger Than Elvis: Erika L. Sánchez—Poet, Writer, and Creative Strategist
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Erika L. Sanchez, Fall 2014, interview, Millicent Borges Accardi
Millicent Bórges Accardi, Interviews Editor In 2014, the poet Erika L. Sánchez was named One of Chicago’s 25 Writers to Watch. She is an activist for reproductive rights and women’s health and works as a freelance journalist, penning a monthly …
Confessions of a Failed Poet
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: essay, Fall 2014, Laura Moe
Laura Moe On a recent coffee date with a former student, he told me he only likes rhyming poetry, and he recited two poems by Frost and Shelley from memory. It is easier to memorize rhyme, and most children’s books …
Review: Everyone I Love Is A Stranger to Someone by Annelyse Gelman
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Annelyse Gelman, Fall 2014, John McCarthy, review, Write Bloody Publishing
John McCarthy, PQ Contributing Editor Everyone I Love Is A Stranger To Someone Annelyse Gelman Write Bloody Publishing Paperback, 80 pages 978-1938912429 http://writebloody.com/shop/products/everyone-i-love-is-a-stranger-to-someone-by-annelyse-gelman/ Encountering a book as self-aware and honest as Annelyse Gelman’s Everyone I Love is a Stranger …
How Many Whats in a Name?
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Fall 2014, Leslie L. Nielsen, letter from editor
Here’s our publication called Poets’ Quarterly. There are plenty of other online journals of and about poetry, and there’s even one out there called Poetry Quarterly, a name close to ours—but none of them do what we do. What makes …
Review: What We Pass On by Maria Mazziotti Gillian
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Brian Fanelli, Fall 2014, Guernica Editions, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, review
Brian Fanelli, PQ Contributing Editor What We Pass On Maria Mazziotti Gillan Guernica Editions Paperback, 440 pages ISNB: 978-1550713046 http://www.guernicaeditions.com/title/9781550713046 For decades, Maria Mazziotti Gillan has defended the narrative form in poetry, especially through her workshops, interviews, and personal …
In Conversation with Suzanne Lummis
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Fall 2014, Georgia Jones-Davis, interview, Suzanne Lummis
Georgia Jones-Davis Suzanne Lummis’ collection Open 24 Hours won the Blue Lynx Poetry Award in Washington State and will be published in Fall 2014. Her poems have appeared in such journals as Ploughshares, The Hudson Review, The New Ohio Review, and …
Review: Dogwatch by R.S. Gwynn
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Ann E. Michael, Fall 2014, Measure Press, R.S. Gwynn, review
Ann E. Michael, PQ Contributing Editor Dogwatch R. S. Gwynn Measure Press, 2014 Hardcover, 107 pp ISBN 978-1-939574-07-7 www.measurepress.com I have found that among readers of poetry perhaps the most ardent opinions involve the use of end rhyme in …
Review: Deviants by Peter Kline
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Fall 2014, Peter Kline, review, Shauna Osborn, Stephen F Austin State University Press
by Shauna Osborn, Contributing Editor Deviants Peter Kline Stephen F Austin State University Press Paperback, 64 pages 9781622880294 http://www.tamupress.com/product/Deviants,7630.aspx “Deviant behavior is an unwillingness or inability to comply with societal rules of conduct; its inherent condition is one of alienation …