Monthly Archives: July 2013

Blessed Journey, an Interview with Poet and Translator Liliana Valenzuela

Posted in July 11, 2013

Blessed Journey, an Interview with Poet and Translator Liliana Valenzuelaby Millicent Borges Accardi    A juggernaut and acclaimed translator of literary works by Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Denise Chávez, Nina Marie Martínez, Ana Castillo, Dagoberto Gilb, Richard Rodríguez, Cristina García, Gloria …

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What I Learned as a Literary Journal Reader

Posted in July 11, 2013

What I Learned as a Literary Journal Reader Essay by Kevin Brown I’ve been sending out submissions to journals for almost fifteen years now, ranging from those no one has heard of and that no longer exist to the most …

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White Papers by Martha Collins

Posted in July 11, 2013

White Papers Martha Collins University of Pittsburgh Press Paperback, 69 pages ISBN: 978-0822961840 Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Brian Fanelli Too often, the conversation about race is reduced to lectures about the Civil War, Jim Crow, the Civil …

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T.S. Eliot and William Carlos Williams: So Much Depends upon the Image

Posted in July 11, 2013

T.S. Eliot and William Carlos Williams: So Much Depends upon the Image Essay by PQ Contributor Brian Fanelli William Carlos Williams’ autobiography makes clear that the New Jersey poet had a drastically different upbringing than St. Louis-born T.S. Eliot. Williams …

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This Assignment Is So Gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching

Posted in July 11, 2013

This Assignment Is So Gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching Edited by Megan Volpert Sibling Rivalry Press, 2013 226 pages ISBN: 978-1-937420-42-0 Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Elizabeth Kate Switaj What stands out most about This …

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The Problem(s) with “Twenty Little Poems That Could Save America”

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The Problem(s) with “Twenty Little Poems That Could Save America” Essay by Jacob Victorine Let me first point out the obvious: Tony Hoagland is an award winning, established writer who has been crafting poems since before I was born. I, …

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The Stones Jones Canzones by Rick Mullin

Posted in July 11, 2013

The Stones Jones Canzones Rick Mullin Finishing Line Press, 2013 Chapbook, 22 pages Purchase Link      Reviewed by Kenneth McNickle Rick Mullin’s most recent collection of poems perfectly captures the eccentric, hectic, bluesy lifestyle epic of The Rolling Stones. …

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The System by Claudia Serea

Posted in July 11, 2013

The System Claudia Serea cold hub press Paperback, 37 pages ISBN: 978-0-473-22196-6 PurchaseLink Review by PQ Contributing Editor Kaitlin Keller Claudia Serea’s compelling and emotionally prolific collection of poems, The System, recounts her father’s trials as a prisoner in a …

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The Use of the World by Dan Albergotti

Posted in July 11, 2013

The Use of the World Dan Albergotti Unicorn Press Paperback, 42 pages, $12 ISBN: 978-0-87775-997-3 Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Arthur McMaster Dan Albergotti’s new, small volume contains twenty-two poems, themselves mostly modest in size, though not in …

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