Monthly Archives: April 2014

Keeping Poetry Alive, One Project at a Time

Posted in April 19, 2014
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Keeping Poetry Alive, One Project at a Time Q&A with Nicelle Davis by Dawn Leas Nicelle Davis is a writer, educator, and artistic collaborator extraordinaire. Whether you are corresponding via email or having a face-to-face conversation, her dedication to and …

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The Silence in an Empty House by Maria Mazziotti Gillan

Posted in April 19, 2014
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Review by Brian Fanelli The Silence in an Empty House Maria Mazziotti Gillan NYQ Books, 2013 Perfect Bound, 92 pages ISNB: 193552089X Purchase link Anyone familiar with Maria Mazziotti’s poetry or anyone who has flipped through the pages of Patterson …

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The Plague Doctor In His Hull-Shaped Hat by Stephen Massimilla

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Review by Shauna Osborn The Plague Doctor In His Hull-Shaped Hat Stephen Massimilla Stephen F Austin State University Press, 2013 Paperback, 88 pages ISBN: 9781622880072 Purchase link Getting the world right is a dying operation. To see myself, I swivel …

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The Art of Difficulty: Helping Students Approach Poetry with Confidence

Posted in April 19, 2014
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By Amorak Huey (A version of this essay was delivered as part of the panel “The Art of Difficulty: Challenging Poetry Students to Think Clearly, Read Smartly, Write Evocatively”at the 2014 AWP Conference in Seattle, Washington.) Begin with the poem: …

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Q&A; with Deborah Hauser and Lynn Domina

Posted in April 19, 2014
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Can You Hear Me Hear Me Knocking? Q&A with Deborah Hauser and Lynn Domina Two poets who had never met and were unfamiliar with each other’s work. East Coast writers, with dissimilar styles and subject matter. Deborah Hauser and Lynn …

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Q&A; with Robert Manaster by Millicent Borges Accardi

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Let’s Spend Some Time Together: How to Start a Writers Group Q&A with Robert Manaster by Millicent Borges Accardi One Sunday a month, the Glass Room Poets gather to read, discuss poetry and to share literary news. We are a …

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Seam by Tarfia Faizullah

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Review by Elizabeth Kate Switaj seam Tarfia Faizullah Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Kindle Ebook, 280 pages ISBN: 9780809333264 Purchase link Tarfia Faizullah’s seam investigates an atrocity unfamiliar to many western readers, the March 26th 1971 attack by West Pakistan …

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Spring 2014 Issue and Welcome

Posted in April 19, 2014

Greetings PQ  friends!   Welcome to our spring issue of PQ. We’re quite excited to be celebrating National Poetry Month with you and hope you enjoy the Current Issue, full of lively content. Spring is definitely in the air and …

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Announcing: A New Book of Poetry!

Posted in April 19, 2014
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By Leslie L. Nielsen Oh boy! A new book of poetry! Oh boy. How can I ever keep up? For anyone interested in finding books of poetry to read, there’s a steady and generous stream of information about potentially wonderful …

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Anger, Hatred, and Identity: Anzaldúa and Lorde

Posted in April 19, 2014
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By Shauna Osborn How much of this truth can I bear to see and still live unblinded? How much of this pain can I use?             Audre Lorde She becomes a nahual, able to transform herself into a tree, a …

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