Monthly Archives: April 2014

Imperial by George Bilgere

Posted in April 19, 2014
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Review by Arthur McMaster Imperial George Bilgere University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014 Perfect Bound, 72 pages ISBN: 0822962683 Purchase link If the purpose of poetry is to inform, while it also tantalizes and delights the critical reader, recognizing that this …

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Contentment through Metaphor: Poetry as a Creator of Myth

Posted in April 19, 2014
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By John McCarthy If you are familiar with Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth, then you might be familiar with his idea that poetry is the only craft that can keep myth alive, alive in the present. Myth, as defined …

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Etch and Blur by Jamie Thomas and Ruins Assembling by Dennis Finnell

Posted in April 19, 2014
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Review by Ann E. Michael Etch and Blur Jamie Thomas Brick Road Poetry Press, 2014 paperback, 81 pp, $15.95 ISBN 978-0-9841005-9-0 Purchase link Ruins Assembling Dennis Finnell Shape and Nature Press, 2014 paperback, 67 pp, $14.95 ISBN 978-0-9899969-0-7 Purchase link …

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Gray Matter by Sara Michas-Martin

Posted in April 19, 2014
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Review by Dawn Leas Gray Matter Sara Michas-Martin Fordham University Press, 2014 Perfect Binding, 60 pages ISBN: 978-0823257799 Link to purchase Since my son is an undergraduate student at Fordham, I usually find my way to the Fordham University Press …

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