Ann E. Michael PQ Contributing Editor Ode to the Heart Smaller than a Pencil Eraser Luisa Igloria Utah State University Press, 2014 paperback, 74 pp $16.95 ISBN 978-0-87421-968-5 http://www.upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/2393-ode-to-the-heart-smaller-than-a-pencil-eraser In his introduction to Luisa Igloria’s Ode to the Heart Smaller …
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Review: Ode to the Heart Smaller than a Pencil Eraser by Luisa Igloria
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Ann E. Michael, Fall 2015, Luisa Igloria, review, Utah State University Press
Review: In Memory of Brilliance & Value by Michael Robins
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Ann E. Michael, Fall 2015, Michael Robins, review, Saturnalia Books
Ann E. Michael, PQ Contributing Editor In Memory of Brilliance & Value Michael Robins Saturnalia Books, 2015 paperback, 65 pp. $15.00 ISBN 978-0-9915454-8-3 www.saturnaliabooks.com When encountering couplets on the page, readers tend to expect the lyrical rather than the narrative. …
Review: Radioland by Lesley Wheeler
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Ann E. Michael, Barrow Street Books, Fall 2015, Lesley Wheeler, review
Ann E. Michael PQ Contributing Editor Radioland Lesley Wheeler Barrow Street Books, 2015 Paperback, 74 pp $16.95 ISBN 978-0-9893296-8-2 http://barrowstreet.org/press/book/radioland-lesley-wheeler/ The parent-child relationship, in an ideal world, could be open to generous renegotiation—fluid, adaptable—as parents age and their children become …
Review: Sad Math by Sarah Freligh
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Carrie L. Krucinski, Fall 2015, Moon City Press, review, Sarah Freligh
Carrie L. Krucinski Sad Math Sarah Freligh Moon City Press Perfect Binding, 70 pages ISBN: 978-0-913785-64-5 http://mooncitypress.com/2015/08/sad-math-by-sara-freligh-winner-of-the-2014-moon-city-poetry-prize/ One of the most important jobs for a poet is to tell …
Review: Mendeleev
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Arthur McMaster, Fall 2015, Jessica Goodfellow, Mayapple Press, review
Arthur McMaster Mendeleev’s Mandala Jessica Goodfellow Mayapple Press, 2015 Paper, 100 pages, $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-936419-49=1 http://mayapplepress.com/mendeleevs-mandala-jessica-goodfellow/ We know from the first few lines, from the poet’s first remarkable observations, that this is not your grandad’s book of verse. “The Problem …
Review: Becoming the Sound of Bees by Marc Vincenz
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Ampersand Books, Fall 2015, Marc Vincenz, Matt Hill, review
Matt Hill Becoming the Sound of Bees Marc Vincenz Ampersand Books Paperback, Perfect Bound, 112 pages ISBN: 978-09861370-0-6 http://ampersand-books.com/product/becoming-the-sound-of-bees/ we listened for the sound of bees & hearing nothing but the wind boxing the panes we began to hum …
Review: Drawing Down the Moon by Allison Creighton
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Allison Creighton, Fall 2015, review, Shauna Osborn, Turning Point Books
Shauna Osborn PQ Contributing Editor Drawing Down the Moon Allison Creighton Turning Point Books, 2015 84 pages ISBN: 9781625491312 http://www.turningpointbooks.com/creighton.html Typically when one sees the phrase “drawing down the moon,” it is involved in discussions of magical spells, pagan rituals, …
Review: if you turn around I will turn around by Ben Clark
Posted in November 18, 2015
Tags: Ben Clark, Fall 2015, Jacob Victorine, review, Thoughtcrime Press
Jacob Victorine if you turn around I will turn around Ben Clark Thoughtcrime Press Paperback perfect bound, 64 pages ISBN-13: 978-0-9887167-1-1 http://thoughtcrimepress.com/?portfolio=if-you-turn-around-i-will-turn-around-by-ben-clark-2015 In if you turn around I will …
Review: Waving Back by Gail Thomas
Posted in August 22, 2015
Tags: Gail Thomas, review, Steven Riel, Summer 2015, Turning Point Books
Steven Riel Waving Back Gail Thomas Turning Point Paperback, 87 pages ISBN 9781625491251 http://turningpointbooks.com/gail-thomas.html Waving Back, Gail Thomas’ third book of poetry, impresses us with the achievements of a mature and adept craftsperson. In addition to admiring Thomas’ artistry, we …
Review: Via Incanto: Poems from the Darkroom by Marisa Frasca
Posted in August 22, 2015
Tags: Bordighera Press, Elizabeth Kate Switaj, Marisa Frasca, review, Summer 2015
Elizabeth Kate Switaj Via Incanto–Poems from the Darkroom Marisa Frasca Bordighera Press Paperback, 96 pages ISBN: 978-1-59954-076-4 http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781599540764/via-incanto-poems-from-the-darkroom.aspx A dark room, as any gothic heroine will tell you, …