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. …
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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
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: 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
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 …
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, …
Review: Scienza Nuova by Carrie Hunter
Posted in August 22, 2015
Tags: Carrie Hunter, Elizabeth Kate Switaj, Little Red Leaves Textile Series, review, Summer 2015
Elizabeth Kate Switaj Scienza Nuova Carrie Hunter little red leaves textile edition, 2014 Stitched Cloth Cover, 20 pages http://www.textileseries.com/shop/scienza-nuova-by-carrie-hunter When I read Carrie Hunter’s Scienza Nuova, I feel as though I am hearing the voice of the little girl from …