Elizabeth Switaj, PQ Social Media Editor MILK Natasha Marin Minor Arcana Press, 2014 70 pages, E-book ISBN: 978-0-991259618 http://www.milkebook.com/ Milk as metonymy for motherhood is nothing new in poetry, but in her collection, MILK, Natasha Marin makes it new. Milk …
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Review: MILK by Natasha Marin
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Elizabeth Kate Switaj, Fall 2014, Minor Arcana Press, Natasha Marin, review
Review: Everyone I Love Is A Stranger to Someone by Annelyse Gelman
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Annelyse Gelman, Fall 2014, John McCarthy, review, Write Bloody Publishing
John McCarthy, PQ Contributing Editor Everyone I Love Is A Stranger To Someone Annelyse Gelman Write Bloody Publishing Paperback, 80 pages 978-1938912429 http://writebloody.com/shop/products/everyone-i-love-is-a-stranger-to-someone-by-annelyse-gelman/ Encountering a book as self-aware and honest as Annelyse Gelman’s Everyone I Love is a Stranger …
Review: What We Pass On by Maria Mazziotti Gillian
Posted in October 11, 2014
Tags: Brian Fanelli, Fall 2014, Guernica Editions, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, review
Brian Fanelli, PQ Contributing Editor What We Pass On Maria Mazziotti Gillan Guernica Editions Paperback, 440 pages ISNB: 978-1550713046 http://www.guernicaeditions.com/title/9781550713046 For decades, Maria Mazziotti Gillan has defended the narrative form in poetry, especially through her workshops, interviews, and personal …
Review: Feeding Wild Birds by Robert Haight
Posted in July 15, 2014
Tags: David James, review, Summer 2014
David James Review of Feeding Wild Birds Robert Haight Mayapple Press, 2013 75 pages ISBN: 978-1-936419-27-2 [purchase link] Many books of poetry offer insights into the personal lives of their authors. Upon reading, we feel like we know these poets …
Review: Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting by Kevin Powers
Posted in July 15, 2014
Tags: Brian Fanelli, review, Summer 2014
Brian Fanelli, Contributing Editor Review of Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting Kevin Powers Little, Brown, 2014 96 pages, perfect bound ISBN: 978-0316401081 Prior to releasing his debut poetry collection, Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting, …
Review: Body on the Wall by Michelle Wing
Posted in July 15, 2014
Tags: review, Summer 2014, Zara Raab
Zara Raab Review of Body on the Wall Michelle Wing Hilo, Hawai’i: Saddle Road Press, 2014 Paper, 103 pages ISBN: 980991395200 http://saddleroadpress.com “Body on the Wall,” the title poem, appears in the potent second section (called “Fire”) of this …
Painting Czeslawa Kwoka, Honoring Children of the Holocaust
Posted in January 3, 2013
Tags: Brian Fanelli, January 2013, review
Painting Czeslawa Kwoka, Honoring Children of the HolocaustPaintings by Lori Schreiner, Poems by Theresa Senato EdwardsUnbound ContentPaperback, 58 pagesISBN: 9781936373277Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Brian Fanelli Too often, history is reduced to names and dates in textbooks, or …
A (short) history of l. by rob mclennan
Posted in January 3, 2013
Tags: Elizabeth Kate Switaj, January 2013, review
A (short) history of l.by rob mclennanBuschekBooksPerfect Bound, 95 pagesISBN: 978-1-894543-69-9Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Elizabeth Kate Switaj T.S. Eliot’s observation that “genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood” has become something of a critical cliché. Nonetheless, …
Ghost in a Red Hat by Rosanna Warren
Posted in January 3, 2013
Tags: Dawn Leas, January 2013, review
Ghost in a Red HatRosanna WarrenW.W. Norton &Company Inc., 2011 Perfect Binding, 99 pages ISBN: 978-0-393-34370-0Purchase at wwnorton.com Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Dawn Leas Reading Rosanna Warren’s Ghost in a Red Hat is like taking a long walk in …
Vermont Exit Ramps by Neil Shepard
Posted in January 3, 2013
Tags: Brian Fanelli, January 2013, review
Vermont Exit Rampsby Neil ShepardBig Table PublishingPaperback, 44 pagesISBN: 9780984956760Purchase link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Brian Fanelli Anyone who has ever hopped in the car for a cross-state or cross-country road trip will find familiarity in the images in …