Blake Lynch – The Disappearance of Language
The Disappearance of Language The dead don’t need words. But pigeon is a nice one. A word can be warm— but can it pack boxes? Pay rent? Joyce left. Eye patch, pipe smoke, Dublin rain in his coat. I sold the apartment. He got famous. And Finnegans Wake— what a nightmare. What good is a […]
Stelios Mormoris’s Perishable, Reviewed by Jeanne Julian
Stelios Mormoris Perishable Tupelo Press Reviewer: Jeanne Julian As the title suggests, the shadow of our mortality hovers over the poems in Perishable. This full-length collection, Mormoris’s second, contemplates death and loss, from witnessing mourners at a funeral to envisioning one’s own funeral in “Arrangements.” Images of knives eerily recur in unexpected contexts, little swords […]
Amy Small-McKinney’s & You Think It Ends, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Amy Small-McKinney & You Think It Ends Glass Lyre Press Reviewer: Brian Fanelli Though it’s likely Amy Small-McKinney wrote the poems that compose & You Think It Ends before the second Trump administration, her latest work feels particularly relevant, as well as defiant, given the constant onslaught of grim headlines. The collection addresses gun violence, […]
Bruce Bond’s Vault, Reviewed by Lee Rossi
Bruce Bond Vault The Ashland Poetry Press Reviewer: Lee Rossi Bruce Bond has written thirty-seven books. A recent book, Vault, published in 2023, is the first I’ve read. What have I been missing? I’m sure we’ve all had the experience of discovering a writer in mid- or late career, whose latest work compels us to […]
Eleanor Kedney’s Twelve Days from Transfer, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Eleanor Kedney Twelve Days From Transfer Three: A Taos Press Reviewer: Erica Goss If we are to believe today’s infertility specialists, the inability to conceive a child is a temporary inconvenience, easily solved with an array of safe, reliable treatments. Eleanor Kedney’s latest poetry collection, Twelve Days From Transfer, explores infertility’s emotional and physical tolls. […]
