Francine Witte’s Some Distant Pin of Light, Reviewed by David E. Poston
Francine Witte Some Distant Pin of Light Červená Barva Press Reviewer: David E. Poston Francine Witte’s Some Distant Pin of Light demands recursive reading, as later poems call back earlier ones and recurring elements reveal its full range. That range encompasses a vast scope of time, from Eden to post-apocalypse, and space, from the internal […]
Erica Goss’s Landscape with Womb and Paradox, Reviewed by Rebecca Patrascu
Erica Goss Landscape with Womb and Paradox Broadstone Books Reviewer: Rebecca Patrascu Erica Goss has spent decades honing her craft, and her new book, Landscape with Womb and Paradox, is a deft and perceptive gallery of landscapes, portraits, and vignettes that explore environmental and familial influences. The collection, long-awaited by those familiar with the poet, […]
Teresa Dzieglewicz’s Something Small of How to See a River, Reviewed by Vivian Wagner
Teresa Dzieglewicz Something Small of How to See a River Tupelo Press Reviewer: Vivian Wagner Teresa Dzieglewicz’s Something Small of How to See a River is a beautiful and moving collection of poems that explore the Standing Rock protests over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the poet’s experiences during and after this […]
Leonard Gontarek’s Ain’t No Angel Gonna Greet Me, Reviewed by Lee Rossi
Leonard Gontarek Ain’t No Angel Gonna Greet Me BlazeVOX [books] Reviewer: Lee Rossi You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. Well, maybe not cry—maybe just tear up or breathe a heavy sigh as you page through Leonard Gontarek’s new book, Ain’t No Angel Gonna Greet Me. Let’s begin at the end, with an interview between Gontarek and poet […]
Christopher Shipman’s Mortar, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Christopher Shipman Mortar Brick Road Poetry Press Reviewer: Brian Fanelli In Mortar’s concluding poem, “Epigenetics,” Christopher Shipman writes, “Evidence suggests telling the story / of trauma can create / new trauma – even if the trauma / or its story is not your own.” Throughout the collection, the primary speaker does indeed explore family trauma, […]
