Sean Thomas Dougherty’s Death Prefers the Minor Keys, Reviewed by Shawn Pavey
Death Prefers the Minor Keys Sean Thomas Dougherty BOA Editions Ltd. Reviewer: Shawn Pavey What Sean Thomas Dougherty accomplishes with this sizable collection of prose poems is miraculous, a word not to be used lightly. I stand by it because these poems, with their unflinching openness and lyrical musicality, are powerful and vibrant and innovative. […]
Andrea Hollander’s And Now, Nowhere But Here, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Andrea Hollander And Now, Nowhere But Here Terrapin Books Reviewer: Erica Goss In her new book, And Now, Nowhere But Here, Andrea Hollander looks back at the complexities and contradictions of a long life. The poems in this wise and often luminous collection explore the aftermath of betrayal and its effects on a marriage, as […]
Mary Makofske’s No Angels, Reviewed by Ann Wehrman
No Angels Mary Makofske Kelsay Books Reviewer: Ann Wehrman With her latest collection, No Angels, Mary Makofske balances precise, tactile observation with a sense of dignified and compassionate distance, also posing universal questions. Her lyrical and narrative writing contrasts richly detailed texture with accessible transparency. Makofske has created poetry that shimmers with depth, clarity, multiple […]
Neil Shepard’s The Book of Failures, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
The Book of Failures Neil Shepard Madville Publishing Reviewer: Brian Fanelli The last few years have been anything but easy. The world has faced a global pandemic and resurgent far-right populism and nationalism. Neil Shepard’s latest collection, The Book of Failures, tackles these issues head-on. The result is one of Shepard’s most socially conscious and […]
Lola Haskins’ Homelight, Reviewed by Lee Rossi
Homelight Lola Haskins Charlotte Lit Press Reviewer: Lee Rossi Lola Haskins, who has published 14 books of poetry as well as 3 prose volumes, is a poet whose left brain is quite as active as her right. (Haskins, you should know, taught computer science for three decades at the University of Florida.) Not long ago, […]
