George Franklin’s A Man Made of Stories, Reviewed by Robert Fillman
George Franklin A Man Made of Stories Sheila-Na-Gig Editions Reviewer: Robert Fillman Poetry, when it’s honest, doesn’t hide behind artifice or form. It walks beside you like an old friend. It speaks softly, coming in close to level with you, especially at times when you’d rather not hear what it has to say. That’s what […]
Xiao Yue Shan’s then telling be the antidote, Reviewed by Vivian Wagner
Xiao Yue Shan then telling be the antidote Tupelo Press Reviewer: Vivian Wagner Xiao Yue Shan’s poetry collection, then telling be the antidote, is an homage to art as a way of making sense of and transforming the world. The collection explores how creativity and imagination are as necessary to survival in challenging circumstances as […]
Beth Copeland’s I Ask the Mountain to Heal My Heart, Reviewed by David E. Poston
Beth Copeland I Ask the Mountain to Heal My Heart Redhawk Publications Reviewer: David E. Poston The mountains of North Carolina and the southern Appalachians—even as their character and traditions are being eclipsed by development and battered by climate change—have been a perennial source of inspiration for writers of every genre, perhaps poets most of […]
Mark Danowsky’s Take Care, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Mark Danowsky Take Care Moon Tide Press Reviewer: Brian Fanelli Mark Danowsky’s latest collection of poems, Take Care, offers insightful observations within tight, economical lines. Many of the individual poems feel like bursts of thought and epiphanies. The work proves that the poet has a keen eye for natural surroundings and the ability to use […]
Chad Weeden’s the ice stayed but the water left, Reviewed by Erica Goss
Chad Weeden the ice stayed but the water left Broken Tribe Press Reviewer: Erica Goss An enigmatic presence inhabits Chad Weeden’s poetry collection, the ice stayed but the water left, one whose voice possesses the ability to transform the quotidian into glowing slivers of meaning. At times distant, but never aloof, this presence serves as […]
