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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Grace Cavalieri’s Owning the Not So Distant World, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Grace Cavalieri Owning the Not So Distant World Blue Light Press Reviewer: Brian Fanelli In her latest collection, Owning the Not So Distant World, Grace Cavalieri taps into memory through very specific images, be it a wedding dress or old furniture, to recount youth, the early stages of a relationship, and also loss. Her new […]
Angelique Zobitz’s Seraphim, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Seraphim Angelique Zobitz CavanKerry Press Reviewer: Brian Fanelli Angelique Zobtiz’s collection Seraphim is bold and fierce. It contains a multitude of voices, including Greek Gods and various other deities, and it references prominent Black women, including bell hooks, Megan Thee Stallion, and Whitney Houston, to name a few. Zobitz has a knack for blending high […]
