The Swamp
Date: June 4, 2020
It is Fourth of July weekend, and until a few days earlier, we had forgotten that for coastal towns this is prime time for tourism. Despite the busy sidewalks and […]
News & Reviews
News:
C-Ville: Taking covers: Your social distancing reading list
Date: June 4, 2020
With the cancellation of the Virginia Festival of the Book, and recommendations to practice social distancing, there’s never been a better time to pick up some extra reading material. While […]
The Oregonian: Poems for the Pandemic
Date: June 4, 2020
Kim Stafford’s days have a rhythm, a routine. Oregon’s poet laureate wakes before dawn. He takes a long walk around his neighborhood. When he returns to his home in Southwest Portland, […]
KUER 90.1: To Be Alive — Is Power: Poetry For The Pandemic
Date: June 4, 2020
With all that’s going on right now, it may be more important than ever to remember to take a beat and appreciate something beautiful — even if that’s just a […]
Ms. Magazine: A Word Person Thinks About Bodies
Date: June 4, 2020
It was recently brought to my attention that my characters are obsessed with bodies—their own and everyone else’s.
CBC: Milton’s Paradise Lost: a survival guide for a fractured world
Date: June 4, 2020
Vietnamese-American writer Andrew Lam considers Paradise Lost “the first refugee story.” “When I learned about it, as someone who had lost his homeland, it resonated, naturally, because Vietnam was everything to my […]
Black Earth Institue: Social Distancing
Date: June 4, 2020
In dreams I walk through crowds, brushing arms, knocking elbows. Skin to skin: hands are bare. Crocuses congregate in beds, along sidewalks. Unlatching city gates,
Poets.org: Aerial, Wild Pine
Date: June 4, 2020
A flare of russet,green fronds, surpriseof flush againstthe bare grey cypressin winter woods. Cardinal wild pine,quill-leaf airplantor dog-drink-water.Spikes of bright bloom–exotic plumage.
Arts At MIT: A Writer’s Voyage: Mia Heavener, MIT Course 1, 2000
Date: June 4, 2020
“Be stubborn and ultimately believe in your writing,” advises first-time novelist Mia Heavener ’00, “especially if you are having crappy writing days.” On April 13, Heavener visited Wyn Kelley’s literature […]
Lithub: Writing Place in a Time of Crisis
Date: June 4, 2020
Tess Taylor’s new poetry collection Rift Zone is published this month. She shares five books about writing place in a time of crisis.
Reviews:
Karen Shoemaker’s Heart-rending Story””
Date: May 14, 2014
Karen Gettert Shoemaker's debut novel, The Meaning of Names, gets positive remarks from the Historical Novel Society. "Shoemaker presents readers with a simple, realistic cast of characters, a heart-rending story […]
World’s Smallest Bible is Thought-provoking””
Date: May 14, 2014
The Historical Novel Society reviewed Dennis Must's new novel, The World's Smallest Bible, calling it a "challenging, thought-provoking, and worthwhile book." Read the full review
Verónica Reyes Paints a Portrait in Chopper! Chopper!
Date: May 14, 2014
Verónica Reyes' latest collection, Chopper! Chopper! gets praised by Paloma Martinez-Cruz of Mujeres Talk for its rich depictions of culture and atmosphere. "Reyes is at her best when she navigates […]
Douglas Kearney’s Striking New Collection
Date: May 5, 2014
The Rumpus gives high acclaim to Douglas Kearney's new poetry collection, Patter. The review applauds Kearney's vibrancy in his style, voice, and passion. Sean Singer writes, "The most striking aspect […]
Ron Koertge’s Fantastical and Humorous Book
Date: May 5, 2014
Ron Koertge's The Ogre's Wife successfully draws from well-known fairly tales to create a humorously witty new book, according to American Microreviews. Dana Livermore writes, "Koertge doesnt settle for just […]
Ernest Hilbert is Masterful at Rhyme” in His New Book”
Date: May 5, 2014
The Philadelphia Review of Books gave glowing praises to Ernest Hilbert's poetry collection, All of You on the Good Earth. The review, written by Susan Scutti, celebrates the rhytmic essence […]
Lisa Krueger’s Marvelous New Collection
Date: May 5, 2014
Barrett Warner of Coal Hill Review recently called Lisa Krueger's newest poetry collection, Talisman, a "marvel", praising its imagery and metaphor of personal experiences used to help readers heal. Warner […]
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: Historian and Cartographer
Date: April 17, 2014
Cristina Preda from The Operating System hails Lillian-Yvonne Bertram as both a historian and cartographer, as the poems in Betram's debut collection, But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise, take […]
Susanna Mishler Creates Tension in New Book
Date: April 17, 2014
The Anchorage Press gave an early review to Susanna Mishler's new book, Termination Dust, praising its buoyant use of imagery. Writer Katie Medred says Mishler's "knack for relaying and capturing […]
Verónica Reyes’ Chopper! Chopper! is proclaimed to be full of swagger” by Elaine Sexton”
Date: April 7, 2014
Elaine Sexton reviews Verónica Reyes' book of poetry Chopper! Chopper! and speaks volumes of Reyes' writing style in an article on Ron Slate's website On the Seawall. Sexton praises Reyes' […]