Read Donna Hemans’ essay on Ploughshares!
Date: January 4, 2021
The operator-assisted collect call comes on a July morning in 1987. It’s still early, before 9 a.m., and except for the telephone ringing, the house is quiet, my younger sister […]
News & Reviews
News:
UNSEEN CITY featured in GBH!
Date: January 4, 2021
Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies of that month’s novel. […]
SUBDUCTION author featured in The Rumpus!
Date: January 4, 2021
In these disunited states, containing within them many sovereign nations, we are in what Biodun Jeyifo called “arrested decolonization.” And yet, as Mukoma Wa Ngugi wrote, “The work of decolonization […]
RIFT ZONE by Tess Taylor, is a Boston Globe favorite!
Date: January 4, 2021
RIFT ZONE BY TESS TAYLOR Taylor released two books this year: a Dorothea Lange documentary project, and this collection of original poems that mine personal, California, American history, and changes […]
THE SKIN OF MEANING by Keith Flynn featured on Third Mind Books
Date: January 1, 2021
Pasadena, CA: Red Hen Press, 2020. First Edition. Softcover. “There are perfectly good explanations/ for the simultaneous risks we juggle./ There are shipyards of baubles/ and harbors that have dried up/ and martinis made up […]
Virtual Conversation with THE SKIN OF MEANING author Keith Flynn on Hub City!
Date: December 18, 2020
Enjoy a virtual conversation with widely traveled poet and performer, Keith Flynn, on December 18th at 7PM! We will be discussing his newest collection of poetry, The Skin of Meaning. Catch the […]
Tiny scriptures of truth, Elizabeth Bradfield’s TOWARD ANTARTICA
Date: December 16, 2020
An old post from 2019, featuring Elizabeth Bradfield’s TOWARD ANTARTICA. Though she writes in a completely different style than Oliver, Elizabeth Bradfield’s Toward Antarctica (Boreal Books, 2019) also belongs in the hands […]
Melanie Conroy-Goldman gets a little shoutout in the Millions!
Date: December 16, 2020
Generally, I don’t care about the new year. The clock ticking from December 31st to January 1st doesn’t mean much, other than time moving as it always does, bringing all […]
Tracy Daugherty author of HIGH SKIES on “I’ll Find Myself When I’m Dead” Podcast!
Date: December 14, 2020
S2 E14 – Tracy Daugherty “In our Season 2 finale (probably), we welcome our friend Tracy Daugherty, the author of many books of nonfiction and fiction, to discuss his recent […]
AFTER RUBÉN featured in UK Morning Star Online
Date: December 14, 2020
My list of the best Latinx poetry published this year includes After Ruben (Red Hen Press), a stunning collection of poems by Francisco Aragon, inspired by another of Latin America’s greatest poets […]
Reviews:
Kinship of Clover by Ellen Meeropol
Date: June 6, 2017
Mom Egg Review gives Ellen Meeropol's latest offering, KINSHIP OF CLOVER, a stellar evaluation, stating that "Meeropol is at her best when her characters articulate their felt experience of losing […]
Lambda Literary Reviews “how to get over”
Date: May 31, 2017
“ford’s evocative poems traverse time, gender, ancestry, and love. Each slender poem cuts with precision, packing a tremendous amount of power into a slim volume.” t’ai freedom ford’s “how to […]
how to get over” Reviewed by Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards”
Date: May 31, 2017
“Like Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen,” ford elevates pain into introspective art, carefully connecting the dots between what it means to be black and what it means to be free. how to […]
Booklist Reviews THE NIGHTLIFE
Date: May 17, 2017
Booklist reviewed Elise Paschen’s THE NIGHTLIFE in their May 15, 2017 issue! They praise the collection saying, “[Paschen] achieves breathtaking perfection of craft and form. . . . As these […]
Laurel Ann Bogen featured in Tribe LA Magazine Mother’s Day Post
Date: May 15, 2017
From this she carved her own redemption through poetry and, along the way, influenced not only other poets in Los Angeles but also people who did not know they enjoyed […]
The Self Misshapen at Night: A Review of Elise Paschen’s ‘The Nightlife’
Date: May 15, 2017
Elise Paschen's THE NIGHTLIFE received glowing praise from F Newsmagazine's Natasha Mijares. Take a look at what Mijares has to say and then check out Elise's amazing collection! "The sun […]
Ellen Meeropol on Womens Magazine
Date: May 12, 2017
Ellen Meeropol sits down with Womens Magazine to discuss her newest novel, mental health and climate change. Listen to her brilliant interview
Appreciation – Erin Malone on Water & Salt
Date: May 3, 2017
Poetry Northwest features Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s Water & Salt in their new series, Appreciations! Read it
Gabriel Jesiolowski gets a stunning review in A Foreword Reviews!
Date: May 1, 2017
A Foreword Reviews LGBTQ+ Spotlight issue features our very own Gabriel Jesiolowski! "As Burning Leaves, Gabriel Jesiolowski's debut collection, is an experience in othernesss from a poet experienced in teaching […]
The Library Journal reviews As Burning Leaves
Date: April 27, 2017
Jesiolowski has a fine grasp of craft and emotion.