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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Date: July 30, 2011
It is rare to encounter a first book of poems as clear-eyed and accomplished as Jim Tilleys In Confidence. The press of everyday experience informs these deceptively calm poems, rippling […]
Date: May 9, 2011
Ship of … uh, what? This, after pipsqueak predecessors like, say, Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, Byron, Twain, and even a financial website called The Motley Fool? Readers love poets who run […]
Date: May 7, 2011
In his review of The Incognito Body, Gary Hawkins says Cynthia Hogue's poems "radiate with profound insight." American Book Review 28:6 (September/October 2007).
Date: March 9, 2011
Cris Mazza discusses the craft of building a collection with The Short Review!TSR: DID YOU HAVE A COLLECTION IN MIND WHEN YOU WERE WRITING THEM?CM: Trickle-Down Timeline (Red Hen Press […]
Date: March 9, 2011
Atlanta Magazine has a short but sweet review on Atlanta native Summer Brenner's My Life in Clothes!"Summer Brenner’s graceful slip of a story collection is more like a novel in […]
Date: February 21, 2011
The Portland Press Herald posted a generous review of Ellen's novel, House Arrest. "Her debut novel, "House Arrest," is a smart, edgy page-turner with characters who get under our skin."To […]
Date: February 8, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011Ellen MeeropolEllen Meeropol holds an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories have appeared in The Drum, Bridges, […]
Date: February 8, 2011
Fiction from Emotional Fact: HOUSE ARRESTby Randy Susan MeyersFebruary 6, 2011, 11:48 amHOUSE ARREST by Ellen MeeropolA parent’s tragedy will always influence the life of their children—often to an overwhelming […]
Date: February 3, 2011
Orlando White Explores Navajo Identity Through Language in Innovative “Bone Light”The first book of poetry by Orlando White offers unexpected innovations.By Alex Young, Guest Writer, 1-28-11 Bone Lightby Orlando WhiteRed […]
Date: February 3, 2011
Bitten by the writing bugSunday, January 30, 2011By RITA MARKSThis week's release of Ellen Meeropol's debut novel, "House Arrest," marks a major milestone in her career as a writer. Most […]