Date: October 28, 2020
The occasion was the publication of Seismic: Seattle, City of Literature, a collection of essays and poems about literature and social change, curated by author and journalist Kristen Millares Young. The […]
Date: October 22, 2020
“Plot does not come naturally to me. Instead of staring at a blank page hoping for inspiration, I take a long walk and dictate to myself using my phone’s recording […]
Date: October 22, 2020
You recently published your second novel. Congratulations! Thank you. Publishing a book in the midst of a pandemic is a humbling experience, and all writers who published this year will […]
Date: October 22, 2020
“I didn’t grow up with my mother,” Mom tells me. We’re sitting on the front verandah looking out at the grass before us wilting in the afternoon sun and the […]
Date: October 22, 2020
Author of THE SOUND: NEW & SELECTED POEMS, David Mason is published on TLS with his new poem “Antipodes.” Read a brief excerpt below: i.m. Derek Mahon, 1941–2020 The death […]
Date: October 19, 2020
At a time when income inequality is a huge problem, our country’s economic system is broken, and money is still a taboo subject even among those closest to us, this […]
Date: October 19, 2020
BRATTLEBORO — Among the authors Zooming in to this weekend’s virtual Brattleboro Literary Festival is Sebastian Matthews, who wrote a book of personal essays related to his family’s recovery from […]
Date: October 15, 2020
Malden Public Library in Malden, MA has recently added Lara Ehrlich’s short story collection ANIMAL WIFE, to their staff picks. A thank you to them! Be sure to always check […]
Date: October 14, 2020
WE NEED TO TALK: A MEMOIR ABOUT WEALTH author Jennifer Risher has been added to Modern Luxury | Silicon Valley’s list for the top 25 most influential people. What an […]
Date: October 14, 2020
Amy Uyematsu author of BASIC VOCABULARY is featured in the three-part video series entitled L.A. Intersections displaying diversity and talent with those based in Los Angeles. To watch the full […]
Date: June 5, 2023
The illegitimate daughter of a white mother and a Jordanian father, Halaby, author of two novels and two collections of poetry, felt that she was a “fiction…squished between other people’s […]
Date: June 1, 2023
Ghost Apples, the ninth collection of poems by Katharine Coles – who might be a witch (IMHO) given the ready way she connects with animals (including her parrot Henri, pronounced […]
Date: June 1, 2023
I review Phuong T. Vuong’s A Plucked Zither, from Red Hen Press (June 6, 2023). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/versecurious/donations
Date: May 23, 2023
Francesca Bell (Bright Stain) writes poems that chime like the bell of her own name: bright but resonant, sharp but still familiar, lush and likely to echo long after its […]
Date: May 23, 2023
Did you read “Slice of Moon,” our poetry book for May? If you didn’t, I don’t blame you; many people shy away from poetry, and I am one of them. […]
Date: May 16, 2023
Manifest Image The man keeps telling me I am beautiful.I still look young. He says it like I’ve asked for it,but I don’t care. For him or beauty. I am […]
Date: May 15, 2023
This collection immediately thrusts us into scenes of relative comfort and privilege that are all too often interrupted by the violent horrors plaguing this current time. Mind you, the terms […]
Date: May 11, 2023
Over the past year, Latina/o/x poets spanning vast aesthetics, experiences, and geographies have dazzled me with collections that reveal the complexity and beauty of our communities in all their irreducible […]
Date: May 8, 2023
How can we take refuge amid the pains of this world? In this collection, Pamela Uschuk, winner of an American Book Award in 2010, faces the realities of recent social […]
Date: May 1, 2023
The Skin of Meaning by Keith Flynn is an interesting mixture of contemporary reactions to issues that affect us in the twenty-first century. Keith presents one hundred and eighty-one pages of poetry divided […]
