Marivi Soliven, author of TAXI DANCER, interviewed on Tesoro Poets’ Network
Date: September 14, 2026
News & Reviews
News:
Jason Schneiderman wins 2026 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism!
Date: September 10, 2026
Huge congratulations to Jason Schneiderman on this prestigious honor, alongside fellow 2026 Pegasus Awards recipients Robert Pinsky, Luis J. Rodriguez, Nikki Grimes, and Meg Day!
Amy Speace, author of THE CARDINALS, interviewed by Hannah Means Shannon from Americana Highways
Date: September 10, 2026
Singer/songwriter and poet Amy Speace is releasing a collection of poems called The Cardinals on September 1st, 2026, along with an accompanying single, “Days of Letting Go,” out September 4th, […]
Amy Speace, author of THE CARDINALS, interviewed by Michael Lello for Highway 81 Revisited
Date: September 8, 2026
Amy Speace’s senior university lecture was a discussion on whether Bob Dylan is a poet or a songwriter. Now, Speace is living that dichotomy, as she releases a book of […]
Marivi Soliven, author of Taxi Dancer, connects with Tara Lundmark virtually
Date: September 3, 2026
Tara: So Marivi, I would love to hear your Meet Cue for Taxi Dancer. When, where, and how did inspiration first strike? Marivi: When we first moved to San Diego in 2001, […]
Molly Fisk, author of WALKING WHEEL, featured in Omnium Gatherum Quarterly (OGQ)
Date: September 1, 2026
BRIDE She wakes and dresses quickly in the dark,buttoning her bodice one-handed,her other palm smoothing back the sheetagainst its linen companion, a pillowcaseetched around with her smallest stitches,both newly released […]
Kristen Millares Young, author of DESIRE LINES, interviewed by Selena Mercuri of Havana Times
Date: August 18, 2026
Young spoke with Havana Times about the silences that shaped her family, the maternal power she discovered through the ancient goddess Cybele, the politics of writing about the female body, and the […]
Alan Chazaro, author of These Spaceships Weren’t Built for Us interviewed by Stephanie Zhang from Mānoa Journal
Date: August 13, 2026
Date: August 8,2026 In July, 2026, I had the pleasure of speaking with Alan Chazaro about his latest poetry collection, These Spaceships Weren’t Built for Us. Our conversation took us from the […]
Amy Speace, author of THE CARDINALS, interviewed by Matt Conner from Analogue
Date: August 11, 2026
Little made sense, on paper, about a folk singer in her 50s with a young child and a touring lifestyle pivoting to chase an MFA—and specifically to study a form […]
Public Books lists Laura Kasischke’s latest novel, THE LIFEGUARD!
Date: August 4, 2026
At Public Books, our editorial staff and contributors are hard at work to provide readers with thought-provoking articles. But when the workday is done, what is actually on our nightstands? […]
Reviews:
Library Journal review of Lena Tuffaha’s Water & Salt
Date: April 6, 2017
Of Palestinian, Jordanian, and Syrian heritage, Tuffaha offers a beautifully crafted debut that uses clear, observant language to explore the immigrant experience and the burdens of ongoing war. As she […]
Library Journal (starred review) of t’ai freedom ford’s how to get over!
Date: April 6, 2017
Winner of the Feminist Wires inaugural poetry contest, ford debuts with a fiery collection that uses language both evocatively rich and colloquially sharp and sly to capture the African American […]
Verónica Reyes Presents Poetry from Bordered Lives
Date: April 3, 2017
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh praises Verónica Reyes for her collection of poetry. "Verónica Reyes charges her lines—nearly every single one—with the sharp electricity of her East L.A. tongue. It’s […]
Portland Press Herald’ Reviews Ellen Meeropol’s ‘Kinship of Clover’
Date: April 3, 2017
"All good stories turn on conflict, but there is a plethora of discord and tension in ?Kinship of Clover.? At times, it almost overwhelms the story, requiring attentive reading so […]
Cake Time receives STARRED REVIEW by Kirkus!
Date: January 24, 2017
CAKE TIME [STARRED REVIEW!] Author: Siel Ju Review Issue Date: February 1, 2017 Online Publish Date: January 23, 2017 Publisher:Red Hen Press Pages: 192 Price ( Paperback ): $15.95 Publication […]
Barrelhouse Reviews Sings Praises
Date: September 8, 2016
Barrelhouse says Rozema's essays are "humble, honest, insightful, and, like the best essays on any topic, but especially ones tinged with spirituality, they aren’t too sure about any one thing. […]
After the Dam review from Kirkus
Date: June 30, 2016
"Taut, beautifully written, and suspenseful, this resonant, feminist drama eschews easy answers. A page-turner of the highest caliber." Kirkus details the book's plot points, setting, and themes
Kirkus gives The Currawongs a Mighty review
Date: June 30, 2016
“Delightful. . . . A nimble and very funny collection of stories from a writer who clearly values the human condition in all its myriad forms.” Check out the observant […]
Isthmus sits down with Mark Rozema to talk about Road Trip
Date: June 23, 2016
Isthmus reviews Mark Rozema's Road Trip and applauds his ability to turn the world around us into a living, breathing setting which allows us to simply exist. "I found myself […]
Father, Child, Water by Gary Dop gets reviewed Poetry Magazine
Date: March 18, 2016
Recommended and briefly reviewed by Eduardo C. Corral in Poetry Magazine. The poems in Father, Child, Water by Gary Dop are funny, wicked, and poignant. These three qualities are visible […]