Editor’s Note: This poem by Randall Mann is being presented as part of our special focus on poetry during #PoetryMonth in April. Please read our introduction to the series. Out of the fog comes a little white bus, / It ferries us... Read More

The idea of adapting a classic novel or short story to the comics medium has been around for a long time. I remember, as a child, picking out ten dollars worth (I forget how many that bought) of King Classics comics, selected mostly on... Read More

Editor’s Note: This poem by Adam Houle is being presented as part of our special focus on poetry during #PoetryMonth in April. Please read our introduction to the series. Though we were young and knew little, / we were good Catholics,... Read More

Poetry is always making a comeback. Resurrecting itself time and again from what seems like a tired and misinformed age-old “Is poetry dead?” question. Through it all, poetry remains the underdog, the art of reason and rectify in a... Read More

Editor’s Note: This poem by Adam Giannelli is being presented as part of our special focus on poetry during #PoetryMonth in April. Please read our introduction to the series. Used with permission from University of Iowa Press Read More

Matt Sutherland sets up the Children's Books USA stand prior to the opening of the fair. For a remarkable fifty-four straight springtimes, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) has been held in this most delightful of Italian cities.... Read More

Editor’s Note: This poem by Sheila McMullin is being presented as part of our special focus on poetry during #PoetryMonth in April. Please read our introduction to the series. A person lies next to me Someone’s arm wraps tenderly... Read More

It’s National Poetry Month, and we here at Foreword Reviews are asking the age-old question: “What about the children?” After all, when is the last time you heard kids beg their parents for more poetry at the checkout aisle?... Read More