The first poem of this collection ends with the line “Hence, my confusion,” a witty rejoinder to the prose poem that contains it and an apt introduction to everything that follows. As the title suggests, the poet’s quest is... Read More

“[T]he Bible tells us that when you borrow you are servant to the lender. God wants you to be his servant only” Travis Moody writes. In "Financial Breakthrough" Moody provides readers with both the reason and the steps to get out of... Read More

Tweens and teens who don’t know much about the important financial decisions and potential pitfalls they will be facing in the coming years will find basic information on budgeting, using checks and credit cards, and other financial... Read More

Throughout Naomi Guttman’s latest collection, "Wet Apples, White Blood", the poet demonstrates an enthusiasm for history and motherhood. From the Virgin Mary to Medea, Guttman examines the full spectrum of mothers; with herself... Read More

The publication of a poet’s selected poems is often viewed as a life’s work summation. What better way to rebel against that notion than by releasing a new collection with a title suggesting nothing short of rebirth? "Next Life" is... Read More

Begin reading with The International Code of Signals, published by the Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center. Start with symbol titles, “I Have Taken the Line,” “I am Going Ahead,” “I Do Not See Any Light.”... Read More

For this author, the poet’s vocation is brutal, as knuckle-bloodying as any street fight. Consequently, the poems of his latest work are often chock-full of bravado, but in the end, the speaker admits his powerlessness: Why can’t the... Read More

Between Mitchell, South Dakota with its corn palace, and Halifax, Vermont, the “spiritual center of the universe,” in a dingy bar beside a forgotten highway, one could easily find this poet busy scribbling another postcard from the... Read More