A prolonged exercise in grief and respect for the dead, "My Cemetery Friends" gathers poetry and prose pieces that are rooted in a singular place. Set in a relaxing, green pedestrian refuge surrounded by a noisy urban environment,... Read More

Its poems functioning as antidotes for trying times, "The Usefulness of Hippopotamus" is a good-natured collection. Vincent J. Tomeo’s quirky poetry collection "The Usefulness of Hippopotamus" confronts pandemic-era limitations with... Read More

About gardening, nature, medical trauma, and motherhood, the poems of Laura Da’s "Severalty" reflect on what happens when people are severed from their heritage and identity. Severalty, a synonym for separateness, appears to mark... Read More

In Gary Jackson’s stories-in-poems, superhumans of color navigate violence, visibility, and legacies in the fractured US. Rather than battling traditional villains, Jackson’s superheroes—the Invincible Woman, the Telepath, and the... Read More

Eleanor Lerman’s poignant poetry collection reflects on the forces of nostalgia, love, loss, and grief that shape personal and communal history. Oleander, a flowering shrub known for its stunning beauty and dangerous toxicity, is... Read More

"Reprise" is a brief, affecting poetry collection that seeks meaning amid political chaos. Victor Marrero’s "Reprise" is a collection of eleven poems on the time between the world wars and the rise of tyranny, grief, and repetition.... Read More

A poet trades duties with AI in the experimental collection "The Poetry Contest", which reflects on places, animals, and intangible aspects of the human condition. Lyman Ditson’s poetry collection "The Poetry Contest" studies life... Read More

Jane Kurtz’s touching memoir in verse "Oh Give Me a Home" is about belonging and sisterhood. In Maji, Ethiopia, young Kurtz and her family laid down roots after her father helped the community build a waterwheel. As a child, Kurtz... Read More