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a women

by Matt Sutherland

We should all be so aware, so alive, so consequential, so Vanessa Roveto. Language is no match, so she leaves it behind in a rush to explore what it means to be her. We’ll call it poetry until she comes up with a better word. The... Read More

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Wound from the Mouth of a Wound

by Matt Sutherland

Interesting to note exactly who picks up the poetry pen. What life experience, what event, led to the decision? And did the poet even have a choice, or was poetry the last, best way to express what they knew hadn’t been expressed... Read More

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In Code

by Matt Sutherland

The politics of the times cry out for a poet of the political process. Maryann Corbett’s thirty-four years working for the Minnesota legislature—helping to make government more of the people than by the attorneys—steeps her poetry... Read More

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The Marble Bed

by Matt Sutherland

She is the author of eight collections of poetry and a memoir, and the long arc of Grace Schulman’s stellar writing career reminds us of the labor involved in a single poem, never finished, still in need of a little fiddling. A member... Read More

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Spirit Garden

by Dontaná McPherson-Joseph

Love is the question and the answer in the passionate poetry collection "Spirit Garden". Nattalie Saso Sanchez’s poetry collection "Spirit Garden" reflects on, and responds to, love. Recognizing that love manifests in many forms—love... Read More

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Observation of the Moment

by George Hajjar

"Observation of the Moment" is a motivational collection of poems that works to find the good in hard situations. Owen Bryan Jr.’s autobiographical chapbook "Observation of the Moment" tackles everyday issues with a motivated spirit.... Read More

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My Name Is Immigrant

by Matt Sutherland

Call me Immigrant. In your country, I do the essential work to keep your living standards high, even as you jeer at me and pay me nowhere near the same dollars you do to your exalted citizens, for the same work. Of late, I am coming into... Read More

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