"Cloud of Expectation" is a sophisticated yet approachable collection of poems. Mike Westphal’s "Cloud of Expectation" collects lyric and prose poems that recall the author’s childhood and ancestral past. A vibrant speaker connects... Read More

Gritty, raw, liberated, and twisted into lines of beauty, Emma Bolden’s melancholic realizations mostly relate to her body and her hysterectomy. With multiple collections and an assortment of works in publication, it is no surprise... Read More

Inspired by his childhood on a dairy farm in Illinois, tales of rural life lead the way in this Austin Smith collection focused on family, violence, and memories. Smith left the Midwest to live in California, where he teaches at... Read More

Lush imagery, beckoning history, curious interactions, elusive dreams, and existential questions fuse in this prose poetry collection, the fifth by Donna Stonecipher. She resides in Berlin and translates from both French and German.... Read More

"Prayer, Praise and Poetry" is a reflective poetry collection that shows reverence for nature and God. Susan Champion’s "Prayer, Praise and Poetry" is an uplifting collection that shows a thorough knowledge of scripture. The... Read More

It’s a book of poetry with prescience, power, and a coherent view of an often off-kilter world. David Edmond’s A World Diverse III: In Need of Help amasses well-wrought poems about self-realization, responsibility, goodwill among... Read More

A refreshing blend of classic narrative poetry and modern style and creativity, Xianna Michaels’s "The Sorcerer Queen" is a versatile gem. The lilting tale of a kingdom haunted by an ancient curse, Xianna Michaels’s "The Sorcerer... Read More

“A fragment defies the mind’s impulse to make things whole. Defies it, and entices it,” and from just such fragments, Elizabeth Cooperman and Thomas Walton cobble together a hybrid work—parts travel journal, memoir, lyric essay,... Read More