Immersion in the study of ancient history lends itself to a dream state of being, and biblical history is even further down the rabbit hole. There is good poetry to be had in these mists-of-time places and Jane Medved has her way with... Read More

Woefully unfair. Dedicated to a deceased father, this collection is so powerful and precious, it’s heartbreaking to realize how meaningful it would have been for the old man, if he had the chance to read it. Oh, James Crews, your dad... Read More

Jacqueline Waters is practiced at the velvet glove-iron fist approach to poetry, at times finessing or obscuring the poem’s impact so that when it lands, the force is staggering. Her poetry has appeared in Harper’s, Chicago Review,... Read More

When the poet gets personal, asking the stranger to sit through her deep feelings about her body, her lover, her dreams and fears, the stranger makes a demand in return: only if you interest me, poet. And yes, Kiki Petrosino fully... Read More

From Columbus’s journey in 1492 to seventeenth-century slave ships, the infamous Titanic, and present-day ocean-dwelling communities, the terrible majesty of the sea is celebrated through a collection of poems penned by a bevy of... Read More

Rob Taylor’s "The Irreducible Primary" is a heartwarming and sometimes surprising exploration of what it means to be human. "The Irreducible Primary" by Rob Taylor is an intellectual and philosophical contemplation of spiritual issues,... Read More

Straightforward, descriptive poems evocatively search for meaning. William Yager’s poetry collection "Traveling Through" combines ruminations on life in the modern age with odes to God and the natural world. Yager contextualizes the... Read More

"The Lost Poems of Cangjie" is a unique and beautiful poetry collection wrapped in intriguing historical myth and mystery. "The Lost Poems of Cangjie" is equal parts poetry and historical mystery. The volume purports to be the first... Read More