This wildly imaginative cultural takedown of Illinois history delivers an extraordinary lesson in humanism, animal stewardship, and inner rage. Very, very few poets have Gabriel Gudding’s intellectual chops, and his wordplay... Read More

A billionaire capitalist shadowed by his Red Guard activism during China’s Cultural Revolution, Luo Ying is committed to facing down his own, and his country’s, Maoist demons through the excruciating vise of poetry. This collection,... Read More

J. Scott Brownlee is a founding member of The Localists, a literary collective based on place-based writing and cultural grounding, so it follows that he dedicated this debut collection to rural Llano, Texas, his home. He earned his MFA... Read More

Lithe and exacting, this collection draws inspiration from old Japanese woodblock prints and scroll paintings, resulting in lines at once visual and isolating. With two previous books and numerous awards and fellowships for earlier work,... Read More

Those looking for a fresh way to approach self-help would do well to engage with this volume. "The Everywhere Oracle", by Caryl Ann Casbon, is a unique offering that combines poetry with exploratory questions intended as a guide to... Read More

With subtle nods to writers such as Whitman and Levis, the everyday is beautifully sung in this lovely collection of poems. Joel Peckham’s newest collection, God’s Bicycle, maps American roadways, working lives, spirituality, and the... Read More

Science fiction and transcendental mystery take this epic poem to stellar heights of academic debate. A bevy of poetic muses and an intelligent strain of mushrooms propel this three-part tribute to Mother Earth. "Galaxia", by Alex Andor... Read More

Gustav’s in-the-moment reactions to his feelings of betrayal are easy to relate to. Reflecting on divorce and other personal betrayals, Daffy Gustav shows the religious road to recovery in From Hell to Heaven, One Man’s Journey. The... Read More