Real Life/Poetry Review

Taking the Temperature of the 21st Century Climate 6×9 Paperback 232 Pages Published by Omnidawn, 2018 ISBN-10: 1632430576 ISBN-13: 978-1632430571 Price: $14.62 on Amazon   Review by Emily Vogel Poetry Editor T he immanance of the speaker in Julie Carr’s new...

Ronald Primeau/Poetry Review

In the Measuring by Carol Smallwood Shanti Arts, 2018. Brunswick, Maine 116 pages, $14.95, paperback. Available on Amazon. Review by Ronald Primeau I t is often said that we cannot measure what is real, what actually counts or matters most. In The Measuring...
The Magician’s Trick/Bill Mesce, Jr.

The Magician’s Trick/Bill Mesce, Jr.

Photo by Rob Potter on Unsplash *** The Magician’s Trick: Telling, Not Showing   by Bill Mesce, Jr. Possibly one of the most cited maxims in writing is, “Show, don’t tell.”  And like most writing maxims, this is worthwhile more-often-than-not advice, but...

Emily Vogel/Book Review

The Infinite Doctrine of Water by Michael T. Young Series: Terrapin Poetry Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Terrapin Books (April 1, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1947896016 ISBN-13: 978-1947896017 $5.99 Kindle/$12.99 Paperback from AMAZON   Review by Emily...

In Hubble’s Shadow/Book Review

In Hubble’s Shadow by Carol Smallwood Shanti Arts, 2017, Brunswick, Maine 98 pages, $14.95, paperback https://www.amazon.com/   Review by Jennifer L. Dean T he early 90s were exciting and troubling times—the Berlin wall came down, and the Iraq War began. A Gen...