Reading Michael Dickman – Part II – Flies
The twenty poems in Michael Dickman’s Flies (2011) employ the recognizable forms of his prosody, viz., a lyric mode mixed withContinue Reading
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Reading Michael Dickman – Part I – The End of the West
Despite the naïve generation X persona that Michael Dickman adopts in The End of the West (2009), his poetry isContinue Reading
Jennifer Grotz Wins the 2012 Eugene Paul Nassar Prize for Best Book of Poetry by an Upstate New York Author
Jennifer Grotz won the inaugural Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize for The Needle. The prize carries a $2,000 award forContinue Reading
MURDER Ballad by Jane Springer
Murder Ballad by Jane Springer Jane Springer has taken her game to a higher level in her second book ofContinue Reading
Narcissus at 80
Sometimes, especially if I’m tired of reworking a poem for the enth time, or lack a stimulating idea for aContinue Reading
Reading Anthony Madrid’s I Am Your Slave Now Do What I Say
Of late Anthony Madrid seems inextricably linked with Michael Robbins, whom he met at the University of Chicago where bothContinue Reading
The Top 40 Books of Poetry for 2012
Coldfront Magazine has published a selection of the Top 40 Books of Poetry for 2012. These lists are helpful forContinue Reading
Using Autobiographical Elements In Poetry
Poets have often used a gripping personal drama as an organizing structure within which to write poetry of greatContinue Reading
Reading Erica Bernheim – Commentary on “The Oversized World”
Ms. Bernheim writes poetry that, like Mary Shelley, wakes the dead monster, shocking its cerebral cortex into life and giving it a beating heart that doesn’t want to be someone’s bloody experiment. It is a type of poetry whose art of presentation is breathtakingly fresh.
Reading Kate Potts – Pure Hustle
You can tell that Potts has a very high poetry I.Q., as this volume demonstrates her ability to engage in descriptive and affecting portraiture, which I think is her greatest gift.
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