This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Galvanized, the new collection from Vermont poet Leland Kinsey, is a document of the hardship and rough-hewn beauty of… Read more “A Review of Galvanized: New and Selected Poems by Leland Kinsey”
Category: Poetry Reviews
A Review of The Woman Who Married a Bear by Tiffany Midge
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. The Woman Who Married a Bear by Tiffany Midge, a poet of mixed white and Lakota heritage who… Read more “A Review of The Woman Who Married a Bear by Tiffany Midge”
A Review of The Crimes of Clara Turlington by Meg Johnson
The Crimes of Clara Turlington by Meg Johnson (Vine Leave Press, 2015) is a thin collection full of sex and fire. These pieces are mostly poems, but… Read more “A Review of The Crimes of Clara Turlington by Meg Johnson”
A Review of Constellarium by Jordan Rice
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. “Everyone longs for bad reasons most of their lives, and those of us who know it lie or… Read more “A Review of Constellarium by Jordan Rice”
A Review of Jennifer Grotz’s Window Left Open
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. oh Lord I’ll make a broken music or I’ll die… – from “The Snow Apples” In her new collection Window… Read more “A Review of Jennifer Grotz’s Window Left Open”
A Review of Abandoned Homeland by Jeff Gundy
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Ohio poet Jeff Gundy’s Abandoned Homeland is a collection of simple poems that feel rooted in their midwestern state of origin.… Read more “A Review of Abandoned Homeland by Jeff Gundy”
A Review of Melinda Palacio’s How Fire Is a Story, Waiting
An earthy elementalism provides the texture and grit of Melinda Palacio’s How Fire Is a Story, Waiting (Tía Chucha Press, 2012). I recently reviewed Lo Kwa Mei-en’s debut collection Yearling… Read more “A Review of Melinda Palacio’s How Fire Is a Story, Waiting”
A Review of Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems by Robin Coste Lewis
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Robin Coste Lewis’s National Book Award-winning Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems is a powerful collection that beautifully blends the… Read more “A Review of Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems by Robin Coste Lewis”
A Review of Iliana Rocha’s Karankawa
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. The Karankawa, as explained briefly in the foreword to Iliana Rocha’s debut poetry collection of that title (University of Pittsburgh Press,… Read more “A Review of Iliana Rocha’s Karankawa”
A Review of Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Rupi Kaur’s poetry collection Milk and Honey (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2015) is a powerful and deeply felt exploration of womanhood, identity,… Read more “A Review of Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey”
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