This small book of twenty-one poems is a gem. As I finished my second, third, fourth reading and diligently was taking notes, I realized I didn’t have to hunt for […]
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Author: Mary Ellen Capek
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The Sacred Heart Motel
Author: Grace Kwan
The cover of The Sacred Heart Motel by Niki Hoi is delightful. The drawings of domestic scenes appear to be done in oil pastel so have a softened effect with […]
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A Habit of Landscape
Author: Shelley Armitage
Shelley Armitage is an award-winning author, professor, and scholar of varied and wide-ranging talents, interests, and insights. Her books, essays, and articles run the gamut of genres and topics from […]
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The Unknown Daughter
Author: Tricia Knoll
Two things came to mind when I read Tricia Knoll’s recent anthology, The Unknown Daughter. One, a collection of poems by Edgar Lee Masters entitled Spoon River Anthology. In his […]
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The Meaning of Leaving
Author: Kate Rogers
Women’s stories can take many different forms. One of those forms is poetry. With poetry, much can be said in so few words and that’s the case with the poems […]
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Side Notes from the Archivist
Author: Anastacia-Reneé
Anastacia-Reneé’s latest collection of poetry, Side Notes from the Archivist, begins with a retrospective examination of 1980s nostalgia through the lens of a young Black girl growing up in Philadelphia. […]
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