“Orphans” in Irish American Mom
"As you my readers know, I love poetry and all the nuance, paradox and emotion conveyed by the magical manipulation of words. When I heard from Joan, a native of... Read More
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Julianna Baggott interviews Robin Silbergleid about "The Baby Book"
“I will confess that this process was much harder with The Baby Book than with other projects, mostly because of its emotional and autobiographical content. That was a useful reminder for me... Read More
Imago available through UST Press in Manila!
Congrats to Joseph O. Legaspi on the UST Press (Manila) publication of his collection Imago! LATEST RELEASE:Imago by Joseph O. LegaspiPhp 350.00 (please send order inquiries to ustph.info@gmail.com) —————— IMAGO is a... Read More
Dawn Potter’s “Same Old Story” Nominated for 2014 LA Times Book Award
A huge congratulations to Dawn Potter and her 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Award nomination in Poetry! Same Old Story is her latest collection of poetry and one of CavanKerry’s latest releases. Read More
CavanKerry Poets at Massachusetts Poetry Festival
January Gill O’Neil Kevin Carey Dawn Potter and Teresa Carson January Gill O’Neil and Joseph Legaspi And congrats to CKP poet January Gill O’Neil, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival,... Read More
Joseph O. Legaspi in Poets & Writers!
"As it is, it has taken me years to be comfortable saying that I’m a poet. To this day there’s still a tiny level of discomfort, uttering the—what? title, character,... Read More
"The Landress Catches Her Breath" wins Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing
Congratulations to Paola Corso! First Prize winner of the Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing for The Laundress Catches Her Breath Judge’s comment:This book is a precisely visionary evocation of working-class Pittsburgh... Read More
Joseph O. Legaspi in Poets and Writers
"Gradually, I’ve found my footing as a poet in Queens, the literary underdog borough, the one noted for being the most ethnically diverse." For the full article, visit Poet and Writers... Read More