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Alabama Literary Review reviews “Places I Was Dreaming”

Alabama Literary Review reviews “Places I Was Dreaming”

Since the publication of Mose in 1994, Loren Graham has been one of my favorite poets.  His poems have a way of drawing one in completely-I read Mose twice in one sitting-because Graham’s mastery... Read More
“Orphans” in Irish American Mom

“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
Loren Graham and Brent Newsom: 2016 Oklahoma Book Award Finalists

Loren Graham and Brent Newsom: 2016 Oklahoma Book Award Finalists

Congrats to Loren Graham (Places I Was Dreaming) and Brent Newsom (Love’s Labors) on being named 2016 Oklahoma Book Award Finalists in poetry! Finalists will be announced at the 27th Annual Oklahoma Book Awards on Saturday, April 9th. Read More
Women’s Review of Books reviews “Esther”

Women’s Review of Books reviews “Esther”

“The twelve verse-chapters function seamlessly to move readers in literal and emotional time, just as chapters in a prose novel do. Visually appealing, two, three, four, and five-line stanzas give the page... Read More
Grab the Lapels reviews “door of thin skins”

Grab the Lapels reviews “door of thin skins”

"This is the painful and unrelenting tale of Dr. Abe, psychologist and psychic vampire, and his patient/victim, a poet (poetess, he states sibilantly, beginning the process of her dismantling on... Read More
Susan Jett reviews “The Baby Book” by Robin Silbergleid

Susan Jett reviews “The Baby Book” by Robin Silbergleid

"What I didn’t expect was the emotional punch it would carry.  Having been through a lot of what she writes about, having witnessed much of her journey-to-motherhood as it happened,... Read More
Italian Americana reviews “The Laundress Catches Her Breath”

Italian Americana reviews “The Laundress Catches Her Breath”

This charming, poignant collection, winner of the 2012 Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing from the Working Class Association, paints a haunting portrait of working-class Pittsburgh as experienced by Corso’s protagonist known... Read More
Windhover Journal reviews Brent Newsom’s “Love’s Labors”

Windhover Journal reviews Brent Newsom’s “Love’s Labors”

"Given this strong debut, readers can hope that Brent Newsom’s future poems will continue to develop more of these individuals (and himself), focusing on the confusing and confounding wonder of... Read More
The American Literary Review on "door of thin skins"

The American Literary Review on "door of thin skins"

"A smart, and often fearless, discussion of the relationship between language and power." Read more at American Literary Review Read More