NIN ANDREWSWhat an amazing journey this book (Esther: A Novel in Verse) takes you on! So tell me, how did this book come to you? PAM BERNARDIt’s so odd to... Read More
"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
Last month, Sapling, a weekly newsletter from Black Lawrence Press that highlights the best of the small press world for writers looking for new venues for their work, interviewed our Managing Editor, Starr... Read More
Photo credit: M. Trey Reynolds NIN ANDREWSI admire this book (Love’s Labors) so much, I don’t know where to start. I can’t quite believe it’s your first collection of poetry. Really? So... Read More
“Mine the Mind” by Corey Lee Fuller. Used with permission. All rights reserved. For my final blog post, I’ve been asked to answer the question, “What do you know now,... Read More
Sarah Bracey White’s ekphrastic poem, “I Wonder,” was selected for inclusion in WARC’s “Poetry and Outsider Art Celebration!”  The event explored visual and spoken works of art between individuals with disabilities, community... Read More
Her horse was the closest thing to a friendEsther had in those mountains. They rode one morning along the hogback,then moved west where the escarpmentleveled off, higher into the foothills.... Read More
ESTHERA Novel in Verseby Pam Bernard Fusing a poet’s voice with a novelist’s narrative craft, Pam Bernard’s ESTHER, is an affecting novel-in-verse that tells the harrowing and transcendent story of a... Read More
In honor of National Poetry Month, we’ve asked our community to answer three important questions. Below is poet Kenneth Rosen’s response to the question: What poem do you recite to yourself... Read More