Philly Poetry Chapbook Review is archived in four issues per year: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Journal updates are rolling, however, updated midweek, except for the Editor’s Note, which is published infrequently, as needed. Contents shown may carry over from past issues.
Editor’s Note
Notes from Editor/Creator Aiden Hunt.
- Jan. ‘25: Year One: What worked, what didn’t, and what to expect
Editor Aiden Hunt looks back at our first year and discusses changes to Philly Poetry Chapbook Review in 2025.
- Jan. ‘25: Year One: What worked, what didn’t, and what to expect
- Sept/Oct ‘24: ModPo, Renewal, and Expansion
- July ‘24: A Fledgling Journal No More
- May/June ‘24: Aldon Lynn Nielsen
- April ‘24: Of SPD, Genocide, and Book Reviews
- March ‘24: Welcome to Issue 2
Poetry
PCR features a new chapbook poem excerpt each month.
Featured Chapbook Poem
- Chapbook Poem: The Poem as an Act of Betrayal by Benjamin S. Grossberg
- Chapbook Poem: After Tragedy by Caiti Quatmann
- Chapbook Poem: copper by nat raum
- Chapbook Poem: After the Hurricane Stole My Hammock by Alex Gurtis
- Chapbook Poem: Frank’s Shoebox by Daniel Damiano
- Chapbook Poem: It’s okay to say the hurricane has an eye by Amanda Rabaduex
Original Poetry
PCR features the work of a new poet every other Thursday.
Book Excerpt
PCR features a new poem from a full-length collection each month.
Book Excerpt: Further Thought by Rae Armantrout
Chapbook Reviews
Our five most recent poetry chapbook reviews.
- Review: The Two Hearts Inside Us by Jill R. Burkey
“Jill R. Burkey dares to question in her chapbook, The Two Hearts Inside Us, because ‘questions breed possibility.'” Read the full chapbook review by new PCR contributor, Shelli Rottschafer. - Resistance and Resignation in Will Russo’s Glass Manifesto
“Glass Manifesto is a meditative collection of poems that call to resist the powers that move the world at times, or resign and offer oneself up to them at others.” Review by PCR contributor, Drishya. - Southern Literary Tradition: On ‘Snake Lore’ by Jane Morton
In this essay, C.M. Crockford reviews “Snake Lore” by poet Jane Morton, a chapbook published by Black Lawrence Press in February 2024. - On ‘A Throat Full of Forest-Dirt’ by Bri Stokes
C.M. Crockford reviews “A Throat Full of Forest-Dirt” by Bri Stokes, a poetry chapbook published by Bottlecap Press in November, 2023, in this essay. - And Yet Held by T. De Los Reyes
As if an exploding star: T. De Los Reyes’s love-poems of self-discovery in the ordinary magic of the everyday. Read the review by new PCR contributor, Drishya.
Author Features
Feature articles and interviews about recent chapbooks.
- A Conversation with Aldon Lynn Nielsen
Poet-scholar Aldon Lynn Nielsen shares about his work, his recent chapbook, and poetry in general in this collaborative interview piece with editor Aiden Hunt. - Chapbook Round-Up: Climate Crisis and Showbiz Blues
C.M. Crockford interviews poets Rae Armantrout, Justin Lacour, and James Croal Jackson and previews their recently published or forthcoming chapbooks.
Publishers’ Corner
Publishers’ Corner features articles about publishers, upcoming poetry chapbooks and full-length collections, and where to find them.
- Poetry Chapbooks (November 2024)
Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in November 2024 by Kith Books, Kernpunkt Press, Finishing Line Press and Bottlecap Press. - New Poetry Titles (Dec. 2024)
Check out new poetry titles for December 2024 from Green Linden Press, After Hours Editions, White Stag Publishing, Anvil Press, Eulalia Books, Empty Bowl, The Song Cave, Variant Literature, University of Nevada Press, LSU Press, Bloodaxe Books and Tupelo Press. - New Poetry Titles (11/26/24)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 11/26 from Nightboat Books, Alice James Books, NYRB Poets, Unicorn Publishing Group and Finishing Line Press. - New Poetry Titles (11/19/24)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 11/19 from Copper Canyon Press. Random House, Winter Editions, Books and Finishing Line Press.
Aiden’s Corner
Featuring posts from editor and publisher, P. Aiden Hunt, Meet Our Contributor posts, and other informal updates.
- Call for Poetry Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry for the first time between Nov. 1 and Dec. 15. We’re also opening to submissions of poem excerpts from full-length collections. Read this post for details! - Meet Our Contributor: Drishya
Meet our contributor, Drishya, a writer and artist based in Kolkata, India, publishing under a single name to protest India’s caste system. Read about his writing life and other work. - Meet Our Contributor: Francesca Leader
Meet our contributor, Francesca Leader, a Montanan living elsewhere who writes poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Read about her writing life in her Contributor Q&A. - Meet Our Contributor: Mike Bagwell
Meet our contributor, Mike Bagwell, a writer, poet, and software engineer in Philly. He’s published two poetry chapbooks and has a full-length collection forthcoming in 2024.
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