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.


Poetry

PCR features a new chapbook poem excerpt each month.


Original Poetry

PCR features the work of a new poet every other Thursday.

Three Poems by Jeanne Bamforth


Book Excerpt

PCR features a new poem from a full-length collection each month.

Book Excerpt: The Prize of Québec by Jennifer Nelson


Chapbook Reviews

Our five most recent poetry chapbook reviews.


Author Features

Feature articles and interviews about recent chapbooks.

  • A Conversation with Kate Colby
    Poet Kate Colby discusses her latest chapbook, ThingKing, her creative writing practices, and her penchant for poetry chapbooks with PCR Editor Aiden Hunt in this interview piece.
  • 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.

  • New Poetry Titles (4/1/25)
    Check out dozens of new poetry books with releases coinciding with the start of National Poetry Month from Lost Horse Press, Knopf, Green Writers Press, Meekling Press, Insert Press, The Unnamed Press, University of Massachusetts Press, LSU Press, Roseway Publishing, Parthian Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Guernica Editions, Black Ocean, University of Wisconsin Press, Copper Canyon Press, Assembly Press, Biblioasis, CavanKerry Press, Arsenal Pulp Press, Graywolf Press, West Virginia University Press, Persea, Penguin Books, House of Anansi Press, BOA Editions, Fordham University Press, Texas Review Press & Brick Books.
  • New Poetry Titles (3/25/25)
    Check out new poetry books for the week of 3/25 from St. Augustines Press, Mosaic Press, Green Writers Press, Dzanc Books, Milkweed Editions, Arachnide Editions, McClelland & Stewart, ECW Press, Wesleyan University Press, Duke University Press Books, Goldsmiths Press, Beacon Press & Yale University Press.
  • New Poetry Titles (3/18/25)
    Check out new poetry books for the week of 3/18 from Tupelo Press, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Zephyr Press, Acre Books, Milkweed Editions, Madville Publishing, Wayne State University Press, Fonograf Editions, Red Hen Press & Tin House Books.
  • Poetry Chapbooks (February 2025)
    Check out new poetry chapbooks published in February 2025 by Harbor Editions, BUNNY, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press.

Aiden’s Corner

Featuring posts from editor and publisher, P. Aiden Hunt, Meet Our Contributor posts, and other informal updates.

  • Meet Our Contributor: D.W. Baker
    Meet our contributor, D.W. Baker, check out his recently published work, and read about his writing life in his Contributor Q&A.
  • Meet Our Contributor: Shelli Rottschafer
    Meet our contributor, Shelli Rottschafer, check out her recently published work, and read about her writing life in her Contributor Q&A.
  • Call for Spring Poetry Submissions
    PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry between February 1 and March 15 for our Spring 2025 issue. 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.

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