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.

Five Poems by Laynie Browne


Book Excerpt

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

Book Excerpt: Creating Space by Lisa Sewell


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.

  • Poetry Chapbooks (June 2025)
    Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in June 2025 by Seven Kitchens Press, Sarabande Books, Small Harbor Publishing, The Bodily Press, Gasher Press, Wolfson Press, Moontide Press, Kelsay Books, boats against the current, Inkfish Press, Bull City Press, Staircase Books, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press.
  • New Poetry Titles (7/8-8/4)
    Check out new poetry books between 7/8 to 8/4 from Signal Editions, Black Lawrence Press, Arlen House, TCU Press, University of Vanderbilt University Press, Alaska Press, University of Utah Press, Carcanet Press, Tupelo Press, Bloodaxe Books, Phoneme Media & Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • New Poetry Titles (7/1/25)
    Check out new poetry titles for the week of 7/1 from Gaudy Boy, LSU Press, Nightboat Books, Tupelo Press, Trio House Press, Button Poetry, Chax Press, Black Ocean, City Lights Publishers & Penguin Books.
  • New Poetry Titles (6/24/25)
    Check out new poetry books for the week of 6/24 from Carcanet Press, St. Augustines Press, University Of Iowa Press, Rising Action, Ayin Press, The Song Cave, NYRB Poets, White Pine Press & Deep Vellum Publishing.

Aiden’s Corner

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

  • Meet Our Contributor: Christa Fairbrother
    “I give Shel Silverstein credit for making me want to be a poet. I wanted to be a poet as a little girl, and I didn’t act on it until I was fifty after being traditionally published in non-fiction.” Meet our contributor, Christa Fairbrother.
  • Meet Our Contributor: Sarah E N Kohrs
    Meet our contributor, Sarah E N Kohrs, check out her chapbook, recent work, and read about their writing life in a Contributor Q&A.
  • Meet Our Contributor: Jonathan Fletcher
    Meet our contributor, Jonathan Fletcher, check out his chapbook, recent work, and read about their writing life in a Contributor Q&A.
  • Call for Summer Poetry Submissions
    PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry between May 1 and June 15 for our Summer 2025 issue. Read this post for details!

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