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Philly 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.
- February ’26: Section Editors & Staff Wanted
Editor Aiden Hunt begins year three with a call for applications for section editors and other editorial and production staff in this editor’s note.
- February ’26: Section Editors & Staff Wanted
- December ’25: Pushcart Prize Nominations
- November ’25: New Staff, Issue Archive & Donations
- September ’25: Best of the Net Nominations
- July ’25: Poetry Readers Wanted
- April ’25: In Memoriam and Spring Poetry
Poetry
PCR features a new chapbook poem excerpt each month.
Featured Chapbook Poem
- Chapbook Poem: Slow Burn by Evan Wang
- Chapbook Poem: Found in the African Art Collection… by Rohanna Ssanyu
- Chapbook Poem: Offering by Richard Jordan
- Chapbook Poem: Aphasia by Robert Allen
- Chapbook Poem: Red Tide by Mary Gilliland
- Chapbook Poem: Two egrets at the edge of a tidal marsh by Rebekah Wolman
Original Poetry
PCR features the work of a new poet every other Thursday.
Three Poems by Andrew Pelham-Burn
- Three Poems by Andrew Pelham-Burn
- Three Poems by Ron Mohring
- Three Poems by Abbey Green
- Three Poems by Sophia Naz
- Four Poems by Betty Stanton
- Three Poems by Mary Whitlow
Book Excerpt
PCR features a new poem from a full-length collection each month.
Featured Full-length Book Excerpt
- Book Excerpt: She wants shimmering scales by Nicole Alston Zdeb
- Book Excerpt: Targeted by Frances Klein
- Book Excerpt: Passage by Paul Hostovsky
- Book Excerpt: The Egg of Anything by Paula Bohince
- Book Excerpt: The Samadhi of Words by Richard Collins
- Book Excerpt: Rondo by Yamini Pathak
Chapbook Reviews
Our five most recent poetry chapbook reviews.
- Bodies in Transition: Sacred & Perishable by Carissa Natalia Baconguis
“There is a muscular intimacy to the ecosystem of these poems, each one of them creating as vivid a world individually as exists in the collection as a whole.” Read Gray Davidson Carroll’s full review. - Verses of Mourning: in the aftermath by Jessica Nirvana Ram
“[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost.” Read Alex Carrigan’s full review. - Multilingualism and Metaphor: On Desire/Halves by Jaia Hamid Bashir
“Bashir’s elegant debut collection investigates identity as the result of choices between individual appetites and cultural frames. … [It] announces an exciting addition to the global chorus of contemporary literature.” Read D.W. Baker’s full review. - What Happened? On You are Leaving the American Sector by Rebecca Foust
“Rebecca Foust’s new chapbook of poems has a strange prescience. … Foust isn’t alone in making the obvious connection between Trump’s first term and Orwell’s dystopia.” Read the full chapbook review by new contributor Rick Mullin. - Life’s Lazy River Journey: On Tributaries by Aspen Everett
“A thread of adulation for matriarchal spirituality and the lifegiving value of water runs through the collection. Its first poem pays homage to [Toni] Morrison.” Read the full chapbook review by Shelli Rottschafer.
Author Features
Feature articles and interviews about recent chapbooks.
- A Conversation with Lisa Low
Poet Lisa Low discusses her latest chapbook, Late in the Day, her relationship with her father, and the influence of Virginia Woolf in this interview with Contributor Saudamini Siegrist. - A Conversation with Chris Abani and Kwame Dawes
“We wanted something that was alive, highlighted an ever-expanding list of books by these poets, and that will hopefully survive the both of us and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets.” Read the full interview about the New-Generation African Poets Chapbook series. - 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.
Publishers’ Corner
Publishers’ Corner features articles about publishers, upcoming poetry chapbooks and full-length collections, and where to find them.
- New Poetry Titles (4/21/26)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 4/21 from Hachette Australia, The Song Cave, Black Lawrence Press, Milkweed Editions, Nightboat Books, BOA Editions, Copper Canyon Press, Coffee House Press & Sarabande Books. - New Poetry Titles (4/14/26)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 4/14 from Write Bloody Publishing, SUNY Press, University of Calgary Press, Curbstone Books 2, University of North Texas Press, Baobab Press, a misFit book, Bauhan Publishing, Ecco, Knopf, Talonbooks, Wave Books, Holy Cow! Press, Biblioasis, Bloodaxe Books, Alice James Books, Picador UK, Archipelago, Tia Chucha Press, Torrey House Press, BOA Editions & Fonograf Editions. - Poetry Chapbooks (March 2026)
Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in March 2026 by Stanchion Books, b l u s h, Dancing Girl Press, Black Lawrence Press, Broadstone Books, Papillote Press, Ethel Press, TRP: The University Press of SHSU, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press. - New Poetry Titles (4/7/26)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 4/7 from Ohio University Press, Wesleyan University Press, Graywolf Press, Shortwave, CavanKerry Press, a misFit book, Book*hug Press, Black Lawrence Press, Knopf, Black Ocean, American Poetry Review, Nightboat Books, Wave Books, City Lights Publishers, White Pine Press, Coffee House Press, Autumn House Press, University of Akron Press, Button Poetry, BOA Editions, Copper Canyon Press, LittlePuss Press, Haymarket Books, Red Hen Press & Arsenal Pulp Press.
Aiden’s Corner
Featuring posts from editor and publisher, P. Aiden Hunt, Meet Our Contributor posts, and other informal updates.
- Meet Our Contributor: Sophia Naz
Meet our contributor, Sophia Naz, check out her books and recent work, and read about her writing life in a Contributor Q&A. - Meet Our Contributor: Saudamini Siegrist
Meet our contributor, Saudamini Siegrist, check out her recent work and read about her writing life in a Contributor Q&A. - Meet Our Contributor: Betty Stanton
Meet our contributor, Betty Stanton, check out her recent work and read about her writing life in a Contributor Q&A. - Meet Our Staff: Danielle McMahonMeet our staff member, Danielle McMahon, check out her books and some of her recent work.
