An monthly note from Aiden Hunt.
- April ‘24: Of SPD, Genocide, and Book Reviews
by Aiden Hunt
Editor Aiden Hunt writes about distribution woes, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and what we have coming during April in the Editor’s Note.
- March ‘24: Welcome to Issue 2
by Aiden Hunt
Read a note from editor Aiden Hunt about our second bimonthly issue, contributor accomplishments, and things to come.
Long form essays focused on a single book or linking several.
- On ‘A Throat Full of Forest-Dirt’ by Bri Stokes
by C.M. Crockford
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.
- On Cindy Juyoung Ok’s ‘House Work’: A Review Essay
by Aiden Hunt
Editor Aiden Hunt’s essay reviews Cindy Juyoung Ok’s poetry chapbook, ‘House Work’, published by Ugly Duckling Presse in March 2023.
- Of War’s Seductions & Consequences: A Chapbook Review
by Aiden Hunt
Aiden Hunt reviews Amanda Newell’s “I Will Pass Even to Acheron” in this essay, the second part of his essay, “Does the Rattle Chapbook Prize live up to the hype?”
- Violence of Craft: Your Mouth is Moving Backwards by Juliet Cook
by Mike Bagwell
Contributor Mike Bagwell explores and reviews poet Juliet Cook’s new chapbook from Ethel Press, “Your Mouth is Moving Backwards”.
Feature articles about authors or recent chapbooks.
- Chapbook Round-Up: Climate Crisis and Showbiz Blues
by C.M. Crockford
C.M. Crockford interviews poets Rae Armantrout, Justin Lacour, and James Croal Jackson and previews their recently published or forthcoming chapbooks.
Short literary reviews of a single book.
- And Yet Held by T. De Los Reyes
by Drishya
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.
- The Funny Thing About a Panic Attack by Ben Kassoy
by Francesca Leader
Contributor Francesca Leader reviews Ben Kassoy’s debut chapbook from Bottlecap Press, The Funny Thing About a Panic Attack.
- At the Car Wash by Arthur Russell
by Aiden Hunt
Arthur Russell’s prize-winning chapbook takes the reader on a journey through time, space and socioeconomic circumstance.
Journal updates are rolling, updated Tuesdays and Thursdays, except for the Editor’s Note, which will be newly published at the beginning of each issue. Contents shown may carry over from recent issues.
Publishers’ Corner features articles about publishers, upcoming poetry chapbooks and full-length collections, and where to find them.
- New Poetry Titles (4/23/24)
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
Check out new poetry books for the week of 4/23 from Bottlecap Press, Biblioasis, Copper Canyon Press, Red Hen Press, Milkweed Editions, University of Arkansas Press, Seren, Carcanet Press Ltd., Talonbooks, Unbound Edition Press and BOA Editions Ltd.
- New Poetry Titles (4/16/24)
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
Check out new poetry books published the week of 4/16 from Bottlecap Press, Knopf, HarperOne, Small Harbor Publishing, Red Hen Press, Copper Canyon Press, Nightwood Editions, Southern Illinois University Press, Seren, Sarabande Books, Phoneme Media, BOA Editions Ltd., W. W. Norton & Company, JBE Books, White Stag Publishing, ECW Press, knife | fork | book and McGill-Queen’s University Press.
- New Poetry Titles (4/9/24)
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
Check out new poetry books published the week of 4/9 from Faber & Faber, Small Harbor Publishing, Bottlecap Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, Green Writers Press, Loom Press, Paraclete Press, Able Muse Press, Caitlin Press Inc., Stephen F. Austin University Press, University of North Texas Press, McGill-Queen’s University Press, University of New Mexico Press, Curbstone Books, Milkweed Editions, Red Hen Press, Wave Books, Alice James Books, Paul Dry Books, Copper Canyon Press, Coffee House Press, powerHouse Books, Dial Press, Knopf, Nightboat Books, SUNY Press, Belle Point Press, White Stag Publishing, and Anhinga Press.
- New Poetry Titles (4/2/24)
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
Check out new poetry books published the week of 4/2 from Bottlecap Press, Green Linden Press, Stanchion Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Small Harbor Publishing, Milkweed Editions, Graywolf Press, Wave Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, New Directions, Invisible Publishing, Brick Books, Sixteen Rivers Press, Penguin Books, City Lights Publishers, And Other Stories, BOA Editions Ltd, OR Books, Not a Cult, Copper Canyon Press, McGill-Queen’s University Press, Beacon Press, Biblioasis, Nightboat Books, Amistad, House of Anansi Press, Hub City Press, Seagull Books, Fordham University Press, Iron Pen, Persea Books, Central Avenue Publishing, CavanKerry Press, W. W. Norton & Company, University of Akron Press and Red Hen Press.
Featuring posts from editor and publisher, P. Aiden Hunt, freelance writing and publishing tips, and other informal updates.
- Meet Our Contributor: Francesca Leader
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
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
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
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.
- Meet Our Contributor: C.M. Crockford
by Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
Meet our contributor, C.M. Crockford, a writer and editor originally from New Hampshire, now living in Philadelphia with his cat, Wally.
- A Statement and a Poem Expressing My Feelings on Gaza
by Aiden Hunt
I unequivocally condemn Hamas and all of their violent actions. However, I don’t see any reason that one of the world’s most sophisticated militaries shouldn’t be subject to the same, if not much higher, standards for condemnation.