“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.
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New Poetry Titles (4/15/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 4/15 from University of Pittsburgh Press, Wendy’s Subway, Airlie Press, Graywolf Press, Arsenal Pulp Press, Black Lawrence Press, Book*hug Press, Copper Canyon Press, TriQuarterly, Milkweed Editions, McGill-Queen’s University Press, University of Wisconsin Press, Bloodaxe Books, Stephen F. Austin University Press, Roof Books, Wave Books, BOA Editions Ltd, University of Calgary Press, Invisible Publishing, Red Hen Press, Alice James Books, Talonbooks & Brick Books.
Three Poems by Jonathan Fletcher
Read three poems by poet Jonathan Fletcher, our first of six biweekly poets of the Spring 2025 issue, along with a few words about the poem “When Easter Fell on the Same Date as Transgender Day of Visibility”.
Poetry Chapbooks (March 2025)
Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in March 2025 by Green Linden Press, Kith Books, Sheila-Na-Gig, SurVision Books, Harbor Editions, Finishing Line Press & Bottlecap Press.
New Poetry Titles (4/8/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 4/8 from University of Akron Press, Stephen F. Austin University Press, Book*hug Press, Omnidawn, University of Massachusetts Press, Granta Books, Baobab Press, Red Hen Press, Black Lawrence Press, Bauhan Publishing, Copper Canyon Press, BOA Editions, Nightwood Editions, Wave Books, New Directions, Invisible Publishing, Arsenal Pulp Press & University Of Iowa Press.
Meet Our Contributor: Wendell Hawken
Meet our contributor, Wendell Hawken, check out her books for sale, and read about her writing life in her Contributor Q&A.
Chapbook Poem: This Is How They Teach Us How to Want It . . . by Shanta Lee
Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for April 2025, “This Is How They Teach Us How to Want It . . .” from This Is How They Teach You How to Want It . . . The Slaughter by Shanta Lee, along with a few words from the poet.
April ’25: In Memoriam and Spring Poetry
Read a note from editor Aiden Hunt about our last issue, upcoming original poetry, and a brief tribute to his mother, who passed away in March.
Book Excerpt: The Prize of Québec by Jennifer Nelson
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for April 2025, “The Prize of Québec” from On the Way to the Paintings of Forest Robberies by Jennifer Nelson, along with a few words from the poet.
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.