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.
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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.
Three Poems by Jeanne Bamforth
Read three poems by poet Jeanne Bamforth, our seventh and final biweekly poet of the Winter 2025 issue, along with a few words about the poem “New Course”.
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.
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.
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.