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“Old Gods”: New Poems from Clifford Brooks

By: Nicole Yurcaba March 11, 2024March 10, 2024

ReviewsClifford Brooks, Mercer University Press, Old Gods, Poetry, Review1 Comment

From philosophy, to film, to hip-hop, this collection is ripe with references and reflections.

“Colorfast” Puts Appalachian Legacy and Remembrance into Verse

By: Nicole Yurcaba March 4, 2024March 3, 2024

ReviewsColorfast, Penguin Books, Poetry, Review, Rose McLarneyLeave a Comment

Rose McLarney’s poetry collection reckons with aging, memory’s unreliability and the female experience.

Brian Turner’s Triple Poetry Release is a Triptych Times Three

By: AJ Baumel January 31, 2024March 3, 2024

Interviewsalice james books, Brian Turner, Poetry, The Dead Peasant's Handbook, The Goodbye World Poem, The Wild Delight of Wild Things2 Comments

Each book is accompanied by an album of music and a three-part film, bringing an ethereal experience to the poetry.

“A Shift in Emphasis”: An Interview with Poet Erin Hoover

By: Chelsea Risley January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

InterviewsBlack Lawrence Press, Erin Hoover, No Spare People, PoetryLeave a Comment

An interview with Erin Hoover on her latest collection of poetry, “No Spare People.”

“Thick with Trouble” is also Rich with Mystique

By: Nicole Yurcaba January 24, 2024January 23, 2024

ReviewsAmber McBride, Poetry, Review, Thick with TroubleLeave a Comment

In this poetry collection, “a chorus of unapologetic women” are the vehicle for examining America’s fraught history.

“I Was Searching for Something in Nature to Affirm my Identity”: An Interview with Jennifer Conlon

By: Erin Hoover January 17, 2024January 21, 2024

InterviewsAutumn House Press, Interview, Jennifer Conlon, Not Abandon but Abide, Poetry, Taking to Water1 Comment

An interview with Jennifer Conlon about their debut poetry collection, “Taking to Water.”

The Best Southern Books of January 2024

By: Chelsea Risley January 16, 2024January 15, 2024

Featuresbest of the month, Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, PoetryLeave a Comment

Check out some of the best new Southern releases of January 2024.

“there is moon enough still // to walk home by:” A review of John Hoppenthaler’s “Night Wing Over Metropolitan Area”

By: Nicole Yurcaba January 8, 2024January 5, 2024

ReviewsJohn Hoppenthaler, Night Wing Over Metropolitan Area, PoetryLeave a Comment

A review of John Hoppenthaler’s new collection of poetry, “Night Wing Over Metropolitan Area.”

2023 Staff Favorites

By: Chelsea Risley December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

FeaturesFiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, staff picksLeave a Comment

The SRB editorial team looks back on the best books they read in 2023.

“Desire Museum”: A Curated Study in Longing

By: Kate Valach December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

ReviewsBOA Editions, Danielle Cadena Duelen, Desire Museum, Poetry, Review2 Comments

Danielle Cadena Duelen’s latest poetry collection reads with immediacy and importance, yet unhurried.