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Resilience and Fortitude Prevail in “Gay Poems for Red States”

By: Nicole Yurcaba June 5, 2023June 4, 2023

ReviewsGay Poems for Red States, Poetry, University Press of Kentucky, Willie Edward Taylor Carver JrLeave a Comment

Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.’s work reminds readers that the pursuit of positive changes in society are necessary and forever in development.

Margaret Ray on Thunderstorms, Witness, and Florida

By: Chelsea Risley May 24, 2023December 27, 2023

InterviewsBOA Editions, Good Grief the Ground, Margaret Ray, PoetryLeave a Comment

An interview with Margaret Ray on her new collection, “Good Grief, the Ground.”

A Hauntingly Beautiful Collection: Courtney LeBlanc on “Her Whole Bright Life”

By: Carrie Teresa Sage May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

InterviewsCourtney LeBlanc, Her Whole Bright LIfe, Poetry, Write Bloody PublishingLeave a Comment

An interview with poet Courtney LeBlanc.

A Texan Renaissance

By: Chaney Hill May 8, 2023May 7, 2023

FeaturesFiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Texas1 Comment

A roundup of some of the best of Texas’ literary scene.

The Best Southern Books of April 2023

By: Chelsea Risley April 19, 2023April 16, 2023

Featuresbest of the month, PoetryLeave a Comment

A roundup of recent and forthcoming Southern poetry collections.

“Shapeshifting as Magic”: An Interview with Jessica Q. Stark

By: Erin Hoover April 14, 2023April 16, 2023

InterviewsBuffalo Girl, Interview, Jessica Q. Stark, Not Abandon but Abide, PoetryLeave a Comment

Florida poet Jessica Q. Stark discusses her latest book, Buffalo Girl, with Erin Hoover.

“Freedom House” Imagines a House for All

By: Chaney Hill April 12, 2023September 4, 2023

ReviewsFreedom House, KB Brookins, Poetry, Review1 Comment

A review of KB Brookins’ volume of poetry, “Freedom House.”

Poetry that Refuses to Settle: Denton Loving’s “Tamp”

By: Matthew Duffus April 7, 2023April 10, 2023

ReviewsDenton Loving, Mercer University Press, Poetry, Review, Tamp1 Comment

A review of “Tamp” by Denton Loving.

Mass for Shut-Ins Captures “Both Hell and Magic on Earth”

By: Lenna Jawdat April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

ReviewsMary-Alice Daniel, Mass for Shut-Ins, Poetry, ReviewLeave a Comment

A review of the 117th volume of the Yale Younger Series of Younger Poets Prize.

“Black Chameleon”: Memoir and Mythology

By: Katharine Armbrester March 29, 2023March 27, 2023

ReviewsBlack Chameleon, Debora D.E.E.P. Mouton, Memoir, PoetryLeave a Comment

“Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth” is a bold and innovative memoir by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton.