Poetry Reviews

Flash Review: The Strings of Walnetto Arrangements by Ben Estes

11.05.2011 Poetry Reviews
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The Strings of Walnetto Arrangements by Ben Estes My rating: 4 of 5 stars Punky is right I say it is right so it must be Right Night at the poetry house–crickets chipping in a not-quite-stein voice for all the rabbits and cymbals popping out the dampness. I low the low in the voice of [...]

Tagged as: Ben Estes, Flowers & Cream, Poetry Reviews

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Flash Review: Barn Burned, Then by Michelle Taransky

10.26.2011 Poetry Reviews

Barn Burned, Then by Michelle Taransky My rating: 5 of 5 stars I continue in awe of the way Taransky can break a line. The poems are as worked as work can be, but broken thank goodness, broken like champs. Can’t imagine the lines any differently. But I don’t really think the crux of this [...]

Tagged as: Michelle Taransky, Omnidawn, Poetry Reviews

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Flash Review: Born Two by Allison Cobb

10.16.2011 Poetry Reviews

Born Two by Allison Cobb My rating: 5 of 5 stars A romp(er) in the sense that everything is worn, frayed, last legs etc. That the language is newish and known, a sound fulcrum, & um (sic) becoming. No being the master in these poems, no meaning no to those who wish to ‘ah’ at [...]

Tagged as: Allison Cobb, Chax Press, Poetry Reviews

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Flash Review of NO, I WILL BE IN THE WOODS by Michelle Taransky

10.09.2011 Poetry Reviews

NO, I WILL BE IN THE WOODS by Michelle Taransky My rating: 5 of 5 stars It was raining raining raining when I got the mail and opened it and read this book (thank goodness) instead of doing nothing. And what a beautiful book of poems printed on opaque vellum and what a treat to [...]

Tagged as: Brave Men Press, Michelle Taransky, Poetry Reviews

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Flash Review: Pause Button by Kevin Davies

02.25.2011 Poetry Reviews

Pause Button by Kevin Davies My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first thing that hit me about this book was how masterful Davies is at adding/subtracting text. While there’s plenty of books out there with “erasures” (which usually inject air into a heavier text), this book has “deletions.” Like the text was shot thru. [...]

Tagged as: Kevin Davies, Poetry Reviews, Ubu Editions

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Review: living must bury by Josie Sigler

02.09.2011 Poetry Reviews

living must bury by Josie Sigler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gotta say that I loved the “Contents” in this book. What is usually a list of titles and page numbers, Sigler weaves into a whopper of a poem. I’m a sucker for prayerish poems and “Contents” was one of the best I’ve read [...]

Tagged as: Fence Books, Josie Sigler, Poetry Reviews

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Review: Absolute Bob by Anne Portugal

01.31.2011 Poetry Reviews

Absolute Bob by Anne Portugal My rating: 5 of 5 stars This one will give you whip lash it’s so fast and engaging. I can’t say I know if it’s about anything except the act of doing things and having them done. Images captured, buildings erected, reprieves granted, disasters ensued and and and “Bob;” a [...]

Tagged as: Anne Portugal, Burning Deck, Jennifer Moxley, Poetry Reviews

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Review: The Geoglyph by Patrick Kosiewicz

01.31.2011 Poetry Reviews

The Geoglyph by Patrick Kosiewicz My rating: 3 of 5 stars This ode to natural sciences really spread out on the page. It took me about 15 minutes to read all 77 pages and I’m a pretty slow reader. Spanning the creation of the earth to its burgeoning wildlife, it was a macro-topic which is [...]

Tagged as: Fly by Night Press, Patrick Kosiewicz, Poetry Reviews

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Review: Fruitlands by Kate Colby

01.30.2011 Poetry Reviews

Fruitlands by Kate Colby My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have no idea about this book. Having forced myself thru lines like “concentric desire outspreads / her strained connectives” to get to more interesting poems like False Spring and Untitled Triptych – I just don’t know. Colby is obviously talented but maybe a little [...]

Tagged as: Kate Colby, Litmus Press, Poetry Reviews

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Review: To Light Out by Karen Weiser

01.30.2011 Poetry Reviews

To Light Out by Karen Weiser My rating: 2 of 5 stars While the lyric in these poems was exciting and the imagination is certainly there, I just couldn’t get past the thinking — a quadrupling-up a metaphors to describe what exactly? Angels? Birth? I did stop caring. And got frustrated. View all my reviews

Tagged as: Karen Weiser, Poetry Reviews

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