Village Idiot, by Ross Vassilev, an eBook published by Full of Crow Press. Reviewed By Michael J. Solender
While legions of writers and poets struggle with punching up colorful words in just the right shade to elicit emotion or punctuate their meanings, Ross Vassilev manages to connect his work [...]
“Dark Card”, Poetry by Rebecca Foust, reviewed by Lynn Alexander.
I’ve figured out that difference pays freight
when linked with intelligence; genius trumps odd,
alchemizes bizarre into merely eccentric. (Dark Card)
Rebecca Foust is a delightful new discovery for me. Foust has this ability to write beautiful, poignant things without coming across as excessively sentimental or descriptively redundant-not [...]
“Cellos et Ghosts” by AJ Kaufmann, reviewed by Paul Corman-Roberts.
A.J. Kaufmann has demonstrated more than a passing familiarity with Surrealistic and experimental techniques as a sharpshooting member of Bill Shute’s KSE posse. Small, mimeo-style publications such as Siva in Rags; AntiqueWhite Rain; and Symbolisme Psychedelique are wonderful, loopy head trips of sound and thought-play; a [...]
Viva Loss, by Sara Fran Wisby, reviewed by Paul Corman-Roberts.
I have discovered, through a series of shoddily unscientific
experiments,-none of which would stand up to a reasoned
scrutiny by a qualified professional, but which are none-
the less extremely valuable to me-that the type of light man-
ifested in boys, while it can be trained, prefers to play.
From “Light [...]
Saigon, Hanoi Or Da Nang, David S. Cross. Poptritus Press, Reviewed by Lynn Alexander.
This is the second book of poetry by David S. Cross, and the second publication of Poptritus Press of California, U.S. Cross is a Canadian poet who has been published in both the United States and Canada, and more can be [...]
[+!] Kane X. Faucher, Matina Stamatakis, John Moore Williams, Distributed by Calliope Nerve. Reviewed by Lynn Alexander.
In the interest of unnecessary disclosure- but perhaps by way of confessional preface- I had to read this more than once. Even when I took up the pen to get going with my thoughts, I found myself stalling, [...]
Richard Wink’s new poetry book Dead End Road, published internationally by BeWrite Books (UK), reviewed by Lynn Alexander. An interview with Richard Wink is forthcoming in PRATE.
UK poet Richard Wink has been published widely and has released six poetry collections through various publishers, such as erbacce, Trainwreck Press, Shadow Archer Press, and more. His poetry [...]
Apperceptions of Reinterpretations (Calliope Nerve Media), poetry by Felino Soriano, Reviewed by Lynn Alexander.
Felino Soriano has this amazing ability to weave a multi-dimensional scene replete with hidden histories and surmised contexts from works of art. I first became familiar with these poems from the work published in Full of Crow Poetry, then set out to [...]
Connie Stadler (Calliope Nerve) reviews David Blaine’s new chapbook from Outsider Writers Collective: “Antisocial”.
David’s Blaine “Antisocial” is a hidden treasure. You expect poetic diatribes and rants, you get wonderful wit laden bites that must be read a second or third time or the rich profundity/in-your-face irony will surely be missed. Though seeming toss-offs ,these [...]
Ceilings, by Jeffrey S. Callico. Poetry. Reviewed By Lynn Alexander.
Ceilings is not at all what I expected from Jeff Callico, but there it is: simple language, clear, cool, basic. They sit there, these short lines on these open white pages. You are alone with the poems.
I am familiar with a lot of Jeff Callico’s short [...]
