Men& Beasts has arrived!!!

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#NationalPoetryMonth, #NDN, #readwomen, chapbook, Dancing Girl Press, Men&Beasts, mixtape bundle, Poetry chapbook, small press poetry, women poets

Smack-dab in the middle of National Poetry Month and I haven’t posted a thing. Can you believe it? Ah, life. Well, poetry peeps, the good news is that my chapbook Men& Beasts is now ready for your hot little hands. Just click the title for the purchasing link, and pick up some of the other awesome wopo (women’s poetry) offerings at Dancing Girl Press while you’re at it.

The dpg mixtape bundle (5 for $25) is an awesome deal and perfect for rounding out your #nationalpoetrymonth TBR pile, or getting in a few more #readwomen, and in my case, #NDN titles.

Big thanks to the fantabulous Kristy Bowen for all that she does to bring good poetry into the world. Don’t you all just love the cover?  I do.

Anyone interested in doing a review, shoot an email to bonesparkblog@yahoo.com

 

Poets on Craft (Youtube) Playlist

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Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Jane Hirshfield, line break, metaphor, Playlist, poets on craft, style, Terrance Hayes, Tim Seibles, transitions, youtube channel

Just a few short (and not-so short) videos featuring Poets on Craft. Highlights include Jane Hirshfield speaking on transitions, Aimee Nez on capturing landscape/natural world, Tim Seibles on metaphor and Terrance Hayes reflecting on style. Enjoy!

 

Favorite Poetry Covers of 2016

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Aja Couchois Duncan, Allan Peterson, Ashland Poetry Press, Bear Star Press, Burt Kimmelman, CavanKerry Press, Dana Green, Dancing Girl Press, Daneen Wardrop, David Rivard, David Weville, Donika Kelly, Dos Madres Press, Ehtlel Rackin, Eileen Tabios, Floating Bridge Press, Glenis Redmond, Graywolf Press, Greg Alan Brownderville, Kevin Carey, Knives Forks Spoons Press, Lee Sharkey, Litmus Press, LSU Press, Lydia Popovich, Lydia Swartz, Lyn Hejinian, Marsh Hawk Press, Max Ritvo, Megan Snyder-Camp, Michael Rothenberg, Milkweed Editions, Mouthfeel Press, Natalie Safir, Noah Warren, Omnidawn Press, Paper Swans Press, Parlor Press, poetry covers, Press53, Shinjini Bhattacharjee, small press poetry, Tarpaulin Sky, Tavern Books, Tupelo Press, Yale Press

Dos Madres Press

Dos Madres Press

Litmus Press

Floating Bridge Press

Graywolf Press

Graywolf Press

Tarpaulin Sky

Paper Swans Press

Ashland Poetry Press

Milkweed Editions

Parlor Press

LSU Press

Press 53

Yale Press

Tavern Books

Dancing Girl Press

Knives Forks Spoons Press

CavanKerry Press

Omnidawn

Tupelo Press

Tupelo Press

Mouthfeel Press

Bear Star Press

Marsh Hawk Press

Buying Links:

Dos Madres Press
Litmus Press
Floating Bridge Press
Graywolf Press
Tarpaulin Sky
Paper Swans
Ashland Poetry Press
Milkweed Editions
Parlor Press
LSU Press
Press53
Yale Press
Tavern Books
Dancing Girl Press
Knives Forks Spoons Press
CavanKerry Press
Omnidawn Press
Tupelo Press
Mouthfeel Press
Bear Star Press
Marsh Hawk Press

More than a month #ReadNDN

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#readNDN, #readwomen, Heid Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Native American Heritage Month, Native American writers, NDN poets, Tiffany Midge

Native American Heritage Month has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean you should tuck those Bad NDN’s away.  Just like you’ve embraced the #readwomen movement, resolve to #readNDN all year.

Here’s three poetry collections to help get you started:

Heid Erdrich‘s CELL TRAFFIC (Sun Tracks, Univ. of AZ)

Joy Harjo‘s CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR HOLY BEINGS (W.W. Norton)

Tiffany Midge‘s THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED A BEAR (Univ. of NM)

Leave your suggestions in the comments.

Po-Fic Pairs

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#readwomen, Alice Notley, books to read in pairs, booktube, Carol Birch, Certain Magical Acts, Circassian Girl, female poets, Jen Campbell, Joan Kane, M. Miranda Maloney, M.J. McGrath, Marie Benedict, Michelle Mitchell-Foust, Orphans of the Carnival, poetry and fiction pairings, T.C. Boyle, The Cormorant Hunter's Wife, The Lost Letters of Mileva, The Other Einstein, The Terranauts, White Heat

Playing off Booktuber Jen Campbell’s Books to Read in Pairs Tag, I’ve got a few novel + poetry pairings for you. Whether you are a novels-only gal or a hardcore poethead, a double dip will enhance your literary muscle. Go ahead and brag to your friends over your next glass of wine or steaming cup of coffee!! #readwomen

[Sorry T.C., but you’re sort of the token male in this list.  I really liked your book, though, so there’s that.]

1. Fiction: ORPHANS OF THE CARNIVAL   +     Poetry: CIRCASSIAN GIRL

Carol Birch evokes the strange and thrilling world of the Victorian carnival

Mitchell-Foust brings out wonders and freaks in poems about people at odds w/ their surroundings

1. Fiction: THE OTHER EINSTEIN  +    Poetry: THE LOST LETTERS OF MILEVA

Marie Benedict’s tale of Einstein’s wife Mileva Maric

Latina poet M. Miranda Maloney’s poem have Maric at their core

1. Fiction:WHITE HEAT         +          Poetry: THE CORMORANT HUNTER’S WIFE

The first in Mcgrath’s Artic mystery series w/ an Intuit, female lead

Inupiak poet Joan Kane explores her Artic indigenous identity

1. Fiction:THE TERRANAUTS  +  Poetry: CERTAIN MAGICAL ACTS

T.C. Boyle’s Mutliple POV novel about 8 humans who battle human nature in a biodome

Climate change, economic crisis, future worlds and ancient Latin merge in a collection about survival and the planet’s ruin in Notley’s latest collection

Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #5

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Accidental Origami, As the Verb Tenses, Baby Writes Poems, chicklinks, Crab Orchard Poetry Series, Her Faithfulness, Jennifer Richter, Karla K Morton, Liz Waldner, Lynley Edmeades, Maggie Walsh, Miami University Press, new poetry, No Acute Distress, Otago University Press, Sunset, Texas Review Press, Vagabond Press, women poets

From Texas to New Zealand, Miami and in-between, women poets are releasing some great collections this spring that you absolutely need.  It’s like more important than clothing. Seriously.  Ok, you have to picture Maya Rudolph/Amy Poehler doing the Bronx Beat accent when you read that.

SUNSET by Maggie Walsh (Vagabond Press, May 2016)

AS THE VERB TENSES by Lynley Edmeades (Otago Univ, March 2016)

NO ACUTE DISTRESS by Jennifer Richter (Crab Orchard Series, Mar 2016)

ACCIDENTAL ORIGAMI by Karla K. Morton (Texas Review Press, May 2016)

HER FAITHFULNESS by Liz Waldner (Miami Univ, Mar 2016)

Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #4

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Because, chicklinks, Colors of the River, Dinner with Emerson, Jo McDougall, new poetry, Nightboat, Nina Lindsay, Sixteen Rivers Press, small press poetry, Stella Ann Nesanovich, Tavern Books, The Old Philosopher, The Undiscovered Room, Tiger Bark Press, Vi Khi Nao, Wendy Mnookin, women poets, Yellow Flag Press

Thank goodness it’s Thursday so you can get another poetry fix. Here’s five more pen-wielding women with new collections to drool over:

COLORS OF THE RIVER by Stella Ann Nesanovich (Yellow Flag, Nov 2015 )

DINNER WITH EMERSON by Wendy Mnookin (Tiger Bark Press, Mar 2016)

BECAUSE by Nina Lindsay (Sixteen Rivers, Apr 2016)

THE UNDISCOVERED ROOM by Jo McDougall (Tavern Books, Feb 2016 )

THE OLD PHILOSOPHER by Vi Khi Nao (Nightboat, Apr 2016)

 

Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #3

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#NationalPoetryMonth, A Thousand Mornings, Baby Writes Poems, Bird Sisters, Carcanet Press, chicklinks, Demimonde, Forest Primeval, Julia Webb, Kierstin Bridger, Lithic Press, Mary O'Malley, NW Univ Press, Peepal Tree Press, Playing the Octopus, poetry recommendations, Tiphanie Yanique, Vievee Francis, Wife, women poets

Hump Day! BoneSpark here with 5 more women poets with new collections worth tapping your savings for:

WIFE by Tiphanie Yanique (Peepal Tree Press, Nov 2015)

DEMIMONDE by Kierstin Bridger (Lithic Press, Apr 2016)

FOREST PRIMEVAL by Vievee Francis (NW Univ Press, Nov 2015)

BIRD SISTERS by Julia Webb (Nine Arches, May 2016)

PLAYING THE OCTOPUS by Mary O’Malley (Carcanet, July 2016)

Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #2

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421 Atlanta, Bloodaxe Books, Carol Dorf, chicklinks, Earth Science, Emma Bolden, Finishing Line Press, Jessy Randall, Maura Dooley, medi(t)ations, Noctuary Press, poetry picks, Sarah Green, small press poetry, The Silvering, Theory Headed Dragon, There Was An Old Woman, Unicorn Press, women poets

All you poetry-loving ladies, here are today’s recommended collections from your sister writers.  Enjoy!

EARTH SCIENCE by Sarah Green (421 Atlanta, Mar 2016)

[Click titles for purchase links, author names for bios.]

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN by Jessy Randall (Unicorn Press, Dec 2015)

THEORY HEADED DRAGON by Carol Dorf (Finishing Line, Jan 2016)

THE SILVERING by Maura Dooley (Bloodaxe, Mar 2016)

 

medi(t)ations by Emma Bolden (Noctuary Press, Mar 2016)

Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #1

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Black Lawrence Press, Bright Stranger, chicklinks, Dos Madres Press, Graywolf Press, Jennifer Grotz, Katherine Soniat, Kristy Bowen, Latest Volcano, LSU Press, Marsh Hawk Press, new poetry, Old Ballerina Club, poetry picks, Salvage, Sharon Olinka, small press poetry, Tana Jean Welch, Window Left Open, women poets

Monday through Friday, this week only, BoneSpark is bringing you a special “chick-links” collection of contemporary women poets with new or newish releases from small or university presses. 5 chicas X 5 days! Why that’s 25 books worthy of sacrificing your lunch money to hold.

And without further ado, today’s five picks are:

SALVAGE by Kristy Bowen (Black Lawrence Press, May 2016)

OLD BALLERINA CLUB by Sharon Olinka (Dos Madres Press, Jan 2016)

LATEST VOLCANO by Tana Jean Welch (Marsh Hawk Press, Feb 2016)

BRIGHT STRANGER by Katherine Soniat (LSU Press, March 2016)

WINDOW LEFT OPEN
by Jennifer Grotz (Graywolf Press, Feb 2016)

[Click titles for (direct) purchase links and author names for bios.]