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New&Forthcoming Poetry To Drop UR $$$ On

21 Saturday Oct 2017

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Anne Carson, Annemarie Ni Churreain, Argos Books, Barbie Chang, BloodRoot, Copper Canyon Press, David Romtvedt, Dilemnas of the Angels, Doire Press, Educe Press, Ewa Chrusciel, Fanzine, Iron Ardent, Kenyon Review, Kissing Caskets, LSU Press, Mahogany L. Browne, New Releases, Omnidawn, Rain Scald, Rattle, Samantha Zighelboim, Sheila Black, Tacey Atsitty, The Fat Sonnets, University of New Mexico Press, Victoria Chang, Wordgathering, YesYes Books

 

Kissing Caskets by Mahogany L. Browne (coming in Nov. from YesYes Books)

sample poem:

the blk(est) night

 

 


Rain Scald by Tacey M. Atsitty (forthcoming from Univ. of New Mexico Press)

Two Poems w/ audio at Kenyon Review Online

 

 

 

 


The Fat Sonnets by Samantha Zighelboim (forthcoming from Argos Books)

Two Poems at Fanzine

 

 



 

Dilemnas of the Angels by David Romtvedt (available now from LSU Press)

Sample poem (at Rattle):

Dilemnas of the Angels:Intention

 


 

Iron, Ardent by Shelia Black (available now from Educe Press)

Two Poems at Wordgathering

 

 


BloodRoot by Annemarie Ní Churreáin (available now from Doire Press)

*scroll to bottom of purchase page at Doire for sample poems

 

 

 


 

Of Annunciations by Ewa Chrusciel (available now at Omnidawn)

Sample poem:

Migrants’ Annunciation

 


Barbie Chang by Victoria Chang (available Nov. at Copper Canyon Press)

Sample Poem:

Barbie Chang’s Tears

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Review of MEN&BEASTS in Sabotage

23 Wednesday Aug 2017

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#readwomen, Angelina D'Roza, poetry chapbooks, Sabotage Reviews, women poets

Feast your eyes on Angelina D’Roza‘s take on Men&Beasts in the latest Sabotage Reviews post.

 

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ICYMI: My chapbook interview is up at SPEAKING OF MARVELS

09 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by BoneSpark Blog in C.A. Explains It All, Small Press Interviews, Thoughts on Poetry

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chapbook interviews, Men&Beasts, Speaking of Marvels, William Woolfitt

If you follow me on twitter, you’ve already seen this, but for those who are email subscribers, you might have missed my chapbook interview over on William Woolfitt‘s fantabulous Speaking of Marvels blog. Check it out!

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Men& Beasts has arrived!!!

15 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by BoneSpark Blog in National Poetry Month '17, Thoughts on Poetry

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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

 

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Poets on Craft (Youtube) Playlist

09 Friday Dec 2016

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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!

 

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Favorite Poetry Covers of 2016

05 Monday Dec 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

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Dos Madres Press
Litmus Press
Floating Bridge Press
Graywolf Press
Tarpaulin Sky
Paper Swans
Ashland Poetry Press
Milkweed Editions
Parlor Press
LSU Press
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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

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More than a month #ReadNDN

03 Saturday Dec 2016

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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)

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

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

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Leave your suggestions in the comments.

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Po-Fic Pairs

03 Saturday Dec 2016

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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

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Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #5

18 Friday Mar 2016

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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.

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SUNSET by Maggie Walsh (Vagabond Press, May 2016)

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

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

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

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

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Baby Writes Poems: “Chick-links” #4

17 Thursday Mar 2016

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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:

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

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

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BECAUSE by Nina Lindsay (Sixteen Rivers, Apr 2016)

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

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

 

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