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)

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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)

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