Review: ‘Tender’ by Sarah Bates

I felt a lot of empathy for this collection.

Review: ‘Consider the Oyster’ by Blanche Brown

It’s one long poem, but it’s also like shucking 21 oysters.

A tactile and visual pleasure in terms of type, art, and finish.

Life is hard enough. Writing and being published is a rare and celebratory moment between rejections.

… when will you ever see now for what it is.

“… sixty-five percent of the guests at this wedding are wearing black?”

Ninety-nine percent sure it’s a dog.

The world is a Brazilian ballad

“…Ellen Barkin we liked her liked her legitimacy…”