Read the latest praise for Moon as Salted Lemon! Use the link in our bio to read the full review and purchase a copy of this poetry collection. #poetryreview

Poetry Book Review: Thoughts on Waking by Rachel Ferguson #poem #poetryreview #poetryreading #poet
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Read Noa’s short review about ‘You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World,’ arranged and edited by Ada Limón, and read an excerpt from the collection, Ruth Awad’s poem titled ‘Reason to Live.’ #bookreview #poetry #naturewriting #naturepoetry #Poetryreview

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Reflections & Reviews-'Most Popular Poetry Posts 'Poetry Pizzazz With Alan j Wright, 2025.'

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Latest poetry collection review is live #washingtonunbound for @saracahill.bsky.social check it out www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/... #poetry #poetryreview #poetrycommunity #bookreview @broadstonebooks

There is a lot of energy in these poems. The poet is at his most powerful when he's using his gift of observation & letting the poetry rise from that. However, the Scots dialect is a challenge & does tend to obscure the meaning. Still, it's an interesting collection. #poetry #poetryreview

THUMP 14: Flowers in the Garden by Tyler Steven Tittle Press: Thistle & Thread Favorite Poem: Poppy Three things I loved: 1. The premise! Flowers in the Garden is a short collection personifying flowers as they are used in or represent healing. Through this collection Tyler asks the reader to listen to nature and the wisdom and solace there. 2. Tyler's examination of the poppy as friend and foe draws attention to the very real pain that The Opioid Crisis has caused as juxtaposed to what the poppy was meant to heal.

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Review of Merril D. Smith's HELD INSIDE THE FOLDS OF TIME Here is my book review of Merril D. Smith's beautiful new poetry collection. I hope it makes you want to order a copy! Merril D. Smith’s new poetry col

Wonderful review of Held Inside the Folds of Time by @merrildsmith.bsky.social writersite.org/2025/11/10/r... #poetry #bookreview #poetryreview

THUMP 13: Why I Wear My Past To Work by Chris Campbell Parlyaree Press Favorite Poem: I Am the Man That I Wanted to Be Three things I loved: 1. A lot of what Chris describes are things I thought were part of the female condition, like imposter syndrome and self-doubt, but it turns out men have feelings and insecurities too. (I’m being facetious.)  2. I haven’t read much work through this gaze and I was impressed with Chris’s navigation of daily life and the poetic.

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Thump 11: Taylor N. Williams Hypersensitive by Taylor N. Williams Press: self-published I was familiar with Taylor’s work as a digital artist, but she recently (very quietly) released a short book of poems! Favorite poem: Mother Three things I loved: 1. Taylor puts the emotions of being enough while feeling you aren’t enough into words (poets will know what I mean).  2. Taylor writes as both the observer of her life and the protagonist.

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Message to a Poet I'll Never Meet Thank you, Carmen

Maybe I’m overthinking this poem. Maybe I’ll never catch every facet no matter how many times I roll all the lines over in my head. I’m just glad I stumbled upon such a jewel in the ink!

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Poetry Book Review: “Truth or die” by Relldatruth

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The title poem from What Shade of Brown?, the debut poetry collection from Nehiyawak-Métis poet @johnbradymcd.bsky.social, tackles issues of identity and belonging with incisive clarity. @radiantpress.bsky.social #indigenouspoetry #poetryreview #indigenousauthors

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Plenty news in this week’s entry in The Book Bag featuring @suefinch.bsky.social Welcome To The Museum Of A Life

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Mentions to @thebrokenspine.co.uk @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Wee Sparrow Press, @parlyareepress.bsky.social, @citizen-chris.bsky.social and more

A very powerful and outstanding poetry collection, this is perfect for strong women who know what they think and aren't afraid of saying it. I highly recommend this poetry collection and I'm very much looking forward to the next one. Great stuff. #booksky #readers #poetrycollection #poetryreview

Book Review: At Sixes and Sevens Delivers Grit, Grief and Raw Magic in Contemporary Poetry Collection. - The Broken Spine A Promote Indie Lit Review

Our latest is up. At Sixes and Sevens brings grit, grief and surreal edge to the page. Poetry that cuts, not coasts.

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I'm thrilled to have a poem in the What the House Knows anthology, edited by Diane Lockward - you can read the recent review of the anthology here, in Quill & Parchmentquillandparchment.com/archives/August2025/book... @dianelockward.bsky.social #poetryanthology #poetryreview

Make sure to read David Cope's Review of Katie Kalisz's latest book, Flu Season in the Indianapolis Review Spring Issue theindianapolisreview.com/a-review-of-...
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I found this to be a very tangible, helpful review that gave me what I needed to know and made me want to read the book 😍

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This week's #bookreview was the winner of the Victorian Prize for Literature 2024, 'Chinese Fish' by Grace Yee (@giramondobooks.bsky.social)!

'This is breathtaking sophistication that still manages to keep its feet on the ground and remain accessible.'

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Some really interesting ideas on poets reviewing other poets, from Fiona Sampson www.versopolis.com/multimedia/c...
I agree - there are certainly benefits for the poet in sharpening our own craft as we closely analyze the craft of others... #poetryreview

This conversation between Jack Underwood and Kaveh Akbar in The Poetry Review I think gets to the heart of what #poetry can do:
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🔥 New Broken Spine review is live!
Hilary Otto’s Zoetrope is a fierce, form-bending debut that spins through contemporary dread with style and bite.

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The Book Bag: Down River with Li Po by Karen Pierce Gonzalez Welcome back to The Book Bag. I hope you’ve had a poetic week. This week has been busy. Friends visiting the past weekend got us across North Tyneside and Northumberland. A walk around Rising Sun Country Park, a trip to the coast and a walk over the causeway to St. Mary’s Lighthouse. Some fish and chips too. I also saw Tim Minchin live on Wednesday at Newcastle City Hall who was excellent as always. His live shows always make me laugh, cry and leave with a smile. On top of that, I’ve been reading;

This week we take a tranquil riverboat along 8th Century China and modern day California with Karen Pierce Gonzales who is Down River with Li Po. Published by Black Cat Poetry Press, take a step back from the chaos with me.

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From the #bookblog archives: 7 years ago I reviewed 'Fourth Person Singular' by Nuar Alsadir published by @livunipress.bsky.social -
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Read Jessica Cory's review of Girlhood x A Haunting for ‪@rhinopoetry.bsky.social‬ using the link in our bio! If you haven't picked up a copy of this poetry collection, there's a link to do that too. #poetryreview

Book Review: The Whiskey Mule Diner Anthology Swerves Through the Gutter and the Divine - The Broken Spine This modern poetry collection doesn’t walk, it staggers, bleeds, and sometimes howls like a late-night preacher with whiskey breath. The Whiskey Mule Diner

New on The Broken Spine:
Our review of The Whiskey Mule Diner Anthology.

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Susan Wismer's new poetry collect "Hag Dances" was featured in The Miramichi Reader's newsletter for June!

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Refreshing received notions, Daniel HInds' New Famous Phrases With the publication of his first full collection, New Famous Phrases (Broken Sleep Books, 2025), Daniel Hinds has confirmed that he’s very...

"It takes real guts for a poet to plough their own furrow in a first full collection."
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