Immersion in the study of ancient history lends itself to a dream state of being, and biblical history is even further down the rabbit hole. There is good poetry to be had in... Read More

With the publication of Interference, Richard Hoffman has put perspicacity to page. His theories of gender are uttered in the lives of fully drawn characters. Like a familiar... Read More

Marquart’s prose is so spare, direct, and free of posturing that one wonders at first just what attraction rock music holds for her. As these twenty-one tales play out, it... Read More

“The soft glow of sentiment,” a poet once remarked “always makes me want to spit up.” Moranville’s stories test the borders of sentiment, and flirt constantly with... Read More

The prose poem, like bluegrass music, is one of those “minor” forms that continue to thrive, thanks to a few skilled practitioners and a relatively small but faithful... Read More

Kel Munger is not at all the typical “Career Poet,” comfortably ensconced in some cushy office teaching creative writing. The poems in her first book clearly emerge from a... Read More

Risking both humor and pathos, Ron Block’s first collection of stories provides welcome evidence that minimalism is finally losing its grip on American fiction. Set in the... Read More