Winner of the 2008 Orphic Poetry Book Prize, Kyle McCord’s Galley of the Beloved in Torment presents the reader with a series of desolate landscapes, where “cold wind” drifts through “broken bottles,” “barbed fences,” and the ruins of strange cities.
The spirit of Gertrude Stein’s inquisitions into structure hovers over the opening of Biswamit Dwibedy’s Ozalid. The formatting of the table of contents, a block of text composed of poem titles clustered in close quarters, happily upsets expectations.
Daniel Tiffany’s highly musical collection The Dandelion Clock presents Middle English phrases alongside song lyrics, street slang, and popular ephemera, suggesting that a complex social history informs much of contemporary literature.
Featured poetry from the Fall 2010 issue.
Featured poetry from the Fall 2010 issue.
Featured poetry from the Summer 2010 issue.
Featured poetry from the Summer 2010 issue.
Featured poetry from the Summer 2010 issue.
Featured poetry from the Summer 2010 issue.
Dave Brinks started writing these poems in December 2004, less than a year before Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans, yet the arrival and aftermath of the flood are utterly absorbed in his cycle, his form vast enough to comprehend that great calamity.