Briana Roldan Works to Dismantle the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness Briana Roldan’s The Retribution of a Diagnosis is a bold publication. The collection allows strangers to pay witness to the inner workings of someone diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. It can … Continue reading The Retribution of a Diagnosis: A Review
We Are Only Now Losing The Garden eden turns poetry on its head. Literally. Poet Liv Chalmers ends all the poems in her 2019 publication with their titles. A bit of a surprise at first, this reconfiguration is actually a … Continue reading Eden Was Always Here
No Sicilians Were Killed In the Making of This Poetry Mark Petit’s earnest romantic poetry is beguiling in its sweetness. “You are the wind,” the speaker says in “Shine On”. “For my heart takes flight with your passing /And every … Continue reading Poetry As Sweet As Princess Buttercup
Wayward Daughters Drifts like Glitter in the Wind Poet Ashly Kim sums up her 2017 publication in one of her own verses. Wayward Daughters is “everything and / nothing / all at once.” This is a poetry collection of prettiness; … Continue reading Glitterbomb
Form Beats Out Function With Displeasing Results The Light Before We Land, published in 2019, is an ambitious collection which is split into three sections entitled “Abstract Poems,” “Narrative Poems,” and “Christian Poems.” Patrick D. Kaiser’s poetry fails to light … Continue reading Rhyme Scheme Strangler
