I have often said that I don’t like reading poetry books. That is, books filled with poetry. Specifically books filled with poetry by a single poet. It can be a tedious, terrifying and sometimes traumatic event. The problem with most books of poetry by a single writer is with the poems. A few are great, many are good and far too many just suck out loud. SUCK OUT LOUD. This is true of the lofty academics on the high nosed presses to the self-published heroes in backwater USA. It happens, all too often but it happens.
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review: train to chihuahua by travis blair
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new interview –
Jack Henry is a poet who throws his poems out with the whirling carelessness of a bare-knuckle boxer. His latest collection ‘Crunked’ is about to be released through Epic Rites Press. Jack kindly took some time out to answer our 13 questions.
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announcement – Can’t Stop Now by John Yamrus
Can’t Stop Now!
136 pages
$17.50
ISBN: 978-1-926860-06-0
Epic Rites Press, 2011
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unadorned press –
i recently decided to submit stuff for publication. not sure why. maybe it has something do with impending death…
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press release –
Crunked
Poetry by Jack Henry
113 pages
$17.50
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Review: Puppies and Monks and Medieval Memories, by David McLean
Review: Puppies and Monks and Medieval Memories, by David McLean
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martin leonard freebase –
Incoherent Ranting #17
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james d quinton -
hell is other people
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