Category Archives: Poetry
Poetry: Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting and Jump Soul
This post covers two recent Shelf Awareness poetry reviews (April is poetry month, after all). The first is the debut collection Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting by Kevin Powers, author of the much-praised novel and National Book Award finalist … Continue reading
Poetry Review: Palace of Contemplating Departures by Brynn Saito
My review of Brynn Saito’s The Palace of Contemplating Departure (Red Hen Press, 2013) ran in today’s Shelf Awareness for Readers (dedicated poetry issue; it is, after all, Poetry Month). I loved this collection. Saito is wonderful with imagery and lets … Continue reading
The Second Word 