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Moth by Alice Pettway, reviewed by Mary Ellen Talley

Mary Ellen Talley

Moth by Alice Pettway - Salmon Poetry

Moth by Alice Pettway / Salmon Poetry / 2019 / 978-1-912561-39-1 / 64 pages Alice Pettway’s second full-length collection of poetry, Moth, is full of tight poems of travel, remembrance, nature, … [Read more...]

Praising the Paradox by Tina Schumann, reviewed by Mary Ellen Talley

Mary Ellen Talley

Praising the Paradox, by Tina Schumann

Praising the Paradox by Tina Schumann / Red Hen Press / 2019 / 109 pages / 978-1-59709-617-1 Tina Schumann’s newest volume of poems, Praising the Paradox, speaks of seasons, relationships, and … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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