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Radius: Kevin Young, Scott Woods, Jamila Woods …

The Editors Write: Scott Woods is a writer who has a way of getting under the skin of culture, and uncovering what is indelibly human there. He doesn’t overly concern himself with conventions. He’s as likely to pull from H.P. … Continue reading

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Radius: Marty McConnell, Ben Clark, Colin Winnette

The Editors write: We’re fascinated with Ben Clark’s poetry, and have been ever since we read his first collection, Reasons to Leave the Slaughter, on Write Bloody Publishing. Clark has a gift for using structure, disjointed diction and offbeat metaphors … Continue reading

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Radius: Gary Tomlinson, G. Murray Thomas, Larry Colker

The Editors Write: G. Murray Thomas is the guy who’s always been there, the sort of tireless worker whose work underpins much of what makes a poetry community function. From his work as the co-founder and editor of Next … … Continue reading

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Radius: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Megan Thoma, Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie

The Editors Write: With her fearless internal excavations and snap-rattle metaphors, Megan Thoma is easily among the most interesting of the current generation of poets coming into their own by way of slam. Note the phraseology: Is that in some … Continue reading

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Radius: Daniel McGinn, Jaimes Palacio, Loretta Obstfeld

The Editors Write: If one’s seeking signs of health among the country’s surrealist and post-modern movements, one need only train one’s eyes westward. Southern California, for reasons that remain mostly inexplicable, remains a hotbed for surrealist poetry, and few approach … Continue reading

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Radius: Brendan Constantine, Steve Ramirez, Samuel Rees

The Editors Write: There are a lot of currents running through Steve Ramirez’s poetry, not the least of which is an omnipresent sense of gentleness, even when he’s training his eye on the roughest of subjects. Ramirez’s diction and the … Continue reading

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Radius: Dodie Bellamy, Daphne Gottlieb, Danielle Montgomery

The Editors Write: There’s a swirling energy in Daphne Gottlieb’s writing that’s extremely difficult to pin down. There’s anger, yes – any sensible person would look at the world and find reasons for anger – but there are also pulses … Continue reading

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Radius: Roger Bonair-Agard, Jeanann Verlee, Adam Falkner

From the editors: Jeanann Verlee’s first full-length poetry collection, Racing Hummingbirds, from Write Bloody Publishing, is an imminently rereadable book, rife with startling imagery and vibrant language, guided by a an artistic vision that’s often brutal and uncompromising. But while … Continue reading

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Radius: Jeffrey McDaniel, Anis Mojgani, Dave McAlinden

The Editors Write: Anis Mojgani’s writing is surprisingly delicate, almost brittle at times. This is a surprising characteristic for a poet whose name was largely made in slam, but it also goes a long way toward explaining his success: Mojgani … Continue reading

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Radius: Ira Sadoff, Dorinda Wegener, Caroline Hagood

The Editors Write: Dorinda Wegener conveys both wonder and terror in just a handful of lines. There’s an incision to her work which is truly startling, a gift for presenting an image at an angle which makes it seem fresh … Continue reading

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