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Wonderland by Matthew Dickman

Wonderland by Matthew Dickman

by Sarah Hutchins | Apr 25, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry, Portland Authors

Sunset in Wonderland “I am always doing this. Walking around the old neighborhood, always sixteen, moody and stealing cigarettes” (36). I read Wonderland by native-Portlander Matthew Dickman. I read not about a Portlandia-version. I read about a place...
That Is My Dream!: A picture book of Langston Hughes’s “Dream Variation” illustrated by Daniel Miyares

That Is My Dream!: A picture book of Langston Hughes’s “Dream Variation” illustrated by Daniel Miyares

by Megan McIntyre | Jan 30, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Poetry

Daniel Miyares has illustrated a vivid, engaging version of Langston Hughes’ 1924 poem “Dream Variation.” And despite almost a hundred years since it was penned, Hughes’ seventy-seven-word work still rings with truth and dreams. While we don’t have...
Peluda by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Peluda by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

by Julia Gaskill | Jan 2, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry

The world is truly in an age of good poetry. If one knows where to look, new publications of poems are everywhere, filling readers with awe and inspiration. Button Poetry – well known for their YouTube channel of popular slam poets performing and competing – has been...
Still Can’t Do My Daughter’s Hair by William Evans

Still Can’t Do My Daughter’s Hair by William Evans

by Julia Gaskill | Dec 4, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry

In this day and age, it’s hard to dispute the importance of a voice; moreover, particular voices. Diversity in voice and story has never been more important. We need people of all races, religions, sexualities, sexual identities, etc. telling stories – whether...
The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse by Barrie Gauthier

The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse by Barrie Gauthier

by Mary-Lynne Monroe | Nov 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor, Poetry, Reference, Sponsored

From the beginning, Barrie Gauthier sets forward that his new book, The Black Cat Guide to Grammar Through Light Verse, is intended to provide entertainment as well as education. Many of his verses in its pages do bring out a smile. From the first poem, a...
Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder

Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder

by Sarah Hutchins | Sep 5, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Books About Books, Education, Parenting & Families, Poetry

Several books on the market instruct would-be poets how to write poems into their types – haiku, sonnet, ballad, limerick, and more. Other tomes deconstruct what makes classic poems great – the symbolism, metaphors, and so on. Matthew Zapruder, an...
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