A Fascinating and Enthralling Book of Poetry

It’s short and–most importantly–sweet: a new review of Ink for an Odd Cartography by Michele Battiste in the August issue of Midwest Book Review.

The world possesses some strange geography, and not all of it is the environment. “Ink for an Odd Cartography” is Michele Battiste’s analysis of the landscape of life through poetry, hoping to map the needs and desires of people to better understand them. A fascinating and enthralling book of poetry, “Ink for Odd Cartography” is a great pick. “Sunday, March 14”: I have something to tell you./I went to your place to water your plants and found the toilet running./I fixed it, folded towels, washed a cup, picked away dead leaves./Still, your water bill is going to be phenomenal.

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Brent Goodman: Thoughtful, Thought Provoking, Moving

Thanks to Midwest Book Review for a concise but positive review of The Brother Swimming Beneath Me by Brent Goodman:

When one’s soul rains, it pours. “The Brother Swimming Beneath Me” is a collection of poems from author Brent Goodman about anything and everything with a small focus on the loss of his brother at a young age. Thoughtful and thought provoking, “The Brother Swimming Beneath Me” is a moving read through and through. “Cicada”: Your name :: August nearly empty//Your body :: a searching throat//Your song :: A viola playing its bow// Your memory :: veined translucent wings//Your distance :: by earth or sky// Your cycle :: bury a child’s body underground.