New poems coming from J.V. Foerster
J.V. Foerster has poems forthcoming in Quartet Journal and Cirque.
June 2022
Perigee Moon, by Margaret Chula, reviewed by Jeanne Yu
In her collection, Perígee Moon, Margaret Chula invites us closer into the luminous light of tanka, a poetic form rooted in the Japanese Heian era (790 –1180 A.D.) Tanka, meaning literally “short song,” has captured the imagination of lovers, warriors, and emperors over the centuries. Today tanka remains popular in weekly Japanese newspaper columns and as a mainstay in imperial family customs.
Columna Española: Cazadores de Palabras – Word Hunters
Hace años escribí estas palabras: “El silencio es nuestra lengua materna.” Ahora me pregunto: “Si esto es cierto, si el silencio es nuestra lengua materna, ¿quién es el padre? (English translation included.)
More Alice—Further Fragments, by Matthew Michael Hanner, reviewed by Gayle Kaune
Fans of Michael Hanner’s earlier work, Alice—What I Heard, will be pleased with this charming and inventive sequel, More Alice—Further Fragments. The main character, Alice, is a chimera whose mini adventures coalesce to form a whirligig of her life.