November 2024

Book cover of Reading Wind, a robin sitting in greenery

Reading Wind by Carol Barrett, Reviewed by John Martin

Reviewed by John Martin Reading Wind by Carol Barrett The Poetry Box, 2024, 49 pages, $14.00 ISBN 978-1-956285-51-2 https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/reading-wind   So many of the poems that I read these days––including my own––are looking for their reason to be, trying to figure out what and why they are, hoping to make some meaning through the act

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Jacob’s Ladder by Rachel Barton, Reviewed by Dale Champlin

Reviewed by Dale Champlin Jacob’s Ladder by Rachel Barton Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2024, $18.00 ISBN 978-1-59948-992-6 Available at https://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/jacobs-ladder-rachel-barton/   The poetry in Rachel Barton’s latest book, Jacob’s Ladder, takes the reader, rung-by-rung, up into a not-so-everyday world of wonder. It’s as if the poet views even the most mundane as an opportunity

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Book cover - The Ferry Keeper - Judith H. Montgomery

The Ferry Keeper by Judith H. Montgomery, Reviewed by Carol Barrett

Reviewed by Carol Barrett The Ferry Keeper  by Judith H. Montgomery Grayson Books, 2024, 43 pages, $12.00 ISBN 979-8-9888186-9-4 Available at https://graysonbooks.com Judith H. Montgomery’s latest collection, The Ferry Keeper, opens with a stunning metaphor that enlightens the entire volume. The poet’s body becomes a ferry transporting loved ones to the other side of this

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