Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of several books, including Marys of the Sea, #Survivor (2020, The Operating System), and Killer Bob: A Love Story (2021, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press). They are the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault and received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente
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Lisa A. Flowers is a poet, critic, cinephile, ailurophile, the founding editor of Vulgar Marsala Press, and the Reviews Editor for Tarpaulin Sky Press. She is the author of diatomhero: religious poems, and her work has appeared in various magazines and online journals. Raised in Los Angeles and Portland, OR, she now resides in Colorado. Visit her here.
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Review of Amy Pickworth's 'Bigfoot For Women'
Books are like people--they have their own personalities, bodies, & hearts. When I first met Bigfoot for Women (Orange Monkey Publishing, 2014) by Amy Pickworth, I was intrigued. Bigfoot poems? Sign me up. I was already on board before I even cracked the spine. Of course, once I opened the book, it was hard not to devour in one sitting.
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Review of Joe Pan’s HICCUPS
There’s a lot to be said about short forms, but we as writers often don’t praise them.
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