Howard: Review
Howard
Directed by Don Hahn
Disney+
Reviewed by Bruce Ward
The AIDS epidemic of the 1980s/1990s robbed the world of too many talented artists from all creative fields,...
Dan: Poetry by Larry Schulte
Dan
“when i want to kiss you, i kiss the ground.” Danez Smith
The language you spoke
from your hospital death bed
unintelligible to the rest of us.
Was...
The Other Passover: Review
The Other Passover
by Joseph F. Delgado
Ediciones El Laberinto/USA Distributor: Amazon.com
Reviewed by Hank Trout
The setting is now, the present. A mysterious disease nearly blankets the...
Pushcart Prize Nominees 2020
Puschart Prize Nominees 2020
Each year, the Pushcart Prize selection committee puts out a call to the small presses to submit their best work published...
Fag Hags, Divas and Moms on Audio
Fag Hags, Divas and Moms on Audio
The audio version of award-winning writer Victoria Noe’s Fag Hags, Divas and Moms: The Legacy of Straight Women...
Waiting on a Miracle: Poetry by Joe Bisicchia
Waiting on a Miracle
Will wine ever flow despite all the vinegar in my veins?
I know it shall arrive, the balm, whatever its welcoming face,
sure...
Poets for Life: Philip F. Clark on Why Writing Matters
Poets for Life
A&U’s New Poetry Editor on Why Writing Matters
by Philip F. Clark
“emaciation, grisly cancer,
no future, heart of gold,
passionate engagement with a great
B film,...
The Waiting Room: Fiction by Harry F. Rey
The Waiting Room
Glasgow 2020
"Michael?” I call out into the waiting room. The smell of fresh paint and flowers is overwhelming, almost making me want...
It’s Not Over: Poetry by Mark J. Mitchell
It's Not Over
The NAMES Project in Atlanta
Just behind The Silver Skillet
past the parking lot, a seamstress
works—mostly alone—Names are kept
here—sorted, folded, catalogued.
Shelves are full and...
The Prettiest Star: Review
The Prettiest Star
by Carter Sickels
Hub City Press
Lambda Literary Award-winning author Carter Sickels pulls no punches in this unsparing and deeply felt novel that turns...