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Best Indie Poetry of 2015

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    benediction for a black swan

    JUNE 2, 2015

benediction for a black swan

by Mimi Zollars

A set by a brilliant new poet, featuring exquisite emotional nuance and an impressive mastery of craft. Full review >

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  • INDIE

    EARTHBOUND

    NOV. 15, 2014

  • INDIE

    CONSTANT IS THE RAIN

    JAN. 7, 2015

CONSTANT IS THE RAIN

by Rex Sexton

The bleakness may be hard to take, but Sexton’s talent for social commentary and character sketching marks him as—in a title... Full review >

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    Flutes and Tomatoes

    MAY 22, 2015

  • INDIE

    Quite Happy

    JUNE 12, 2015

Quite Happy

by L. C. Williams

Williams picks up the baton from Maya Angelou, raising her voice to decry racism and sexism in America. Full review >

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  • INDIE

    The Vivisection Mambo

    OCT. 1, 2015

The Vivisection Mambo

edited by Lolita Lark

A fine anthology of some of the best contemporary poetry around. Full review >

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