Quill and Quire

Poetry

M x T

By Sina Queyras

The title of Sina Queyras’s new collection suggests an equation for measuring grief – “memory x time” – while parodying the reduction of human emotions to algebraic formulae. This pataphysical play continues in the form ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

★ as if

By E.D. Blodgett

To reimagine the lyric form, one must possess a deep knowledge of its history. E.D. Blodgett, professor emeritus of comparative literature, author of more than 20 books of poetry, criticism, and translation, and recipient of ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

★ The Quiet

By Anne-Marie Turza

Anne-Marie Turza’s debut collection hits like a shock of black river water. Its combination of chilling imagery and stark sentiment stings in the best possible way. The title piece is broken into three parts, divided ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Complicity

By Adam Sol

To read poetry is to be implicated in the scandal of its creation. The poet writes lines, directs the movement, but it’s the reader’s imagination that resolves the poem. This is readily apparent in these ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

Wood

By Jennica Harper

One of the most difficult relationships to describe is the connection between an audience (whether they be readers, listeners, or viewers) and fictional characters. It’s one thing when a deeply obsessed brony announces he believes ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Bite Down Little Whisper

By Don Domanski

Bite Down Little Whisper is a lush and resonant collection about the spirit and science of the natural world. It encompasses Taoism, Greek mythology, Egyptology, and the Celts, all seasoned with a sensibility steeped in ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry