ASW: Thank you, Bill, for taking the time to chat with me today about your book of poetry, The White Bird. Would you begin by providing us with an overview of this collection, and share what motivated you to write these poems? WB: I’ve been writing poetry for some time. Technically, according to my mother, […]
November Read of the Month: “The White Bird,” by William Bernhardt
November 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Amy Susan Wilson Entering William Bernhardt’s debut poetry collection, The White Bird, is entering into the heart of human community. Always rich, often humorous, and at times poignant, these poems, which are diverse in style, guide us through the maze of parenting, longing, loss, working, traveling, and, among other things, falling in and […]
Sara Hughes
July 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sara Hughes recently graduated from Georgia State University, where she completed a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in Poetry. Her poems and reviews have been published in Rattle, Reed, Rosebud, The Oklahoma Review, West Trade Review, Ouroboros Review, Red Clay Review, Umbrella Factory Magazine, Old Red Kimono, Loose Change, Thin Air, and Arts and […]
“Redemption,” by Lee Passarella
May 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Shaun Turner Lee Passarella’s collection of poems, Redemption, focuses on quiet revelations—frost-bent daffodil in mid-March, mother dog nursing hungry pups, box kite adrift over the ocean. Passarella chooses these images, both bare and beautiful, to show us moments of revelation. His poems take us on a journey of perception, deepened by surprising metaphors, […]
“Half a Man,” by Bill Glose
February 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by William Aarnes For me at least, as someone who knows few people involved in the armed forces, one striking bit of news in Bill Glose’s Half a Man comes in the poem “Invisible.” The poem relates how, after a soldier dies in conflict, the spouse loses housing privileges. We are all familiar with […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Julia Nunnally Duncan
February 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
AM: Thank you for taking the time to do this interview, and congratulations on your forthcoming book, Barefoot in the Snow. This is, I believe, your third collection of poetry. How does this one differ from your earlier books of poetry? JND: Barefoot in the Snow reflects a more mature vision and perspective of events […]