The Best Books of October 2019
The books you should read this month.
Tag: Poetry
The Best Books of 2019 So Far
Including novels, short story collections, poetry, and nonfiction
The (Im)Precision of Language in ‘Secure Your Own Mask’
On Shaindel Beers’s third collection of poetry.
“Fossils in the Making” Uses Poetry To Explore How Climate Change Affects Our Bodies
An interview with Kristin George Bagdanov.
‘Immediate Song’ Is a Lush, Sparkling Book of Poetry
In his fifth collection, Dan Bogen begs us to pay attention.
Two New Poetry Collections That Grapple With Climate Change
‘Losing Miami’ and ‘Casting Deep Shade’ offer two distinct perspectives.
How Hala Alyan Creates New Memories through Poetry
A conversation with the poet/novelist on ‘The Twenty-Ninth Year’
3 Contemporary Poets on the Body and the Interior Life
In this month’s Poetry Today: Steven Sanchez, Amy Sayre Baptista, and Shara Lessley.
3 Contemporary Poets on Suffering, Sorrow, and Truth
Ruben Quesada speaks with Ada Limón, Blas Falconer, and Ben Purkert.
The Poetry Shortlist for the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Awards
Our judges picked the 6 best Chicago-based poetry books of 2018.
