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New Poetry Titles (10/7/25)

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 1d

New #poetry #books from @lsupress.bsky.social, @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social, @upittpress.bsky.social, Persea, @aaknopf.bsky.social, W. W. Norton, CavanKerry Press, University of Chicago Press & @graywolfpress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 10/7 from White Pine Press, Buckrider Books, Black Ocean, World Poetry, LSU Press, Deep Vellum Publishing, Assembly Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, Sa...

Chapbook Poem: When I Was Straight by Dustin Brookshire

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 6d

Read the featured #Chapbook #Poem of the Month for October 2025 along with words from the poet, @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social. @smallharborpub.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for October 2025, “When I Was Straight” from Repeat As Needed, along with a few words from the poet.

New Poetry Titles (9/30/25)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 8d

New #poetry #books Omnidawn, @lsupress.bsky.social, Tupelo Press, @milkweededitions.bsky.social, Black Lawrence Press, Copper Canyon Press, Autumn House Press, BOA Editions, @scribnerbooks.bsky.social & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 9/30 from The Porcupine’s Quill, Lost Horse Press, Driftwood Press, Omnidawn, LSU Press, Parthian Books, Guernica Editions, The Backwaters Press, Loom Press,...

Three Poems by Makena Metz

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 13d

"This poem reckons with our capitalist, product-driven society to ask people why disabled stories are only relevant if they portray the 'other' overcoming trauma..." Read three #poems by @makenametz.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/three-poems-...

Read three poems by Makena Metz, our seventh and final biweekly poet of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about "Charlatan."

New Poetry Titles (9/23/25)

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 15d

New #poetry #books from Carcanet Press, Grid Books, Nightboat Books, Brick Books, @juneroadpress.bsky.social, Copper Canyon Press, @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social, W. W. Norton, Red Hen Press, University of Nevada Press & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 9/23 from Carnegie Mellon University Press, Carcanet Press, Grid Books, Nightboat Books, Green Linden Press, Brick Books, June Road Press, Green Writers Pres...

Verses of Mourning: in the aftermath by Jessica Nirvana Ram

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 20d

"[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost." Read @carriganak.bsky.social's full review. @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/verses-of-mo...

"[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost." Read Alex Carrigan's full review.

September '25: Best of the Net Nominations

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 21d

Editor Aiden Hunt announces Philly Chapbook Review's Best of the Net 2026 anthology nominations in this editor's note and provides links to the nominated poems. phillychapbookreview.org/september-25...

Editor Aiden Hunt announces Philly Chapbook Review's Best of the Net 2026 anthology nominations in this editor's note and provides links to the nominated poems.

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Sarena T (田玮炜) @sarendipitous.bsky.social · 21d

Honored to have been nominated for Best of the Net. Read my poem here: phillychapbookreview.org/four-poems-b...

New Poetry Titles (9/16/25)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Laynie Browne, Natalie Marino, and Sarena Tien on their 2025 Best of the Net nominations.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 22d

New #poetry #books from University of Iowa Press, @redhenpress.bsky.social, Tin House Books, Persea, @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social, Nightwood Editions, Coach House Books, @boa-editions.bsky.social, New Directions & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 9/16 from McGill-Queen's University Press, Plamen Press, Lithic Press, Black Sun Lit, Caitlin Press, University Of Iowa Press, Morgan James Publishing, Red H...

Three Poems by Robin Arble

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 27d

"This poem, couched in the conventions of the contemporary sonnet, explores my latest, decisive encounter with a doctor’s office." Read three #poems by Robin Arble along with words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/three-poems-...

Read three poems by Robin Arble, our sixth of seven biweekly poets of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about "The Last Time I Saw My PCP."

Poetry Chapbooks (August 2025)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 28d

Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in August 2025 by @finishinglinepress.bsky.social, Bottlecap Press, Sybil Journal, Kelsay Books, @driftwoodpress.bsky.social & @weslpress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in August 2025 by Finishing Line Press, Bottlecap Press, Sybil Journal, Kelsay Books, Driftwood Press & Wesleyan University Press.

New Poetry Titles (9/9/25)

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 29d

A very busy week for new #poetry #books from Perugia, Four Way Books, Knopf, Copper Canyon Press, @weslpress.bsky.social, @citylightsbooks.bsky.social, Nightboat Books, Button Poetry, @upittpress.bsky.social, and many more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 9/9 from North Star Press of St. Cloud, Empty Bowl Press, Litmus Press, Perugia Press, Texas Review Press, Holy Cow! Press, Curbstone Books 2, University of ...

Book Excerpt: Landscape with footprints in ash by Selma Asotić

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Sep 4

"When I accept that I’m not very smart, mostly just perplexed and a little scared, I write poems about ghosts and circle farms." Read a #poem from Selma Asotić's new #book, Say Fire. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity @archipelagobooks.bsky.social
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Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for September 2025, “Landscape with footprints in ash” from Say Fire by Selma Asotić, along with a few words from the poet.

Chapbook Poem: The Seventh Age of Shakespeare's Father by Scott LaMascus

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Sep 3

“I wondered, if ‘all the world’s a stage,’ what role had I just been assigned?” Read the featured #Chapbook #Poem of the Month for September 2025 along with words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity @scottlamascus.bsky.social
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Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for September 2025, “The Seventh Age of Shakespeare's Father” from The Edited Tongue: A Family's Year with ALS, along with a few words from the poet.

New Poetry Titles (9/2/25)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Sep 2

New #poetry #books from Futurepoem, Contra Mundum Press, @milkweededitions.bsky.social, University of Arizona Press, @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social, Wave Books, Fordham University Press, Black Ocean, Akashic Books & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 9/2 from Write Bloody Publishing, Malarkey Books, Futurepoem, Contra Mundum Press, Texas Review Press, Lynx House Press, William Morrow, Milkweed Editions, U...

Three Poems by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Anchored by sensory detail, the poem journeys between childhood safety and adult experience in a canyon town shaped by rivers and monsoons." Read three #poems by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers along with words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Read three poems by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers, our fifth of seven biweekly poets of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about "Aerating Techniques."

New Poetry Titles (8/26/25)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 26

New #poetry #books from @carcanet.bsky.social, Texas Review Press, Station Hill Press, Acre Books, Guernica Editions, Exile Editions, @milkweededitions.bsky.social, Persea Books, @coppercanyoncrafts.bsky.social, Soft Skull & more. #writingcommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/26 from Carcanet Press, Krupskaya Books, Host Publications, Texas Review Press, Station Hill Press, Acre Books, The Kent State University Press, University...

New Poetry Titles (8/19/25)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 19

Check out new #poetry #books for the week of 8/19 from Black Square Editions, Cardboard House Press, Flood Editions, @blacklawrence.bsky.social, @milkweededitions.bsky.social, Etruscan Press & @redhenpress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/19 from Black Square Editions, Cardboard House Press, Flood Editions, Black Lawrence Press, Milkweed Editions, Etruscan Press & Red Hen Press.

Three Poems by Alexandra Meyer

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 15

"Love had made me stronger in a lot of ways, but also showed me the weakest parts of myself that were left crystallized for him to see." Read three poems by Alexandra Meyer along with words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Read five poems by Alexandra Meyer, our fourth of seven biweekly poets of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about his poetry.

Poetry Chapbooks (July 2025)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 14

Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks from Bottlecap Press, @finishinglinepress.bsky.social, @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social, Red Bird Chapbooks, Prolific Pulse Press, Ballerini Book Press & Middle Creek Publishing. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in July 2025 by Bottlecap Press, Finishing Line Press, Alien Buddha Press, Red Bird Chapbooks, Prolific Pulse Press, Ballerini Book Press & Middle ...

New Poetry Titles (8/12/25)

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out new #poetry #books for the week of 8/12 from Brick Books, @regalhouse.bsky.social, @faberbooks.bsky.social, @bullcitypress.com, @blacklawrence.bsky.social & @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/12 from Brick Books, Regal House Publishing, Faber & Faber, Bull City Press, Black Lawrence Press & Penguin Books.

Book Excerpt: Cheesecake Factory by Max McDonough

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 8

"This poem lives in the weirdness of the suburban mall spaces a lot of us grew up visiting (or loitering in!), places that feel like they could be anywhere and nowhere at once." Read a #poem from Max McDonough's #chapbook. @blacklawrence.bsky.social
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Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for August 2025, “The Seventh Age of Shakespeare's Father” from Python with a Dog Inside It by Max McDonough, along with a few words from the poet.

Chapbook Poem: August Peaches by Winshen Liu

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · Aug 6

"I wanted to sit with a particular end-of-summer indulgence, where a host has saved specialty foods to welcome visiting friends and family" Read a #poem from Winshen Liu’s #chapbook Paper Money. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity @driftwoodpress.bsky.social
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Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for August 2025, “August Peaches” from Paper Money, along with a few words from the poet.