Jean Huets 
Circling Rivers welcomes Mark Anthony Burke, whose poetry collection BIRDS AND THE TRICK OF TIME will be published by Circling Rivers June 2025. Read a sample and pre-order a signed copy here “These are the marvelous poems of a life lived on the edge of the wild, homestead poems among the harsh beauties of the … Read more
How about the unique gift of poetry — wrapped and mailed for you! A gift card to a big box store? Practical, sure. But no one cherishes the memory of being given some plastic bucks. Once spent, it’s gone. Circling Rivers’ poetry collections range over our shared — and some very private human experiences. A … Read more
for yourself or for someone you respect and love Just the other night, I rediscovered my copy of James Merrill’s poetry collection, The Changing Light at Sandover. It’s a wonderful book, both for its language and for its at-times reverent, at-times tongue-in-cheek ouija board channeling of dead poets. But there was a rediscovery inside the … Read more
CIRCLING RIVERS WRITERS Erin Wilson | “Anise,” Freefall Magazine, here. | “On the Nature of Art,” Pembroke Magazine, here. An instagram page with authors and the current issue, here Kenneth Pobo | “Emma’s Ants.” “The Flamingos.” London Grip. “Another Dreary Fascist.” “Complicit.” “I Like When.” “National Don’t Say Gay Law.” Wordpeace Jean Huets | At the Fall Line, a novel set in … Read more
Circling Rivers doesn’t publish what most people would call “beach reads.” On the other hand, contemplating the ocean (or a lake, or people playing at a park, or whatever scene you’re relaxing in) and dipping into a poetry collection go very well together. When you head out, take along a few volumes of our pocket … Read more
Happy National Poetry Month (in April, that is)! Keep reading for spring events and what Circling Rivers writers are up to! And don’t forget – signed copies of (most of) CR books are available at our online bookstore, free shipping to US addresses. CR Bookstore Upcoming Poetry Events Bryan R. Monte reads in Columbus (with Rebecca … Read more
Read in the new year with poetry! Signed collections available at the Circling Rivers bookstore. Free shipping, easy pay. Travelers, by David Michael Belczyk: Places, love and loss Alcestis in the Underworld, by Nina Murray: A Ukrainian in Moscow Blue, by Erin Wilson: A mother’s love and a child moving through depression Love’s Fingerprints, by Bernard … Read more
WHAT TO GIVE? Carl Sandburg: Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly the air.Rita Dove: Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.James K. Baxter: The poem is a plank laid over the lion’s den. Read poetry, give poetry. Our books, signed by the poets, are … Read more
Free books! Reviews are so very important (and hard to get) for small presses! Whether you’re a blogger or a journalist (or both) – we have a limited number of print review copies available for TRAVELERS: POEMS, by David Michael Belczyk and LOVE’S FINGERPRINTS: POEMS, by Bernard Horn. We have digital (PDF) copies available for all our titles. Contact … Read more
This May I went to check the Circling Rivers Post Office box. In it was a letter from Bill Henderson… I am pleased to announce that work from your press has been selected to be included in Pushcart Prize XLVIII (2024 edition)…. The work in question is “Blue,” the title poem from Erin Wilson’s … Read more