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 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
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
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket. – John Adams author-signed | free shipping | easy pay via PayPal or credit card Circling Rivers welcomes David Michael Belczyk, whose poetry collection Travelers will be published by CR in June 2023. “These are poignant songs of longing and desire that evoke the complexities of … Read more
What to give? A gift card for a couple of cups of mediocre coffee? You glug it down in the car, you get heartburn and/or the jitters, and you’re left with a throwaway cup. Or there’s poetry. You read a poem, and your mind and imagination ignite each other. Another poem, or even another read … Read more
Circling Rivers stands with poet and translator Nina Murray and her colleagues in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Letter in LA Review of Books. Recently published book lists help us grasp the dimensions of the crisis. But nearly all the compilations, however worthy, neglect the most raw and immediate medium of literary expression, a medium that, … Read more