The Hermit Poet

Boxcar Poetry Review is currently seeking reviews and responses for the following first books of poetry. If you feel like writing a review or have a specific response to a first book, please contact me by email. Feel free to query if you would like to write a review or response for anything not on the current list (this is just what’s on my shelf right now).

1. Amirthanayagam, Indran. The Elephants of Reckoning. Hanging Loose Press, 1993
2. Aragon, Francisco. Puerta del Sol. Bilingual Press, 2005 (free copy available)
3. Baranow, Joan. Living Apart. Plain View Press, 1999
4. Barnstone, Tony. Impure. University Press of Florida, 1999 (free copy available)
5. Blevins, Adrian. The Brass Girl Brouhaha. Ausuable Press, 2003
6. Buchsbaum, Julianne. Slowly, Slowly, Horses. Ausable Press, 2001
7. Calvocoressi, Gabrielle. The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart. Persea Books, 2005
8. Campbell, Erik. Arguments for Stillness. Curbstone Press, 2006
9. Canaday, John. The Invisible World. Louisiana State University Press, 2002
10. Columbik, Roger. A Quiet Divide. Plain View Press, 2006
11. Craft, Kevin. Solar Prominence. Cloudbank Books, 2005
12. de la Paz, Oliver. Names Above Houses. Southern Illinois University Press, 2001
13. Donnelly, Patrick. The Charge. Ausable Press, 2003
14. Fox, Sarah. Because Why. Coffee House Press, 2006
15. Franco, Gina. The Keepsake Storm. University of Arizona Press, 2004
16. Gambito, Sarah. Matadora. Alice James Books, 2004
17. Guest, Paul. The Resurrection of the Body and the Ruin of the World. New Issues Press, 2003 < --reviews under way
18. Hannah, Sarah. Longing Distance. Tupelo Press, 2004
19. Hegnauer, Lilah. Dark Under Kiganda Stars. Ausable Press, 2005
20. Johnson, Kimberly. Leviathan with a Hook. Persea Books, 2002
21. Jordan, Judy. Carolina Ghost Woods. Louisiana State University Press, 2000
22. Khanna, Vandana. Train to Agra. Southern Illinois University Press, 2001
23. Kim, Suji Kwock. Notes from the Divided Country. Louisiana State University Press, 2003
24. Ladin, Jay. Alternatives to History. Sheep Meadow Press, 2003 (free copy available)
25. Lerner, Ben. The Lichtenberg Figures. Copper Canyon Press, 2004
26. Maclay, Sarah. Whore. University of Tampa Press, 2004
27. Marcum, Carl. Cue Lazarus. University of Arizona Press, 2001
28. Mathias, Louise. Lark Apprentice. New Issues Press, 2004
29. Mathys, Ted. Forge. Coffee House Press, 2005
30. Nagami, Heather. Hostile. chax press, 2005
31. Nezhukumatathil, Aimee. Miracle Fruit. Tupelo Press, 2003
32. Shenoda, Matthew. Somewhere Else. Coffee House Press, 2005
33. Sterle, Francine. Every Bird is One Bird. Tupelo Press, 2001
34. Taylor, Sam. Body of the World. Ausable Press, 2005
35. Turner, Brian. Here, Bullet. Alice James Books, 2005
36. Volkman, Karen. Spar. University of Iowa Press, 2002
37. Whalley, Karen. The Rented Violin. Ausable Press, 2003
38. Wolpe, Sholeh. The Scar Saloon. Red Hen Press, 2004  < -- review underway
39. Wong, Rita. Monkey Puzzle. Press Gang Publishers, 1998
40. Yurdana, Matt. Public Gestures. University of Tampa Press, 2005