Faculties of Interrelated Understanding by Felino A. Soriano is a continuation of his “Painter’s Exhalations” series of poetry inspired by paintings. The collection is a garnering of poems quite beautiful and thoughtfully shared with an elegance that is not telling. That is to say, Soriano’s style of writing, from imagery to syntax, lends to a … Continue reading Felino A. Soriano: Faculties of Interrelated Understanding

Though Coiled and Swallowed by Sara Crawford begins with a poem anxious and questioning in “Spinning,” readers will find this collection of poetry by Sara Crawford to be honest and even light-hearted, a contrast represented dutifully by the second poem in the book, “Ode to Carpet.” As the book progresses we begin to see the … Continue reading Sara Crawford: Coiled and Swallowed

Kevin Brown of Arkansas has given to readers the world over a phenomenal new collection of prose in Ink on Wood and an astonishing first for Virgogray Press. I found his work quite riveting. In short the work included in Ink on Wood is searing prose at its best. “02:10:31” and “The End, the opener … Continue reading Kevin Brown: Ink on Wood