Austin Sanchez-Moran “The poems in Rhinocerotica are inventive yet tender. In the end, I do not know if I am the rhino, and the poems want me to see my larger connection with the world—or, if the rhino is made human, so I, a human, will pay attention, and so I fail...
Chris Slaughter Runner up for the 4th Annual Chapbook Competition. Chris Slaughter graduated from Hunter College with a MFA in creative writing where he received a Shuster Award. He also obtained a MSED in students with disabilities from Brooklyn College, and a degree...
Lindsay Young In Your Absence is a haunting and beautiful exploration of grief.In these meditative poems, Young honors the life and legacy of her mother. In Your Absence is the winner of the Backbone Press Chapbook Contest. Lindsay Young is a poet from New York, based...
Theo Triplett Theo Triplett With a bold pen and vivid images, Theo Triplett explores place, Black spaces, emotional vulnerabilities, and gender in their debut chapbook Madhouse/Gladhouse. Theo Triplett is a black artist originally from New Orleans, LA. A senior in...
Danielle P. Williams With nods to poetic legends like Amiri Baraka and Lucille Clifton, Who All Gon’ Be There? tackles Blackness and womanhood with a commanding, often searing voice. WHO ALL GON’ BE THERE?, was a finalist for the Button Poetry Chapbook Contest,...
Allison Joseph Allison Joseph received a BA from Kenyon College and an MFA from Indiana University–Bloomington. She is the author of several poetry collections, including Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018); Worldly Pleasures (Word Press, 2004); and...
