Transversal by Fin Sorrel $13 US 175 pp ISBN-13: 978-1-948920-16-2 ISBN-10: 1-948920-16-6 Transversal is a tidal pool of dream imagery, a mad dunk in a pool full of genome, a full helping of swine flu with a side of sexy times. Wonder what would happen if every character in The Magnificent Seven was played by Horst
Jumpers from the Belfry Tower poems by Ryan Quinn Flanagan $15 US 283 pp ISBN-13: 978-1-948920-17-9 ISBN-10: 1-948920-17-4 This collection of poems from Ryan Quinn Flanagan settles itself down in front of the fire with a bottle of fortified wine and some thick socks, ready for the snow to keep on coming. Crass and subtle,
Spirits For Sale, creepy tanka paired with unsettling images and recently published by the Porch, has gotten a slew of favorable reviews: Just in time for Halloween, ‘Spirits for Sale,’ a book of Tanka poems by Jordan Trethewey with artwork by Marcel Herms, is a dead giveaway inspired by the supernatural and paranormal artefacts found on sale
Spirits for Sale poems and images by Jordan Tretheway and Marcel Herms ISBN-13: 978-1-948920-13-1 ISBN-10: 1-948920-13-1 $13 US Spirits for Sale is a series of tanka written about haunted items folks are selling in eBay, in collaboration with a visual artist who illustrated each poem. And yes, they are as unsettling, and as funny, as
Nova Lumina poems by John Doyle August 2019 $10 John Doyle writes prickly poems, nostalgic poems, poems that butt against the reader’s face, and poems that snuggle under the chin of everyone in the pub. Which does not mean Nova Lumina contains something for everyone, but it does contain plenty for anyone with a shred
The royal we needs more good, accessible writing about poetry, like this fine, thoughtful review of M. Grabois’ The Arrest of Mr. Kissy Face, at After the Pause.
Sudeep Adhikari: anti-philosophical deep dreams 10$ 68 pages ISBN-10: 1948920115 ISBN-13: 978-1948920117 The poems in this books dart like strange fish in a reflecting pool, appearing, submerging, following ideas where they drift, then skipping to another, enfolding and unfolding. A spiritual quest through the global culture revealed by the internet, from the vistas of Kathmandu.
Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois: The Arrest of Mr. Kissy Face $13 155 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-948920-12-4 ISBN-10: 1-948920-12-3 New from the Porch! 150+ pages of poems to snap your head off its stem, then re-attach it with spit and honey. Your neck has never been in better hands. M. Krockmalnik Grabois is a poet extraordinaire; his works,
Welcome to issue 4 of The Ramingo’s Porch, theme: Hot Sex. Perhaps this is an appropriate theme for our last print-based issue, we will switch to online now, and perhaps will have a yearly print collection, perhaps not. The world is large. Producing a journal is not easy, even with a huge staff, and with
Mendes Biondo: Spaghetti & Meatballs: Poems for Hot Organs $12 / €10 152 pages ISBN-13:978-1-948920-10-0 ISBN-10: 1-948920-10-7 Please welcome the New Year with with a book of poems in Italian and English, bursting with spice and sprezzatura. “I enjoyed this book like linguini with clams. Like a plump Italian beauty with her arms full of fragrant flowers
