Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Book Excerpt: Targeted by Frances Klein Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for March 2026, “Targeted” from Another Life by Frances Klein, along with a few words from the poet.

“The poem focuses ... on the way online algorithms ‘read’ internet history related to pregnancy, then deliver the most painful possible ads and content” Read the featured #Excerpt #Poem of the Month. @fklein907.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Chapbook Poem: Found in the African Art Collection... by Rohanna Ssanyu Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for March 2026, "Found in the African Art Collection of a New Haven Gallery After the Guard Asks Whether My Son Knows the Rules," along with a few words fr...

“It is laborious to hold on to a culture removed, one for which I am a perpetual novice. I do, however, try, and I bring my children with me.” Read the featured #Chapbook #Poem of the Month. @smallharborpub.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New Poetry Titles (3/3/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 3/3 from Milkweed Editions, Persea, Fordham University Press, Veliz Books, Green Writers Press, Nymeria Publishing, CavanKerry Press, RIZE, Counterpoint, Wes...

New #poetry #books from @milkweededitions.bsky.social, @fordhampress.bsky.social, RIZE, @weslpress.bsky.social, @graywolfpress.bsky.social, @upittpress.bsky.social, Knopf, Etruscan Press, @redhenpress.bsky.social & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Four Poems by allison whittenberg Read four poems by allison whittenberg, our third of seven biweekly poets of the Summer 2025 issue, along with a few words about these poems.

“Hollywood Babylon brewed the myth
That’s digested without tasting truth
Malnourished due to how she drank…”

Read Allison Whittenberg’s “Eaten,” featured in @phillychapbook.bsky.social & our #BlackHistoryMonth reading list: phillychapbookreview.org/four-poems-b...

Call for Spring Poetry Submissions PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from February 1 and March 15 for our Summer 2026 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!

Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between February 1 and March 15 for our Spring 2026 issue and beyond. Submissions welcome from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/call-for-spr...
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Four Poems by Betty Stanton Read four poems by Betty Stanton, our fifth biweekly poet of the Winter 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Vein Song."

“My work has always found a focus in the bodies of women, and watching the mix of strength and fragility in women...” Read four #poems by Betty Stanton (@fadingbetty.bsky.social), along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New Poetry Titles (2/24/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 2/24 from Lily Poetry Review, Seagull Books, Changes, Unsolicited Press, Host Publications, Mad Creek Books, Milkweed Editions, University of Arkansas Press,...

New #poetry #books from Seagull Books, Mad Creek Books, Milkweed Editions, @ugapress.bsky.social, Guernica Editions, @univnebpress.bsky.social, @tinhouse.bsky.social, Black Lawrence Press, @upittpress.bsky.social & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

A Conversation with Lisa Low Poet Lisa Low discusses her latest chapbook, Late in the Day, her relationship with her father, and the influence of Virginia Woolf in this interview with Contributor Saudamini Siegrist.

"I am most comfortable in a chair with a pen looking at nature through a window. And yet nature is something my mind is also totally immersed in…" Poet Lisa Low #interview with Contributor Saudamini Siegrist. #chapbook #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/a-conversati...

February '26: Section Editors & Staff Wanted Editor Aiden Hunt begins year three with a call for applications for section editors and other editorial and production staff in this editor's note.

Editor @aidenhunt.bsky.social begins year three with a call for applications for section editors and other editorial and production staff in this editor's note. phillychapbookreview.org/february-26-...

New Poetry Titles (2/17/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 2/17 from Small Harbor Publishing, TRP: The University Press of SHSU, Diaphanes, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Tupelo Press, Flood Editions, University o...

New #poetry #books from @smallharborpub.bsky.social, Diaphanes, @cmupress.bsky.social, Tupelo Press, @fsgbooks.bsky.social, Liveright, @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social, @upittpress.bsky.social, @weslpress.bsky.social & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Call for Spring Poetry Submissions PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from February 1 and March 15 for our Summer 2026 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!

Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between February 1 and March 15 for our Spring 2026 issue and beyond. Submissions welcome from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/call-for-spr...
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Three Poems by Mary Whitlow Read three poems by Mary Whitlow, our fourth biweekly poet of the Winter 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Examined."

“The poem captures us both there in the dreaded check up appointment: me clenching crinkling paper, scared of what the lab reports say…” Read three #poems by Mary Whitlow, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Poetry Chapbooks (January 2026) Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in January 2026 by Finishing Line Press, Bottlecap Press, Cyberwit.Net, Dancing Girl Press & Moonstone Press.

Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in January 2026 by @finishinglinepress.bsky.social, Bottlecap Press, Cyberwit.Net, Dancing Girl Press & Moonstone Press. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New Poetry Titles (2/10/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 2/10 from Etruscan Press, TRP: The University Press of SHSU, LSU Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, Milkweed Editions, Knopf, W. W. Norton, University of...

New #poetry #books from Etruscan Press, TRP: The University Press of SHSU, LSU Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, Milkweed Editions, Knopf, W. W. Norton, University of Arizona Press, Criterion Books & Curbstone Books 2. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Book Excerpt: Passage by Paul Hostovsky Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for February 2026, “Passage” from Perfect Disappearances by Paul Hostovsky, along with a few words from the poet.

“It’s one of my greatest regrets. The tears well up just thinking about it. I didn’t grieve her properly. I’m grieving her now.” Read the featured #Excerpt #Poem, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Chapbook Poem: Offering by Richard Jordan Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for February 2026, "Offering," along with a few words from the poet.

“In my mind, the narrator recognizes that Harper's fate could very well have been his own, and I hope that readers can relate, in the sense that we all have done reckless things, especially in our youth…” Read the #Chapbook #Poem by @rich-jordan.bsky.social. phillychapbookreview.org/chapbook-poe...

New Poetry Titles (2/3/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 2/3 from eMotion Editions, Shanti Arts, Clare Songbirds Publishing House, Mercer University Press, University of Queensland Press, University of Regina Press...

New #poetry #books from Shanti Arts, Clare Songbirds, Button Poetry, CavanKerry Press, University of Alberta Press, Wesleyan University Press, Hub City Press, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Soft Skull & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Call for Spring Poetry Submissions PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from February 1 and March 15 for our Summer 2026 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!

Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between February 1 and March 15 for our Spring 2026 issue and beyond. Submissions welcome from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/call-for-spr...
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I adore @phillychapbook.bsky.social-proud to have 5 #poems there, all improved through Aiden & team's kind editorial work. You can read "Si No Sana Hoy, Sanará Mañana," "Inflammation As Girl," "Spivey’s II," "Mothers," & "Brentwood’s Daughter" now! #booksky #criplit @blueskypoetry.bsky.social 💙📚 📖 📝

Five Poems by Colleen S. Harris Read five poems by Colleen S. Harris, our third biweekly poet of the Winter 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Inflammation As Girl."

“I am always struck by the juxtaposition of the biology and science of illness versus the life of the person living with it...” Read five #poems by Colleen S. Harris (@warmaiden.bsky.social), along with a few words. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New Poetry Titles (1/27/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 1/27 from Driftwood Press, Trio House Press, Wheelbarrow Books, Amistad & Zephyr Press.

Check out new #poetry #books for the week of 1/27 from @driftwoodpress.bsky.social, @triohousepress.org, Wheelbarrow Books, @amistadbooks.bsky.social & @zephyrpress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

New Poetry Titles (1/20/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 1/20 from Thirty West Publishing House, Madville Publishing, Thirdhand Books, Knopf, Alice James Books, Paul Dry Books, University of Arizona Press & Scribne...

Check out new #poetry #books from @thirtywestph.com, Madville Publishing, Thirdhand Books, @aaknopf.bsky.social, @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social, Paul Dry Books, University of Arizona Press & @scribnerbooks.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Three Poems by Abraham Aondoana Read three poems by Abraham Aondoana, our second biweekly poet of the Winter 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Surviving a Country That is Also a Question."

“Instead of providing any solution to the issue, the poem is ready to be open to the ambiguity that can enable doubt, tenderness, and resilience to co-exist.” Read three #poems by Abraham Aondoana. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Poetry Chapbooks (December 2025) Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in December 2025 by Rockwood Press, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press.

Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in December 2025 by Rockwood Press, Bottlecap Press & @finishinglinepress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Book Excerpt: The Egg of Anything by Paula Bohince Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for January 2026, “The Egg of Anything” from A Violence by Paula Bohince, along with a few words from the poet.

Check out "The Egg of Anything," a poem from Paula Bohince's latest collection, A Violence, in the @phillychapbook.bsky.social:

New Poetry Titles (1/13/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 1/13 from Slant Books, Unsolicited Press, Black Square Editions, NYRB Poets, Roof Books, LSU Press, W. W. Norton, Tin House, Wesleyan University Press, Princ...

New #poetry #books from Black Square Editions, NYRB Poets, Roof Books, LSU Press, W. W. Norton, Tin House, Wesleyan University Press, Princeton University Press, UNM Press, Bloodaxe Books, Nightboat Books, Soft Skull & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Book Excerpt: The Egg of Anything by Paula Bohince Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for January 2026, “The Egg of Anything” from A Violence by Paula Bohince, along with a few words from the poet.

“The #poem is filled with moments of ‘O’ sounds and ‘Ah’ sounds, mimicking the O of the egg and the Ah of the open jaw. I like that the poem is compact in its little form, also a bit egg-like.” @princetonupress.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Chapbook Poem: Aphasia by Robert Allen Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for January 2026, "Aphasia," along with a few words from the poet.

“‘Aphasia’ is about communication and miscommunication in a relationship, and finding the correct words for expressions of love and desire can be difficult.” Read the #Chapbook #Poem, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New Poetry Titles (1/6/26) Check out new poetry books for the week of 1/6 from Kelsay Books, Inanna Publications, Unsolicited Press, LSU Press, Wesleyan University Press, Milkweed Editions, Kulturalis, Button Poetry & Michigan ...

New #poetry #books from Kelsay Books, Inanna Publications, Unsolicited Press, @lsupress.bsky.social, @weslpress.bsky.social, Milkweed Editions, Kulturalis, Button Poetry & Michigan State University Press. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...

Five Poems by Amy Riddell Read five poems by Amy Riddell, our first biweekly poet of the Winter 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Reading the Body."

“Managing [my husband’s] pain became fraught in the last week of his life…The poem explores the vulnerability and intimacy found in such a crisis.” Read five #poems by Amy Riddell, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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