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I don't usually enjoy reading contemporary poetry (for various reasons!), but this particular anthology of contemporary "horror" poetry is something truly special. I write "horror" as such because most of these poems are much more than just a genre. They are dark, and many of them disturbing, but I think "horror" (when it comes to poetry) is a dirty word these days and not in a good way.Another aspect I love about this anthology is that all the poems are so different, both stylistically and in m...
Some real crackers in here. Mister Deadsmile and the dark Alice in Wonderland poem especially I enjoyed.
I found this collection to be a general mix of the good and the less good. Only a few of these poems really caught my attention, and compelled me to go back and have another read or two. I thought The Shed by Annie Neugebauer was a standout, and I also enjoyed Alice After by Lisa Lepovetsky. But many of these poems seem to suffer from dealing in cliches or overused themes and tropes. Others have interesting ideas, but feel more like vignettes than poems. I simply felt that too many of these poem...
“The poems detail horrors on a scale from the cataclysmic down to the ordinary turned malicious and twisted.”—from David E. Cowen’s introduction So many great poems in this installment of the HWA Showcase! My favorites include:“Enough” by Bruce Boston“Nuclear Winter Kiss” by Chad Stroup“Always the Black and White Keys” by Corrine De Winter“The Trappings of Poetry” by Michael A. Arnzen“Ant Farm Necropolis” by Adrian Ludens“The Shed” by Annie Neugebauer“3 AM at Clio’s Laundromat” by Cecilia Dockin...
