TALES OF THE YUTA REVIEW
“The text is rich with cultural reference and while the yuta ‘magic’ is really ramped up… I not only enjoyed the story but learned some things from it.”
BOOK LIFE
READ BOOKS ALL DAY & GET PAID FOR IT
“This is one of those texts that I have on Kindle and paperback, I enrolled in the class and if there was a T-shirt, I would buy it.”
SAVAGEPLANETS ISSUE 3 IS LIVE
“… including my poem “The Nukekubi” from Tortured Willows and an all new story I wrote titled “Destroy With Love.”
HORROR WRITERS: ARCHITECTS OF HOPE
“… is about how science has verified what most of us have known all along—horror can save our mental health…”
REVIEW: MONSTRUM POETICA + GIVEAWAY
“… A beautiful collection in every way from the quality of the poems to the stunning presentation from Raw Dog, this is a book I will return to when I need something to savor….”
ONE WEEK OF TORTURED WILLOWS: REVIEWS
“Readers say they understand it more about Asian culture, or empathy because they’ve felt the same things. Some have discovered new things, concepts, perspectives. All have been flattering. That is why we wrote this collection. Thank you…”
3 POETRY CRAFT BOOKS TO LOVE
Happy National Poetry Day! In the US, this is the day we celebrate all forms of poetry—the perfect opportunity to
BOOKMAIL: ANCIENT GIRL BOW GIFT
It’s nerd show-and-tell. This week I have the final books I ordered on Okinawa and Uchinanchu culture. My book budget is busted…
POETRY MAGIC… OR MAGICK?
“… Japanese poetry began as the utterances of a shaman in a trance. Its metre and poetic devices are not the work of man, but revealed from a divine source,” says Carmen Blacker.
BRIANT LASLO AUTUMN IRON WRITER CHAMP
“My parents were originally told I would be lucky if I made it until I was five, I just turned 50 this past July. And, the only medicine I am on is a minor blood pressure medicine…”