-gape-seed-

by Thomas Fucaloro, Ice Gayle Johnson, Brant Lyon

Poetry, hydration. We all sow gape-seed. Uphook Press is a New York City based publisher specializing in work by poets and spoken word artists who love both the ink and the mic. -gape-seed- is their third anthology, with the aim of promoting a nationwide community of performing poets. Featuring fifty-two poets from Seattle, Miami, Nashville, Eugene, elsewhere, and New York, -gape-seed- also includes a well-hydrated interview with spoken word pioneer Regie Cabico. Eric Alter, Todd Anderson, Seraphime Angelis, Judith Arcana, Maggie Balistreri, Greg Bem, Andrew Boston, Ryan Buynak, Lauren Marie Cappello, Peter Carlaftes, J. Crouse, Peg Duthrie, Rich Ferguson, Maureen Flannery, Joseph Fritsch, Brad Garber, Joan Gelfand, Sheila Hageman, Deborah Hauser, Karen Hildebrand, R. Nemo Hill, Matthew Hupert, Jen Karetnick, Molly Kat, David Lawton, Wayne Lee, Laura LeHew, Eliel Lucero, Christopher Luna, Victoria Lynne McCoy, Sharon Mesmer, Nancy Carol Moody, Rick Mullin, Puma Perl, G.L. Pettigrew, Kelly Powell, Gabriella Radujko, Francis Raven, C. Marie Runyan, Ken Saffran, Roberto F. Santiago, Mary Slocum, Elliott D. Smith, Charlene Monahan Spearen, Truth Thomas, John J. Trause, Emily Kagan Trenchard, Jacob Victorine, George Wallace, Mark Wisniewski, Liza Wolsky, D. Yurman

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

Reviews

[Ludo Capello]

Picked this up from the editor, poet Jane Ormerod. It's a wide-ranging collection of 50 some-odd divergent voices. Some of the poems in this slim and unassuming volume really knocked me out with unexpected insight and musicality, and gave me some new names to keep an eye out for. A well-orchestrated gathering of up-and-comers.

[Joan Gelfand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some very strong work in this book - will wait till I absorb all of it to write a more detailed review.