Arthur Graham writes and edits for a living. Cofounder and former head editor of Rooster Republic Press. Current Editor in Chief of Horror Sleaze Trash.
The 2nd anniversary of HSTQ, this has some great poems to celebrate this momentous occasion.
Straight away we get strong poems by Leah Mueller and J. J. Campbell (one of my favourites by JJ). My favourite was ridiculous male bravado by John Grochalski, brings back memories of the idiots I went to school with, organised fights that end up being all mouth and no action.
The best title goes to Onomatopoetic Supervillain Junkie by James D. Casey IV, also a great poem, stalking following his blog after reading this one.
The collection is finished off with a fine poem by India Laplace.
HSTQ never fails to provide entertaining, humorous, and thought provoking poetry. The Fall 2018 edition is no exception. My favorite this issue was J.J. Cambell's straight from cuba. Runner-up would be Vicious Girls by Stephanie Wytovich. Stellar stuff. Other favorites include Arthor Graham's rhyming poem on mermaids, John Grochalski's realistic poem on High School combat and teenage machismo, Rob Plath's poem on relationships, and India LaPlace's sound advice on "poetry boys." Tim Ashworth had my favorite line this edition - "movie careers hung on meat hooks." HSTQ. Always worth reading. And rereading.