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Crow Calls: Volume IV
Because poetry is not dead...
In 2021, Quill & Crow Publishing House created a series of poetry compilations inspired by their monthly poetry prompts, also known as Crow Calls. These prompts were intended to bring poets together from around the globe, in the hopes of sharing a mutual love of dark poetry. And did they ever. Back for a fourth volume, this collection showcases voices both new and old, but always dreadfully macabre.
Featuring poems by David Andrews, Raine August, Amanda M. Blake, William Bartlett, Damon Barret Roe, Rosalyn Briar, Sophie Brookes, Spyder Collins, PS Conway, Jordan Alyssa Duncan, Adam M. Faderewski, A.L. Garcia, Ayshen Irfan, Tres K, Fire Knight, Jamie Kovalsky, J.S. Larmore, Marvin Lee, Lucas Mann, Desideria Mesa, David Middleham, Bryan C. Miles, Jacob Steven Mohr, Erin Quill, Mary Rajotte, Sheena Shah, Chuck Smith, Jon Tolentino, Cassandra L. Thompson, Fizzy Twizler, JayLynn Watkins, Amy Westphal, Melanie Whitlock, and K.R. Wieland.
In 2021, Quill & Crow Publishing House created a series of poetry compilations inspired by their monthly poetry prompts, also known as Crow Calls. These prompts were intended to bring poets together from around the globe, in the hopes of sharing a mutual love of dark poetry. And did they ever. Back for a fourth volume, this collection showcases voices both new and old, but always dreadfully macabre.
Featuring poems by David Andrews, Raine August, Amanda M. Blake, William Bartlett, Damon Barret Roe, Rosalyn Briar, Sophie Brookes, Spyder Collins, PS Conway, Jordan Alyssa Duncan, Adam M. Faderewski, A.L. Garcia, Ayshen Irfan, Tres K, Fire Knight, Jamie Kovalsky, J.S. Larmore, Marvin Lee, Lucas Mann, Desideria Mesa, David Middleham, Bryan C. Miles, Jacob Steven Mohr, Erin Quill, Mary Rajotte, Sheena Shah, Chuck Smith, Jon Tolentino, Cassandra L. Thompson, Fizzy Twizler, JayLynn Watkins, Amy Westphal, Melanie Whitlock, and K.R. Wieland.
88 pages, Paperback
Published June 12, 2022
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Cassandra L. Thompson
28 books299 followersGothic horror lover Cassandra L. Thompson has been creating stories since she got her grubby little hands around a pen. When she is not busy managing a house full of feral children (human and canine) with her beloved husband, you can find her wandering around cemeteries, taking pictures of abandoned things, or in the library researching her latest obsession. She has a B.A. in History and an MLIS, but she ignores her degrees to focus on writing and running Quill & Crow Publishing House, both of which require copious amounts of coffee and Crows.
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April 30, 2024
WOW. Just wow. I think this might be the best Crow Calls volume yet! While I was unsure about the previous volume for reasons stated in that review, I found this one to be out of this world amazing! Honestly, these poems flowed so well individually and together. The themes were similar, making these poems fit together so well without it feeling like a complete shift in tone, topic, etc.
Each of these poems tells a story, and that story is displayed with such elegance that the reader is able to follow along easily while also enjoying the sophisticated prose. While in the last volume, I found some of the wording to feel too sophisticated/forced to be sophisticated, I felt the complete opposite in this volume. Every word that was used was necessary, and it only added to the story the poet was trying to tell. These poems are deliciously dark and romantic in a way that doesn't make me feel like a lovesick puppy, but more like Gomez and Morticia (which is good, by the way). I felt that dark love, that eternal love, one that is sincere in the sincerest way possible.
These poems were absolutely amazing. I read through this book so quickly because I just couldn't put it down!! Maybe, at some other point, I will take the time to reread this collection. It is very much worth the read (and reread), and I highly recommend this to fellow poets or lovers of poetry, especially the macabre kind.
Each of these poems tells a story, and that story is displayed with such elegance that the reader is able to follow along easily while also enjoying the sophisticated prose. While in the last volume, I found some of the wording to feel too sophisticated/forced to be sophisticated, I felt the complete opposite in this volume. Every word that was used was necessary, and it only added to the story the poet was trying to tell. These poems are deliciously dark and romantic in a way that doesn't make me feel like a lovesick puppy, but more like Gomez and Morticia (which is good, by the way). I felt that dark love, that eternal love, one that is sincere in the sincerest way possible.
These poems were absolutely amazing. I read through this book so quickly because I just couldn't put it down!! Maybe, at some other point, I will take the time to reread this collection. It is very much worth the read (and reread), and I highly recommend this to fellow poets or lovers of poetry, especially the macabre kind.
June 13, 2022
Continuing the Excellence
Full disclosure: two of my poems are in this collection. That said, the other poetry in this collection is amazing. It is a wonder continuation of the Crow Calls tradition. Varied voices, themes, and perspectives leave room for every reader to react and relate. Life opens as these distinct voices offer fresh insight.
Full disclosure: two of my poems are in this collection. That said, the other poetry in this collection is amazing. It is a wonder continuation of the Crow Calls tradition. Varied voices, themes, and perspectives leave room for every reader to react and relate. Life opens as these distinct voices offer fresh insight.
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