NOCTUARY, C. Rees,92 pg., $20, paperback, Host Publications, 2026, Reviewed by Bianca Alyssa Pérez There are books of poetry that ask to be read, & there are books that ask to be entered. C. Rees’s NOCTUARY, published by Austin’s Host
Carrie Moore’s debut collection, Make Your Way Home, concludes with an annotated bibliography. I’m talking full on MLA-format: Hanging indents, alphabetical organization. Every story gets at least three citations, and some as many as fourteen, along with a short explanation
He finds the most piercing connection in the parallels of his present life with his father’s past; both have been handled like disposable workers.
Calatayud conveys the undeniable indifference of the world in matters of feminine distress. In “Growing Up Female Around American Shooters,” the poet states, “To be female is to be raw 24/7”
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