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SPAM by Ben Myers; reviewed by Aleathia Drehmer What attracted me to Ben Myers’ book of email inspired poetry called SPAM was the curiosity to see if he could create something from vacuous spam emails. I heard him read a poem from this chapbook on the Blackheath Books Myspace page and it furthered my desire [...]

fiction and poetry by Aleathia Drehmer The Runner Bridget ran through the park as if her life depended on it. She never bothered to look back, just ran until her face mottled purple in the heat of her working body; until there was a wide band of sweat encircling her brow. At the edge of [...]

Upstate New York by Aleathia Drehmer

Kendra Steiner Editions: A Sampler of Reviews by Aleathia Drehmer “Keepers of Silence” Luis Cuachtemoc Berriozabal 2007 Luis’ poetry endeavor comes via a grassroots chap published by Kendra Steiner Editions. This little book of eight poems is dedicated to Luis Omar Salinas, a poet transplanted from Texas to California. These works lend the reader to [...]

three reviews by Aleathia Drehmer The Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos This book is about two Cuban brothers who come to America in the time before Castro took over. When they came over it was not about “a better life”, but about new adventure and music and opportunity. These brothers were [...]

Aleathia Drehmer Magic To Be Found for Edward “I only really feel alive when I’m on the poem,” he tells me, “the rest of the time I’m waiting to write.” I think about how words take over me, seduce me until I am writhing in a puddle on the floor, people walking passed me indifferent [...]