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The Growler
A specialty brew of musings, micro reviews and the occasional call to arms by the Bear Review crew and friends. Grab and go.
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Jul 24
“I Accidentally Read Al Pacino as A.I. Pacino” by Kerry Kurdziel, Read by the Poet
I read Kerry Kurdziel’s “I Accidentally Read Al Pacino as A.I. Pacino” and I fell in love with the void all over again. In college, my...
Jul 8
"March" by Lynne Potts, read by the Poet
“March” is a portrait of a month that is poised between seasons, a month during which there is little left to do but wait. The...
Jun 14
The Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize Finalists in Their Own Words – Micro Interviews with the Poets
As poetry editors at Bear Review, each year there’s really no greater joy than informing a poet that their anonymous contest entry hasn’t...
Apr 3
"Conclave" by Carolyn Oliver, Read by the Poet
“Conclave” by Carolyn Oliver, Read by the Poet In this spare poem, Oliver shows how the ordinary moment—robins observed “on a high...
Aug 16, 2023
"Forest Sauvage" by M. Cynthia Cheung, Read by the Poet
This poem, clearly steeped in Arthurian legend, transcends its source materials to express subtleties regarding violence, suffering,...
Aug 7, 2023
"Dear Outsiders" by Jenny Sadre-Orafai. A Review by Anthony Procopio Ross
Set beside an unyielding sea, Sadre-Orafai’s newest collection “Dear Outsiders” waits for you with the patient gaze of someone staring...
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