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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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