Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

This blog consists of reviews, interviews, news, etc...from the world of the Boston area small press/ poetry scene and beyond. Regular contributors are reviewers: Dennis Daly, Michael Todd Steffen, David Miller, Lee Varon, Timothy Gager,Lawrence Kessenich, Lo Galluccio, Zvi Sesling, Kirk Etherton, Tom Miller, Karen Klein, and others. Founder Doug Holder: dougholder@post.harvard.edu. * B A S P P S is listed in the New Pages Index of Alternative Literary Blogs.

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I’m Just A Gigolo: Ronan Noone’s New Play: Little Black Dress

Don Winter's Last Book of Poetry?! A Review of Saturday Night Desperate by Todd Moore.

Doug Holder to teach: Residencies at the Asylum: Poets at McLean Hospital / Newton Community Education / Starting Jan 12, 2010

Reviews of Don Winter's "Saturday Night Desperate" and Ed Galing's "Burlesque"

Scarab-- the first literary magazine for the iPhone

Review of TWINE by Martha Boss

CHRIS CASTELLANI: FEEDS HUNGRY WRITERS WITH GRUB STREET

Ibbetson 26 due out in late October!

The Gates Unbarred: A History of University Extension at Harvard 1910-2009. Michael Shinagel

Review, Wisconsin Poets Laureate by Marilyn L. Taylor, Denise Sweet and Ellen Kort

Poet Djelloul Marbrook: A Poet Who Is Never Far From Algiers.

Advertise and Support The Somerville News Writers Festival

Paul Steven Stone Interviews Rick Moody: Featured Reader at the Somerville News Writers Festival Nov 14, 2009.

Spirit Bridges: Coming of Age in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Madrid, and New York City in the 60’s.: A Memoir by Li Mo.

The Us, by Joan Houlihan

The Madras Press- A Non-Profit Press that will be profitable for charities

Poet Tino Villanueva to read at The Somerville News Writers Festival Nov. 14, 2009

Appleseeds--- Poetry anthology from Sacred Fools Press

Transcending the Dilemma, Blowing out the Moon, the poetry of Philip Hasouris

A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors