Just got my first two issues of a free six-issue subscription to Lilliput Review, put out by Don Wentworth of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and complimentary due to my contributions to the near-perfect book list Don put together.
I like Lilliput Review and have liked it since I first discovered it back in the 1980s. I’ve always thought Don put out a nice product. I don’t know why I never subscribed. It may have been because I don’t write too many poems under 10 lines, which is one of his submission requirements. But I highly recommend it.
Poets included in the two issues I have here include:
- Diane Di Prima
- Ed Baker
- Dennis Maloney translating Yosano Akiko
- Hugh Hennedy
- Wayne Hogan
- Greg Watson
- Kelley Jean White
That’s just to name a few.
These little books are a sweet treat because they are so unique. You’d think a journal as fine as Lilliput Review would be all glossy and slick or full of difficult poems. It’s not Poetry or Gettysburg Review. Thank God!
Don Wentworth also writes Issa’s Untidy Hut, the Lillie blog. A good read too. Don’t periodic broadsides are another treat and his contests are equally swell. I’m looking forward to receiving the rest of the journals each quarter.
For more information on Lilliput Review, visit the website.
Oh, and the new issue of Hyperbole e-zine is out too. Enjoy!
AT:
Thanks for the many kind words. You’ve perfectly captured the spirit of what I’m after. The Near Perfect Books of Poetry list has grown to 158 (you linked to the original list of 100) and if your readers would like the two current issues of LR for free, they can make a suggestion for the list. The ever growing list, with details on how to receive the free issues, may be found at:
http://lilliputreview.googlepages.com/nearperfectbooksofpoems
best,
Don @ Lilliput Review/Issa’s Untidy Hut
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