The Lake
“All of writing is a huge lake. There are great rivers that feed the lake, like Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky. And then there are mere trickles, like Jean Rhys. All that matters is feeding the lake. I don't matter. The lake matters. You must keep feeding the lake.” Jean Rhys
Inspired by Jean Rhys’ imperative, The Lake is dedicated to publishing all forms of poetry by new and established poets, highlighting the best of contemporary poetry and reviewing the best of the new books.
July
Gemma Blakeley, Marilyn Cavvichia, Joe Garvey, Eric D. Goodman, Marcia Roberts Gregorio, Harriet Pinklock, J. R. Solonche, Shogo Olalekan Uthman, Ping Yee, Lee Yongha.
Reviews
Hannah Stone reviews Lily Blacksell’s Life Immediately.
Usha Kishore reviews Mona Dash’s Map of the Self.
Dustin Pickering reviews Charles Rammelkamp’s The Tao According to Calvin Coolidge.
Loralee Clark reviews Ann Chinnis’ Love Song.
One Poem Reviews
Martin Agee, Maggie Mackay.
Reviewed in this issue
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It's not easy getting a book or pamphlet accepted for review these days. So in addition to the regular review section, the One Poem Review feature will allow more poets' to reach a wider audience - one poem featured from a new book/pamphlet along with a cover JPG and a link to the publisher's website. Contact the editor if you have released a book/pamphlet in the last twelve months or expect to have one published. Details here