Reading Women Poets of the World

I’ve been re-reading Women Poets: From Antiquity to Now by Aliki Barnstone and Willis Barnstone. It’s an interesting collection ranging from a lone Sumerian poet through Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Persian, Indian, African, Chinese, Japanese, European, Native American poets, and even one translated Egyptian Hieroglyph poem. The time span ranges from about 2300 BC to poets […]

Follow the Guidelines to Success

Guidelines. Follow the guidelines when you submit. They’re an important part of any literary magazine. You want to have your best shot at getting your work published, so read any guidelines carefully. We (meaning Gyroscope Review) didn’t make up frivolous guidelines. They were cultivated over time with a goal in mind—making the editor’s job easier. […]

The Summer 21-3 Issue

The Summer 21-3 Issue of Gyroscope Review is ripe with lush poetry, filled with sunshine and a few thunderstorms for your summer months. Summer 2021 poets include: Alfred Fournier, Amy Moore, Antonietta Bocci, Beth Williams, Brandy McKenzie, Carol Edwards, Claudia Putnam, Connie Soper, David Dixon, Debbie Trantow, Diana Dinverno, Donna Hilbert, Ellen June Wright, Eric […]

Methods of Creating Visual Poetry

Methods of creating visual poetry. It’s nice to have videos of you or others reading poems to pop on YouTube or other places. Maybe you want to up your game and create something a little different. Backgrounds with the words of your poems appearing in front of them. I found some videos that show you […]