Year: 2016
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The End of Another Reading Period
We hope everyone is getting into holiday mode! At Gyroscope Review, we are in get-the-lead-out mode as we go through the poems we’ve accepted for our January issue, organize files, create covers, write editorials, and, if we’re lucky, eat fudge. This just-completed reading period, which technically ends at midnight tonight, had over 350 poems submitted and…
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And the Nominees Are…..
Today is the deadline for sending in Pushcart Prize nominations, so it’s only fitting that we announce our own nominees, whose poems we sent off to the Pushcart folks via snail mail this week. And the nominees are: Alexis Rhone Fancher: When You Think You’re Ready to Pack Up Your Grief (Issue 16-1) Tricia Knoll:…
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Several Books on Crafting Poetry
Want to improve your craft and chances of getting published in Gyroscope Review? Attention to detail helps a lot. There are plenty of books out there on poetic craft for you to ponder over. Here are some mini reviews about a few of the books I’ve read on creating and ordering your poetry. Are there…
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes – turn and face the page
(Our apologies to David Bowie, may he rest in peace.) Changes are indeed afoot at Gyroscope Review. We’ve been listening, reading, soliciting comments, interacting, and hoping that our readers find us an irresistible poetry journal. And we’ve heard some really nice things about our efforts. For that, we thank you. But here’s the thing: many…
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WELCOME TO GYROSCOPE REVIEW’S FALL ISSUE!
We are so pleased to release our fall 2016 issue of Gyroscope Review: The Honor Issue. In this issue, we’ve created a special section of 11 poems dedicated to the idea of honor. And we’ve nestled it in among 33 modern poems that explore a wide variety of topics that affect us all. We’ve included…