From Newborn Stars to Old Woman Moon: The 2019 Year-End Anthology Gyroscope Review is pleased to once again present our year-end anthology of fine contemporary poetry just in time for your holiday shopping. This year’s offering, From Newborn Stars to Old Woman Moon, shares the work of all 158 poets who appeared in our pages during 2019 and announces this year’s Pushcart Prize nominees. This special print-only edition makes a beautiful gift for poets and…
Being a writer and editor means spending a lot of time in front of a computer. When there’s an opportunity to take these skills out into the community, far away from the familiarity of one’s own desk, it’s important to take it. I’ve been lucky to have had three such opportunities this fall, all very different. The first opportunity was getting invited to speak and coach in a high school creative writing class in St.…
We are extremely pleased with the new issue of Gyroscope Review that we offer you today. The Crone Power Issue contains 50 poems by 50 women poets over the age of 50. Their voices and their poems offer a broad range of what a mature woman in today’s world looks like. How she defines herself. How she celebrates herself. How she wields her power. How she opens her heart. We are delighted to create this…
Gyroscope Review Issue 19-3 is now available and ready to go to the beach with you. The cover, produced from a woodcut by our own editor Constance Brewer, flaunts its beachy-ness, begging you to grab your flip flops, a cooler full of something good to drink, and head to your favorite summer spot for some time alone with this season’s collection of poems. Authors in this issue include Steve Anderson, Micki Blenkush, Carol L. Deering,…
