Spartan Press

09/09/2026

Now available from Spartan Press: "Postscripts from Past Lives, An Anthology of St. Louis Poet," featuring Kee Archambault,
T. James Chapman, Jesse Eikmann, Jill Firns, Elise Giammanco,
Zaire Imani, Heather Kays, Denmark Laine, Jared C Lewis,
Cierra Lowe, Jim McGowin, RC Patterson, Brett Lars Underwood,
Daniel W. Wright.

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09/07/2026

Spartan Press, Jason Ryberg, Will Leathem get a great shout out in the new feature stream from the Pickleball Librarian. They’re worth the checking out

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09/06/2026

"Jude MacAllen Tatman's voice comes from where he rightly insists is pronounced "Missoura." But it's not the spit-and-whittle palaver some might expect. It's authentic, grounded, its sound and rhythms coming from his native soil and big heart. One could say he "takes in" his landscapes and waterscapes-if that means he absorbs them, pulling you with him. His long sentences involve an often Miltonic cadence and a Whitmanesque cataloging of details ancient and present. "The Perfect Pour," his poem about the proper way to drink a pint of Irish stout, can be taken as a metaphor of how to take in life itself: it's to be done in detail, deliberately, with passion, and reverence. The Ralls County Line will pull you in."

-William Trowbridge, author of "Maintenance"

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09/03/2026

"Dr. Gerson has once again stepped further into his poetic genre with his ninth book of poetry. Building on his past successful insights into nature and human experience with shared observations, Dystopia takes us to the dark side of human survival and existence in an ambiguous and disconnected society. Like Orwell's 1984, bleakness is pervasive, yet within the poems like 'Existential Cataract' and 'Hacker's Rap, ' a connection is created with the reader as an aware human being in a not-so-human world driven by aging cultures and artificial intelligence, all without clear boundaries or meaning, or any sense of value. My favorite selection brings crows out in winter to survive in the dark and cold: 'Self Portrait as February' speaks personally to me. Although perhaps this book could be considered somewhat dark in terms of theme, the depth of human consciousness within each piece certainly makes this collection one of Gerson's best."

-Dr. Bill Lamb, English Professor

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09/01/2026

"I started reading Michael Poage's I Know Just What You Mean at four in the morning. As it turned out it was a perfect time for espionage. Poem after poem, I began to feel like an agent from some metaphorical intelligence agency. Poage's images took me around the world, Bosnia, Turkey, Gaza. I spied into the hearts of the world's most innocent victims: mother's feeding children, changing diapers, old men marveling at how they've aged in crises, doctor's in hot zones laboring for the welfare of their patients. I found desert and ocean, books disappearing like dreams. Poage writes for those who cannot write for themselves. His poems tell the history of both trauma and hope. We can return to his words in the middle of the night."

-Al Ortolani, author of Controlled Burn and Bull in the Ring

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08/29/2026

Friend of Spartan, George Wallace has 3 new poems in this week’s issue. Summer winds down with a coupla new tunes from by R&B songster, Swoovi and Chicago photographer, David Turner turning his eye toward a 4th get together in tRump’s America…

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08/28/2026

"With words of affection, "I realized just how much / I run through your veins" - Thomas at 13 - and words of loss, "But today my heart is hurting, / Because part of it is missing" - 11/16/00 (Coping #2) - Mark Pottorff draws you into this collection and Around That Old Table, where conversations with loved ones, here and gone, become conversations with the reader as he shares his love and respect for family and tradition."

-Ken Gierke, author of "Random Riffs" and "Heron Spirit"

Buy Around That Old Table By Mark Pottorff. New & used copies available with free delivery. ISBN: 9798899750298. ISBN-10:

08/26/2026

The latest from Spartan Press: "Just a Moment, Please" by Becky Plate.

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