Author's posts
Jun 10
Alan Catlin reviews THE PEOPLE ARE LIKE WOLVES TO ME by William Taylor Jr.
first published in Misfit Magazine, Alan Catlin, ed. William Taylor Jr., The People Are Like Wolves to Me, Roadside Press, roadsidefam.com distributed by Magical Jeep, also available on Amazon, 2025, 85 pages, $17. If his poetry is to be taken literally, and there is no reason not to take him at his word, Taylor is a melancholy …
May 29
Richard Modiano reviews ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE: A ROADSIDE PRESS READER
first published at The Literary Underground’s In Conversation Roadside Assistance: A Roadside Press Reader edited by Dan Denton & Michele McDannold There’s something refreshingly unvarnished about Roadside Assistance: A Roadside Press Reader — a book that refuses polish in favor of presence. As the publisher’s note makes clear, this is not a curated “best of,” but a …
May 11
WITH HER HAIR ON FIRE by Christy Prahl reviewed in Calyx
“I am thankful for a poet who can thrust the worry, the guilt and too much caring out—and let in some sun, new air, some frank clarity through the sealed-up windows we use to protect ourselves. Be generous to yourself as a reader and add these poems into your day, your life, too.”—Ellen Stone Read …
Mar 24
Charles Rammelkamp reviews ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE: A ROADSIDE PRESS READER in the London Grip
It begins: “One of the bright spots of small press publishing during the decade of the 2020s has been Roadside Press and its consistently impressive offerings. While in the Introduction to Roadside Assistance the editors insist that the anthology is not meant as a “best of” or “greatest hits” collection, the prose and poetry pieces included in …
Mar 06
Poetically Yours Extended Podcast – Richard Vargas on Northern Public Radio
This podcast is an extension of WNIJ’s Poetically Yours weekly segment. Richard Vargas is featured in this segment. Vargas’s Rockford-inspired poetry collection, “The Screw City Poems,” was released on July 11. In this episode, he talks about his writing style, his early years in Compton, California, and what led him to Rockford. TO LISTEN, VISIT: …
Feb 06
On Having No Head: Johnny Cordova’s The Broken Buddha reviewed by Richard Collins
first published in Rat’s Ass Review https://ratsassreview.net/?page_id=4452 ON HAVING NO HEAD: JOHNNY CORDOVA’S THE BROKEN BUDDHA ( ROADSIDE PRESS, 2026 ). One of the best books on Buddhism I ever read is Douglas Harding’s On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious. I was reminded of this when reading Johnny Cordova’s forthcoming first book of poetry, …
Jan 26
Collected Poems 2005-2025 by Michele McDannold reviewed by Dan Denton
Collected Poems 2005 – 2025 by Michele McDannold: a sort of review by Dan Denton About halfway through Michele McDannold’s Collected Poems, I stopped and went back to the beginning. I’d noticed such a wide range of topics and issues confronted by her poetry that I wanted to start over and write them all down. …
Jan 12
Roadside Press publisher Michele McDannold interviewed at Hobo Camp Review
Check out the latest Hobo Camp Review, marking 16 years in publishing! https://hobocampreview.blogspot.com/2026/01/hobo-camp-review-interview-with-michele.html Roadside Press’s very own editor/publisher Michele McDannold is interviewed. It begins… Hobo Camp Review Interview with Michele McDannold A note from HCR Editor James Duncan: Of the many indie press editors I’ve worked with over the years, Michele McDannold has always stood out for …
