first published at The Literary Underground’s IN CONVERSATION McDannold, Michele (2025). Collected Poems 2005-2025 (Poetry Collection) Roadside Press 279p. $20.00 (Paperback) Michele McDannold’s Collected Poems 2005–2025 is a bruising, beautiful chronicle of two decades lived on the raw nerve of experience. The voice here is equal parts survivor, witness, and outlaw philosopher—one who has been scorched by the world’s …
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Dec 02
THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE by Nicholas Claro reviewed by Alan Catlin
first published in Misfit Magazine, Editor Alan Catlin Nicholas Claro, This Is Where You Are, Roadside Press, www.roadsidefam.com distributed by www.magicaljeep.com, 2025, 155 pages, $18 Claro’s first book comes burdened with a blurb , “reminiscent of Raymond Carver’s classic story collections” and “In the tradition of Carver and Dubus.” I say burdened as those two guys are the masters of …
Nov 27
THE SCREW CITY POEMS by Richard Vargas reviewed by Alan Catlin
Richard Vargas, The Screw City Poems, 2025, 136 pages, $18 If you were expecting heavily charged erotica here due to the title, Screw City you will likely be disappointed. Not that there isn’t sex, there is some, married, break up sex, hook up sex but “Screw City” refers to a small midwestern city (Rockford, IL) that was once known …
Nov 26
LITTLE GRAVEYARDS by Aleathia Drehmer reviewed by Alan Catlin
first published in misfit magazine, Editor Alan Catlin Aleathia Drehmer, Little Graveyards, 2025, 66 pages, $15 Little Graveyards is a small, easily transportable book that will easily fit into your purse or back pocket. I highly recommend taking the poems with you, reading a couple at a time, and saving the rest for later. Aleathia works in health care, …
Oct 26
Michele McDannold’s Collected Poems: 2005–2025 — Twenty Years in ink
Roadside Press is proud to announce Collected Poems: 2005–2025 by Michele McDannold, releasing December 6, 2025—on the poet’s 51st birthday. This 300-page collection gathers two decades of McDannold’s poetry, including complete sections from Stealing the Midnight from a Handful of Days and By Plane, Train or Coincidence, along with nearly seventy-five pages of previously uncollected …
May 15
Roadside Press Announces November 2025 Release of William Taylor Jr.’s Raw and Profound New Poetry Collection, “The People Are Like Wolves to Me”
Roadside Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of William Taylor Jr.’s compelling new poetry collection, The People Are Like Wolves to Me, scheduled for release in November 2025. This collection offers readers a powerful and honest exploration of the human experience in contemporary life, grappling with themes of fear, profound loneliness, existential challenges, …
May 07
Coming June 20, 2025 — New Look, Same Legendary Spirit
Gregory Corso: Ten Times a Poet returns in a striking new second edition from Roadside Press. Edited by Leon Horton and Michele McDannold, this tribute to one of the founding fathers of the Beat Generation features an all-new cover showcasing the iconic photography of Christopher Felver. While the interior remains virtually unchanged—retaining its rich collection …
Jan 22
Cover Reveal & Pre-order: CLOUD WATCHING IN THE INFERNO by Westley Heine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cover Reveal & Pre-Order Announcement: Cloud Watching in the Inferno by Westley Heine Roadside Press is thrilled to unveil the cover for Cloud Watching in the Inferno, the latest work by acclaimed author Westley Heine. Featuring striking cover art by Daniel Stine, this highly anticipated collection is set for release on April …
Jan 10
Alan Catlin reviews Karl Koweski’s Abandoned by All Things
first published in http://misfitmagazine.net/ Karl Koweski, Abandoned by All Things, Roadside Press Distributed by Magical Jeep Distribution, available on Amazon, 2024, 136 pages $15- Koweski’s journey in life travels from the Midwest to the deep South. He observes Alabama’s barely sentient senator Tommy Tuberville as “the mostly evil, largely senseless/senator of Alabama” whose modest credentials for elective office, …
Jul 20
3 poems from THESE MANY COLD WINTERS OF THE HEART by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Demi-glace Gods Nothing worse than being sauced for other sauces, demi-glace gods spooning out all the simmering half-baked worship at discount prices and they say a dog and its human grow to look more like each other as the years go on, the same is true of writers and their writing which does not bode …
