Veronica Schorr

Veronica Schorr is the author of Conscious Blue (Finishing Line Press, October 2021) and winner of the 2018-2019 Collins Literary Prize in Poetry. Her poetry appears in New Square, Entropy, Long River Review and Chronogram. Ms. Schorr is Assistant Poetry Editor at EcoTheo Review. She currently lives in Connecticut.

Book Reviews by Veronica Schorr

Image of Now Do You Know Where You Are
Author(s):
Dana Levin
Genre(s):
Poetry, Single Author, Other

Now Do You Know Where You Are

May 16, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“Levin has written a book of adjustments—one that nearly resembles a sort of Delphic handbook on the transformation of self-concept.”

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Image of Customs: Poems
Author(s):
Solmaz Sharif
Genre(s):
Poetry

Customs: Poems

February 28, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“Sharif masterfully blends, develops, and transforms her imagery throughout Customs in such a seamless and unexpected way that the reader effortlessly follows these gorgeous, golde

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Image of Water I Won’t Touch
Author(s):
Kayleb Rae Candrilli
Genre(s):
Poetry, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Single Author

Water I Won’t Touch

April 20, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“Water I Won’t Touch is the call to empathy, hope, and joy that we all desperately need to hear.”

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Image of Facing You: City Lights Spotlight No. 19 (City Lights Spotlight, 19)
Author(s):
Uche Nduka
Genre(s):
Poetry, Single Author

Facing You: City Lights Spotlight No. 19

February 19, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

Acclaimed poet Uche Nduka weaves a kind of simple intimacy into his collection, Facing You, opting for unsentimental sentimentality while also shattering any preconceived notions the reade

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Image of Nobody: A Hymn to the Sea
Author(s):
Alice Oswald
Genre(s):
Poetry, Single Author, Long Poem

Nobody: A Hymn to the Sea

December 23, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“In Nobody, Oswald has managed to water-bend: she is the magician, and the reader is her entranced audience.”        

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Image of Indigo
Author(s):
Ellen Bass
Genre(s):
Poetry, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Grief & Bereavement

Indigo

December 8, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“Any reader looking to be challenged, comforted, questioned, enveloped, and seen needs to pick up a copy of Indigo immediately.

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Image of ‘mamaseko (African Poetry Book)
Author(s):
Thabile Makue
Genre(s):
Black & African American, Poetry

'mamaseko (African Poetry Book)

March 3, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

Thabile Makue’s sophomore collection, ‘mamaseko, explores intergenerational trauma through repetitive forms and turbulent language.

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Image of A Nail the Evening Hangs On
Author(s):
Monica Sok
Genre(s):
Poetry, Single Author

A Nail the Evening Hangs On

February 25, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“A Nail the Evening Hangs On is fiery, trauma-stricken, tender, and complicated.

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Image of Battle Dress: Poems
Author(s):
Karen Skolfield
Genre(s):
Essays, War/Military, Poetry

Battle Dress: Poems

February 11, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Veronica Schorr

“If Battle Dress is any indication of what’s to come next from Skolfield, readers should expect yet another masterfully rhythmic, morally gut-punching, timeless book of poetry.”

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