Aiden Hunt
@aidenhunt.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Critic | Creator: @PhillyChapbook.bsky.social | Member: NBCC
| Anti-Zionist | Pro-human rights | Opinions are mine alone. | Call me Aiden.
| Anti-Zionist | Pro-human rights | Opinions are mine alone. | Call me Aiden.
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Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
Winter Call for Poetry Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!
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December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
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Editor Aiden Hunt announces Philly Chapbook Review's 2026 Pushcart Prize anthology nominations in this editor's note and provides links to, and a carousel of, the nominated poems. phillychapbookreview.org/december-25-...
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Editor Aiden Hunt announces Philly Chapbook Review's 2026 Pushcart Prize anthology nominations in this editor's note and provides links to, and a carousel of, the nominated poems. phillychapbookreview.org/december-25-...
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Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in November 2025 by BUNNY, Anstruther Press, @prolificpulsepress.bsky.social, Rockwood Press, @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Poetry Chapbooks (November 2025)
Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in November 2025 by BUNNY, Anstruther Press, Prolific Pulse Press, Rockwood Press, Ugly Duckling Presse, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in November 2025 by BUNNY, Anstruther Press, @prolificpulsepress.bsky.social, Rockwood Press, @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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“Zen poets, past and present, who experience deep absorption in the grandeur of this world may even gain wisdom through the way of poetry, Shidō (詩道).” Read the featured Excerpt #Poem of the Month, along with a few words. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Book Excerpt: The Samadhi of Words by Richard Collins
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for December 2025, “The Samadhi of Words” from Stone Nest by Richard Collins, along with a few words from the poet.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Zen poets, past and present, who experience deep absorption in the grandeur of this world may even gain wisdom through the way of poetry, Shidō (詩道).” Read the featured Excerpt #Poem of the Month, along with a few words. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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“'You Left the Fridge Open Again' transforms an ordinary domestic moment into a meditation on tenderness and decay.” Read three #poems by Veronica Tucker, along with a few words about "You Left the Fridge Open Again." #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Three Poems by Veronica Tucker
Read three poems by Veronica Tucker, our fifth biweekly poet of the Fall 2025 issue, along with a few words about "You Left the Fridge Open Again."
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December 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“'You Left the Fridge Open Again' transforms an ordinary domestic moment into a meditation on tenderness and decay.” Read three #poems by Veronica Tucker, along with a few words about "You Left the Fridge Open Again." #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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“...3 weeks of bicycling for groceries with a bandana tied around my nose and mouth informs ‘Red Tide’.” Read the featured #Chapbook #Poem for December 2025, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Chapbook Poem: Red Tide by Mary Gilliland
Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for November 2025, "Two egrets at the edge of a tidal marsh" from What the Hollow Held, along with a few words from the poet.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“...3 weeks of bicycling for groceries with a bandana tied around my nose and mouth informs ‘Red Tide’.” Read the featured #Chapbook #Poem for December 2025, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New #poetry #books from Bloodaxe Books, University of Texas Press, LSU Press, Fence Books, Saturnalia Books, Dzanc Books, Akashic Books, University of Nevada Press, University of Nebraska Press, Tupelo Press & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
New Poetry Titles (December 2025)
Check out new poetry books for the month of December from Beltway Editions, Bloodaxe Books, University of Texas Press, LSU Press, Fence Books, Saturnalia Books, Dzanc Books, Akashic Books, University ...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New #poetry #books from Bloodaxe Books, University of Texas Press, LSU Press, Fence Books, Saturnalia Books, Dzanc Books, Akashic Books, University of Nevada Press, University of Nebraska Press, Tupelo Press & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
Winter Call for Poetry Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!
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November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
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"We wanted something that was alive...will survive...and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets." Read the full #interview about the New-Generation African Poets #Chapbook series. @akashicbooks.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/a-conversati...
A Conversation with Chris Abani and Kwame Dawes
"We wanted something that was alive, highlighted an ever-expanding list of books by these poets, and that will hopefully survive the both of us and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets....
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"We wanted something that was alive...will survive...and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets." Read the full #interview about the New-Generation African Poets #Chapbook series. @akashicbooks.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/a-conversati...
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“As I shaped the poem, the olive trees became a witness to a deeper experience—to a region’s ongoing, collective pain. It was the land I wanted to make speak...” Read two #poems by Yasmin Mariam Kloth. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Two Poems by Yasmin Mariam Kloth
Read two poems by Yasmin Mariam Kloth, our fourth biweekly poet of the Fall 2025 issue, along with a few words about "Before."
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November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“As I shaped the poem, the olive trees became a witness to a deeper experience—to a region’s ongoing, collective pain. It was the land I wanted to make speak...” Read two #poems by Yasmin Mariam Kloth. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New #poetry #books from b l u s h, Nine Mile, Penguin Random House UK, Indiana University Press, Flood Editions, Milkweed Editions, Yale University Press, @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social, Circumference Books & World Poetry. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
New Poetry Titles (11/18/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 11/18 from b l u s h, Nine Mile, Penguin Random House UK, Indiana University Press, Flood Editions, Milkweed Editions, Yale University Press, Bloodaxe Books,...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New #poetry #books from b l u s h, Nine Mile, Penguin Random House UK, Indiana University Press, Flood Editions, Milkweed Editions, Yale University Press, @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social, Circumference Books & World Poetry. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
Winter Call for Poetry Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!
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November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
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Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in October 2025 by @lachlanjmcdougall.bsky.social, Texas Review Press, @bullcitypress.com, Bottlecap Press & @finishinglinepress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Poetry Chapbooks (October 2025)
Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in October 2025 by LJMcD Communications, Texas Review Press, Bull City Press, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in October 2025 by @lachlanjmcdougall.bsky.social, Texas Review Press, @bullcitypress.com, Bottlecap Press & @finishinglinepress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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“The sculpture gardens are located on … the native land of the Lenape people. The poem is a conversation between sculpture, land, and its human and more-than-human inhabitants.” Read the #Excerpt #Poem. @ypathak.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Book Excerpt: Rondo by Yamini Pathak
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for November 2025, “Rondo” from Her Mouth a Palace of Lamps by Yamini Pathak, along with a few words from the poet.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“The sculpture gardens are located on … the native land of the Lenape people. The poem is a conversation between sculpture, land, and its human and more-than-human inhabitants.” Read the #Excerpt #Poem. @ypathak.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New #poetry #books from Unsolicited Press, World Poetry, Lavender Ink, Center for Literary Publishing, Curbstone Books, University of Wisconsin Press, @boa-editions.bsky.social, @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social & Phoneme Media. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
New Poetry Titles (11/11/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 11/11 from Unsolicited Press, World Poetry, Lavender Ink, Center for Literary Publishing, Curbstone Books 2, University of Wisconsin Press, BOA Editions, Ali...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
New #poetry #books from Unsolicited Press, World Poetry, Lavender Ink, Center for Literary Publishing, Curbstone Books, University of Wisconsin Press, @boa-editions.bsky.social, @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social & Phoneme Media. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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"...intended to move readers from an experience of alienation to one of discernment of the liberating qualities of outsiderhood." Read three #poems by @aburack.bsky.social, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/three-poems-...
Three Poems by Alexandra Burack
Read three poems by Alexandra Burack, our third biweekly poet of the Fall 2025 issue, along with a few words about "To Know Blue From the Color of Snow at Dusk."
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November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"...intended to move readers from an experience of alienation to one of discernment of the liberating qualities of outsiderhood." Read three #poems by @aburack.bsky.social, along with a few words from the poet. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/three-poems-...
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“Settling on the mirror form opened the way into the parallels between the original image of the egrets, their reflection, and their ambiguous relationship and the shifting, even reversing, roles of an adult daughter and her aging mother…” #writingcommunity
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Chapbook Poem: Two egrets at the edge of a tidal marsh by Rebekah Wolman
Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for November 2025, "Two egrets at the edge of a tidal marsh" from What the Hollow Held, along with a few words from the poet.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Settling on the mirror form opened the way into the parallels between the original image of the egrets, their reflection, and their ambiguous relationship and the shifting, even reversing, roles of an adult daughter and her aging mother…” #writingcommunity
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New #poetry #books from Texas Review Press, The Song Cave, Clemson University Press, Indiana University Press, City Lights Publishers, @graywolfpress.bsky.social, CavanKerry Press, Green Writers Press, Penguin Books & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
New Poetry Titles (11/4/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 11/4 from Texas Review Press, The Song Cave, Clemson University Press, Indiana University Press, Bordighera Press, White Pine Press, City Lights Publishers, ...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New #poetry #books from Texas Review Press, The Song Cave, Clemson University Press, Indiana University Press, City Lights Publishers, @graywolfpress.bsky.social, CavanKerry Press, Green Writers Press, Penguin Books & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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Read a note from Editor Aiden Hunt (@aidenhunt.bsky.social) about our new Poetry Readers, the additions of an Issue Archive and a Contributor Fund, Fall poetry submissions, and Gaza. phillychapbookreview.org/november-25-...
November '25: New Staff, Issue Archive & Donations
Read a note from Editor Aiden Hunt about our new Poetry Readers, the additions of an Issue Archive and a Contributor Fund, Fall poetry submissions, and Gaza.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Read a note from Editor Aiden Hunt (@aidenhunt.bsky.social) about our new Poetry Readers, the additions of an Issue Archive and a Contributor Fund, Fall poetry submissions, and Gaza. phillychapbookreview.org/november-25-...
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Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
Winter Call for Poetry Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry from November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!
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November 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Philly Chapbook Review is calling for #submissions of original #poetry between November 1 and December 15 for our Winter 2025 issue and beyond. We also now welcome submissions from #poets everywhere. Full details can be found at the link: phillychapbookreview.org/winter-call-... #callforsubmissions
“While generations born in the U.S. may overlook the dissonance between this country’s high-minded values and its unwavering support of genocidal violence, Akkad brings the insight of the first-generation immigrant.” @aaknopf.bsky.social paidenhunt.com/2025/10/31/r...
Review: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El-Akkad
“As much as the mainstream liberal parties might be far less deranged and cruel than their right-wing opponents,” writes Omar El-Akkad, “it is the case of Palestinian suffering—or more precisely, u…
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October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“While generations born in the U.S. may overlook the dissonance between this country’s high-minded values and its unwavering support of genocidal violence, Akkad brings the insight of the first-generation immigrant.” @aaknopf.bsky.social paidenhunt.com/2025/10/31/r...
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New #poetry #books from Airlie Press, Ugly Duckling Presse, June Road Press, Marsh Hawk Press, Guernica Editions, Persea, BOA Editions, Black Ocean, Phoneme Media, Autumn House Press, Book*hug Press, Talonbooks & Omnidawn. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
New Poetry Titles (10/28/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 10/28 from Airlie Press, Ugly Duckling Presse, June Road Press, Texas Review Press, Marsh Hawk Press, Guernica Editions, Persea, BOA Editions, Black Ocean, P...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New #poetry #books from Airlie Press, Ugly Duckling Presse, June Road Press, Marsh Hawk Press, Guernica Editions, Persea, BOA Editions, Black Ocean, Phoneme Media, Autumn House Press, Book*hug Press, Talonbooks & Omnidawn. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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“In ‘No Breaks’ I was writing about something I hope I never have to experience. … I tried to keep despair at bay and show some defiance and resilience.” Read two #poems by Gerald Yelle with a few words about “No Breaks.” #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Two Poems by Gerald Yelle
Read two poems by Gerald Yelle, our second biweekly poet of the Fall 2025 issue, along with a few words about "No Breaks."
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October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“In ‘No Breaks’ I was writing about something I hope I never have to experience. … I tried to keep despair at bay and show some defiance and resilience.” Read two #poems by Gerald Yelle with a few words about “No Breaks.” #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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New #poetry #books from Milk & Cake Press, University of Chicago Press, Belle Point Press, Zephyr Press, @lsupress.bsky.social, Princeton University Press, Omnidawn, @upittpress.bsky.social, University Of Iowa Press & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
New Poetry Titles (10/21/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 10/25 from Milk & Cake Press, University of Chicago Press, Belle Point Press, Thirty West Publishing House, Zephyr Press, LSU Press, Lookout Books, Princeton...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
New #poetry #books from Milk & Cake Press, University of Chicago Press, Belle Point Press, Zephyr Press, @lsupress.bsky.social, Princeton University Press, Omnidawn, @upittpress.bsky.social, University Of Iowa Press & more. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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"There is a muscular intimacy to the ecosystem of these poems, each one of them creating as vivid a world individually as exists in the collection as a whole." Read Gray Davidson Carroll's full review. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/bodies-in-tr...
Bodies in Transition: Sacred & Perishable by Carissa Natalia Baconguis
"There is a muscular intimacy to the ecosystem of these poems, each one of them creating as vivid a world individually as exists in the collection as a whole." Read Gray Davidson Carroll's full review...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"There is a muscular intimacy to the ecosystem of these poems, each one of them creating as vivid a world individually as exists in the collection as a whole." Read Gray Davidson Carroll's full review. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/bodies-in-tr...