The artwork found throughout Bob Schofield’s The Inevitable June only hints at the kind of imagery the words actually create. That’s not to say Schofield writes lazily, or relies on the black and white illustrations to pick up the slack for work he’s unsure of. The prose that creates the erratic, decidedly non-linear plot stands fine on its own. So do the illustrations. Either could exist just fine without the other. We’re still better off for having Schofield bring them together to create the disarray of The Inevitable June’s landscape.

This is how William Seward Bonnie opens his collection, appropriately titled Studies. The concept of studying certainly applies to the 100 numbered poems that make up this book. There is a sincere concept throughout to understand loss, anger, love, fear, and other primal emotions, and to understand the motivations behind them, as well. This is done on a level that can be best described personal.

A quick look at the highlights of musician/author/actor Tim Dry’s career in show business suggests that a single autobiography probably couldn’t cover it all. Dry has been a fixture of music and film for the past several decades, forming the group Tik and Tok, and picking up a small role in Return of the Jedi. In recent years, he has made the shift to writing. He has an excellent short story out, is working on a series of novellas, and released an account of his experiences with the Star Wars fandom. Meanwhile, he’s still finding time for music and acting.

The work in Martina Newberry’s poetry collectionWhere It Goes is so breathtaking in its variety and originality. In how well it reminds us that our memories can be as wonderful and dangerous as the reality staring us right in the face. The task of picking a favorite piece is a daunting one. Choosing one thing inWhere It Goes that will illustrate in every line how well Newberry crafts intensely introspective poems is next-to-impossible.