Another nice advance review of my new book, Unopened, up at Ink 19. “The best art resonates because it causes an emotional response – the rest is doggerel. It could be a song that makes you recall a memory, a novel that informed you, or, in the case with Doug Hoekstra, a poem that soContinueContinue reading “Unopened / Ink 19 Review”
Category Archives: Poetry
Unopened / Midwest Book Review
Nice advance review on the new book, Unopened from the Midwest Book Review. Blurb and link to full text below. Thanks, MBW. “…An inherently engaging, entertaining, thoughtful and thought-provoking read from a unique and impressively talented wordsmith of an author, “Unopened” is unreservedly recommended…” http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/jan_19.htm#poetry
Unopened Contest
Everyone likes contests, right? Jump on in! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/288055-unopened
Cotton
Pleased to unveil the first published poems of the year, two brand new ones, “Cotton” and “Younger than I” , now up and running at the excellent print and online literary magazine Better than Starbucks Check them out at the link below, along with a host of excellent writers. https://anthonywatkins.wixsite.com/btsjan2019/poetry-free-verse
Interstate 65 Revisited
Happy to be a repeat contributor to a fine literary zine out of Ann Arbor titled The Big Windows Review. A new poem of mine, “Interstate 65 Revisited” was just featured in the latest online edition and will resurface in print, early 2019. Check out the zine, check out the poem (below), and as always,ContinueContinue reading “Interstate 65 Revisited”
Doug Hoekstra 