The line between poetry and prose...

...is largely the subject of this thought-provoking review of Jim Goar's The Louisiana Purchase in the latest issue of The Short Review. Reviewer Loree Westron concludes:

The Louisiana Purchase is a beautifully produced little book, full of obscure and surreal imagery. Read as a collection of stories, it is all but incomprehensible. As a collection of poems, however, it just might be stunning.

You can read the whole review here.

Elsewhere on the Internet, Rose Metal press is included on The Next Best Book Club blog's "Being Indie" feature here. Thanks to Lori Hettler for asking us to participate!