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Willow Review Literary Magazine

Launch, Reading and Reception

Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM

ZoomMeeting:

https://clcillinois.zoom.us/j/96933435319?pwd=QUlpZmxES1RlN0ZPNVVldmtLOVA3dz09

Online and open to all, the 2021 Willow Review reading will be held online through Zoom, on Thursday evening, April 22, at 7 PM.

Contributors to CLC’s award-winning literary magazine, Willow Review, will read from their original poetry and prose. Copies of the 48th issue will be available for mail order sales. Reviewer D.E. Steward of Literary Magazine Review gave high praise to the CLC publication: “Willow Review is altogether a singular magazine, unlike any literary magazine in the reviewer’s experience.”

Willow Review is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

2021 ILLINOIS FEATURED AUTHORS: Jennifer Brown Banks and Poets United to Advance the Arts

http://poetsunitedtoadvancethearts.blogspot.com/

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TEARS FOR WATER* BY SINGER ALICIA KEYS

Like many folks, I am a big fan of Alicia Keys.
Her musical talents have moved me to tears, smiles, nods of agreement, and even smooth moves on the dance floor.

So, I was really geeked to find her poetry book amid the many treasures uncovered at my local thrift store.

Here's the verdict...
I wasn't all that impressed.
In my opinion, she's a much better lyricist and singer than poet.

Although her candor and willingness to expose her raw emotions through the written word earned much respect, I had higher hopes.

For one thing, the poems were too long to create the effect that they had the potential of creating. Secondly, there was nothing unique or original in her style of expression.

The positives?

I loved some of the titles and the book has over 100 pages of verse.

Overall I would give it ** STARS.