The Café Review

08/20/2024

Check out the below video of our editor Craig Sipe reading from his latest book of poetry, Here It Comes...and It's Gone at the Chautauqua Writers' Center this past July. Fred Zirm also reads from his two poetry chapbooks Object Lessons and Rescue Dogs.

https://youtu.be/kyRga6hQoig?si=DuOjKtTtq7Ay9K6F

Check out the below video of our editor Craig Sipe reading from his latest book of poetry, Here It Comes…and It’s Gone at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center this past July. Fred Zirm …

03/26/2024

Also today we would like to say
Happy Birthday to
Gregorio Corso

03/26/2024

Happy Birthday to (the late ) Robert Frost !
Born this day in 1874

03/21/2024

We say goodbye to our friend Neeli Cherkovski
With much sadness. He was a wonderful poet
as well as a frequent contributor to The Café Review.
We first published his work in our Fall issue of 1994
and several times afterward.
His Phone conversations were indeed epic ! He was very generous with his time and talent.
Truly one of Whitmans Wild children. I feel
certain old Walt would have loved him !

Rest in Poetry Neeli. You were one of a kind!

03/02/2024

The Café Review sponsored Open Poetry Reading
Henrys in The Old Port

March 4th. At 7:00 pm

02/05/2024

Getting ready for the open reading!

01/28/2024

Next Monday, February 5, join us at Henry's in the Old Port for our monthly open poetry reading. We will also be having a book release for our very own Craig (Richard) Sipe's new book, Here It Comes... And It's Gone. There will be advanced copies of his book for sale for $15.99.

Below is the press release from Atmosphere Press:
Introducing Here It Comes... And It's Gone: Immerse yourself in this collection, where myriad souls abide.Encounter the likes of Rod Serling, Judas, Leonard Bernstein,Stephen Dunn, Franco Harris, and an eerie glass dog withinRichard Sipe’s latest work. These diverse characters cometogether in a tapestry that delves into the fleeting nature ofexistence; a reckoning with the ephemeral nature of all things.
With a sharp wit, Sipe guides us through themes of hunger,love, time travel, bowling, and an unforgettable ride in a hearse.These narratives culminate in a gathering that beckons us toponder the journey we've unexpectedly embarked upon and theparty we somehow crashed.

About The Author:
Richard Sipe lives with his wife on Orr’s Island in Maine. He isthe author of the poetry collection
Lovely Dregs. His work hasappeared in numerous journals over the years. He is a poetryand audio editor for The Café Review, an art and poetry quarterly published out of Portland, Maine. On Wednesdays, he is the head chef at the soup kitchen in Brunswick, Maine.

Next Monday, February 5, join us at Henry’s in the Old Port for our monthly open poetry reading. We will also be having a book release for our very own Craig (Richard) Sipe’s new b…

01/23/2024

Announcement

If you have poems about Films,
Please send them to us for our upcoming
POETRY and FILM. Issue

01/21/2024

Check it out! A new book coming from our very own editor Craig Sipe.

Click Here to preorder your copy (Publication date February 6, 2024) or you can come to our Open Reading on February 5 at 7pm at Henrys where Craig will be selling copies.

Press release for the book is below:

“Immerse yourself in this collection, where myriad souls abide.Encounter the likes of Rod Serling, Judas, Leonard Bernstein,Stephen Dunn, Franco Harris, and an eerie glass dog withinRichard Sipe’s latest work. These diverse characters cometogether in a tapestry that delves into the fleeting nature ofexistence; a reckoning with the ephemeral nature of all things.

With a sharp wit, Sipe guides us through themes of hunger,love, time travel, bowling, and an unforgettable ride in a hearse.These narratives culminate in a gathering that beckons us toponder the journey we’ve unexpectedly embarked upon and theparty we somehow crashed.”

Check it out! A new book coming from our very own editor Craig Sipe. Click Here to preorder your copy (Publication date February 6, 2024) or you can come to our Open Reading on February 5 at 7pm at…

01/13/2024

Sorry to hear of the passing of our friend
BOB BRANAMAN

1933 - 2024
American Artist