TBR Blue 5/25

The Brussels Review Poetry Appendix

In an age where poetry is diluted into captions and algorithms, TBR Blue reclaims the page. As the poetry imprint of The Brussels Review, this May 2025 edition offers a powerful anthology of poetic voices from across the globe—writers who dare to confront, console, and complicate.

Curated with care, the collection spans lyrical, experimental, and narrative modes, unified by a belief in poetry’s enduring resonance when printed, held, and revisited. This issue reminds readers that poetry is not content—it is language with consequence.

Featuring work by: Adam Penna, Andrew P. Dillon, Anna Kiggins, Bruce Parker, Claudia Wysocky, Daniel Bliss, Charles Mines, Denise O’Hagan, Eric Lawson, Eugene Stevenson, Eve Lyon, Genevieve Chornenki, Joseph E. Arechavala, Kate Lewington, Kevin Cahill, Lynn White, Malachy Moran, Michael Okafor, Nethra Venkatakrishna, Philip Miller, Portia D. Lulgjuraj, Robert Miner, Robert Rinehart, Sarah Samarbaf, Suphil Lee Park, and Vaishnavi Pusapati.

Cover Art: Unthinker by Santa Zukker (2024)

This is a book for those who believe poetry should outlast the moment.