The Mackinaw: a journal of prose poetry
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      • Letter From the Editor
      • Cassandra Atherton
      • Claire Bateman
      • Carrie Etter
      • Alexis Rhone Fancher
      • Linda Nemec Foster
      • Jeff Friedman
      • Hedy Habra
      • Oz Hardwick
      • Paul Hetherington
      • Meg Pokrass
      • Clare Welsh
      • Francine Witte
    • Issue Two >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Essay: Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Opinion: Portly Bard
      • Interview: Jeff Friedman
      • Dave Alcock
      • Saad Ali
      • Nin Andrews
      • Tina Barry
      • Roy J. Beckemeyer
      • John Brantingham
      • Julie Breathnach-Banwait
      • Gary Fincke
      • Michael C. Keith
      • Joseph Kerschbaum
      • Michelle Reale
      • John Riley
    • Issue Three >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Sally Ashton Interview
      • Sheika A.
      • Cherie Hunter Day
      • Christa Fairbrother
      • Melanie Figg
      • Karen George
      • Karen Paul Holmes
      • Lisa Suhair Majaj
      • Amy Marques
      • Diane K. Martin
      • Karen McAferty Morris
      • Helen Pletts
      • Kathryn Silver-Hajo
    • ISSUE FOUR >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Mikki Aronoff
      • Jacob Lee Bachinger
      • Miriam Bat-Ami
      • Suzanna C. de Baca
      • Dominique Hecq
      • Bob Heman
      • Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Cindy Hochman
      • Arya F. Jenkins
      • Karen Neuberg
      • Simon Parker
      • Mark Simpson
      • Jonathan Yungkans
    • ISSUE FIVE >
      • Writing Prose Poetry: a Course
      • Interview: Tina Barry
      • Book Review: Bob Heman, by Cindy Hochman
      • Carol W. Bachofner
      • Patricia Q. Bidar
      • Rachel Carney
      • Luanne Castle
      • Dane Cervine
      • Christine H. Chen
      • Mary Christine Delea
      • Paul Juhasz
      • Anita Nahal
      • Shaun R. Pankoski
      • James Penha
      • Jeffery Allen Tobin
    • ISSUE SIX >
      • David Colodney
      • Francis Fernandes
      • Marc Frazier
      • Richard Garcia
      • Jennifer Mills Kerr
      • Melanie Maggard
      • Alyson Miller
      • Barry Peters
      • Jeff Shalom
      • Robin Shepard
      • Lois Villemaire
      • Richard Weaver
      • Feral Willcox
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This bookshelf is in progress. This is the beginning of this resource.

These books may include regular poetry, microfiction, or other forms, but to appear here must include many or mostly prose poems. In some circumstances, whether or not the material qualifies as "prose poetry" is up for debate. Of course, from its inception, there has been a debate over whether prose poetry exists at all. Our editorial response to the question, "What is a prose poem?" is simple. It is poetry in prose form. There is no either/or here: a prose poem is  poetry AND prose. 

If you have some books of prose poetry, or know of books of prose poetry that you don't see here, feel free to send us a note at [email protected].
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  • The Mackinaw
  • Early Issues
    • Issues Menu
    • Issue One >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Cassandra Atherton
      • Claire Bateman
      • Carrie Etter
      • Alexis Rhone Fancher
      • Linda Nemec Foster
      • Jeff Friedman
      • Hedy Habra
      • Oz Hardwick
      • Paul Hetherington
      • Meg Pokrass
      • Clare Welsh
      • Francine Witte
    • Issue Two >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Essay: Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Opinion: Portly Bard
      • Interview: Jeff Friedman
      • Dave Alcock
      • Saad Ali
      • Nin Andrews
      • Tina Barry
      • Roy J. Beckemeyer
      • John Brantingham
      • Julie Breathnach-Banwait
      • Gary Fincke
      • Michael C. Keith
      • Joseph Kerschbaum
      • Michelle Reale
      • John Riley
    • Issue Three >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Sally Ashton Interview
      • Sheika A.
      • Cherie Hunter Day
      • Christa Fairbrother
      • Melanie Figg
      • Karen George
      • Karen Paul Holmes
      • Lisa Suhair Majaj
      • Amy Marques
      • Diane K. Martin
      • Karen McAferty Morris
      • Helen Pletts
      • Kathryn Silver-Hajo
    • ISSUE FOUR >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Mikki Aronoff
      • Jacob Lee Bachinger
      • Miriam Bat-Ami
      • Suzanna C. de Baca
      • Dominique Hecq
      • Bob Heman
      • Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Cindy Hochman
      • Arya F. Jenkins
      • Karen Neuberg
      • Simon Parker
      • Mark Simpson
      • Jonathan Yungkans
    • ISSUE FIVE >
      • Writing Prose Poetry: a Course
      • Interview: Tina Barry
      • Book Review: Bob Heman, by Cindy Hochman
      • Carol W. Bachofner
      • Patricia Q. Bidar
      • Rachel Carney
      • Luanne Castle
      • Dane Cervine
      • Christine H. Chen
      • Mary Christine Delea
      • Paul Juhasz
      • Anita Nahal
      • Shaun R. Pankoski
      • James Penha
      • Jeffery Allen Tobin
    • ISSUE SIX >
      • David Colodney
      • Francis Fernandes
      • Marc Frazier
      • Richard Garcia
      • Jennifer Mills Kerr
      • Melanie Maggard
      • Alyson Miller
      • Barry Peters
      • Jeff Shalom
      • Robin Shepard
      • Lois Villemaire
      • Richard Weaver
      • Feral Willcox
  • About
  • Submit
  • Books
  • Prizes
  • Contact