Review of Hanging Loose 92 in HOME PLANET NEWS

"Hanging Loose has been around since 1966, a long time for a small press, and it's still feisty. This 92nd issue contains 8 pages of full color art by Brenda Goodman, and its poetry covers the gamut from free verse to hip hop to haiku. Marya Rosenberg, a 2nd Liutenant in the U.S. Army, has a knockout haiku/senryu sequence. Here's one: "In his pocket/ when I press against him--the hard/ iron key to the church." Michael Cirelli deploys a souped up language out on the verbal dance floor, catching the beat on the fly, for those who like to get high and jam to a blast of mouth music. There's no dictionary yet for some of these dictions. For those interested in the Sixties--it's been 40 years since '68 folks--there's an eyewitness account, "Columbia Revolt," by Hilton Obenzinger, a participant who puts together a time capsule in prose. The Writers of High School Age section is always a feature of special interest. Look at the poems by these young women: Mariah Coley, Thea Goodrich, Emily Nagin, Bridget Hansen, Elizabeth Rosen, Hannah Zeavin. If there were a Jack Alchemy Prize for verbal skills it would go to all of the above. Educators take note. Hanging Loose Press has published three collections of High School poets. For content, format, and production values, Hanging Loose earns a shower of Brooklyn stars."