Donald Platt’s sixth book of poems, Man Praying, appeared in 2017 from Parlor Press / Free Verse Editions. His fifth book, Tornadoesque, was published by CavanKerry Press in 2016. His poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Shenandoah, TriQuarterly, Poetry, and The Yale Review.
How large the scope of this exceptional journal is. AQR has always sought not only work of aesthetic strength and power but also work that includes a rigorous questioning of larger societal issues.
That one of the nation's best literary magazines comes out of Alaska may seem surprising, but so it is.
Fresh treasure.
