We are the Michigan City Review of Books, a home for poems (and stories). no submissions rules beyond what the neocities site can handle, formatting wise. lineated poetry please. original work only. no previously published work, including on social media, unless it is from a journal or site that no longer exists. simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please let us know if something you sent to us is accepted to be published elsewhere.
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Michigan City Review of Books Archives:
Two Poems by Sean Cho A. (6/8/2026)
Health and Wellness by Aditya Bhatia (6/6/2026)
Three Poems by Adrian Frey (6/5/2026)
We Kneel Only for Ourselves by Danielle Altman (6/4/2026)
stair by Madison Nash (6/2/2026)
Three Poems by Daniel Bailey (6/1/2026)
Troy, New York by Damon Hubbs (5/29/2026)
Three Poems by Mallory Elliott (5/28/2026)
Two Poems by Maia Sauer (5/27/2026)
Two Poems by Shawn Scott Smith (5/26/2026)
Three Poems by Ron Arbuckle (5/25/2026)
Train from Vienna to Budapest in the Afternoon (5/23/2026)
The Discovery by William Wigginton (5/22/2026)
Cherubs of Chicago by Jaxon Kolhoff (5/21/2026)
plato would've hated cineplex by Aaron Barry (5/20/2026)
frontal lobe development by Julia Aless (5/19/2026)
Two Poems by dizzy turek (5/18/2026)
GUARDIAN, A GRAIL STORY by R. Hightower (5/16/2026)
Two Poems by Guy Cramer (5/15/2026)
1-800-URINCTRL by Megan Williams (5/14/2026)
Two Poems by Bill Neumire (5/13/2026)
Two Poems by Adrian Frey (5/12/2026)
Effigy by Maude B. (5/11/2026)
Prayers by Olivia Bell (5/8/2026)
Two Poems by Ricardo Sosa-Melo (5/7/2026)
Red Heart Emoji by Oliver Land (5/6/2026)
Two Spells by Alexandra Naughton (5/5/2026)
My Feuds and Actions by Jon Berger (5/4/2026)
Four Stories by Parker Young (5/2/2026)
Sestina for Missy by Bernard Cohen (5/1/2026)
Three Poems by Margaret Saigh (4/30/2026)
I'm tired and everything hurts by Ben Starr (4/29/2026)
Note from Melville's Boyfriend by Brooks Egerton (4/28/2026)
Intitiation Rites by Emma Burger (4/27/2026)
Two Poems by Alara Kaplanoğlu (4/26/2026)
Norman Rockwell's Ear by Joshua Johnston (4/25/2026)
Reliquaries by Gabrielle Woolley (4/24/2026)
The River Runs by Daniel Rortvedt (4/23/2026)
Biohazard by Luz Aida Rodriguez (4/22/2026)
Three Poems by Patrick T. Reardon (4/21/2026)
Madonna by Samantha Hund (4/20/2026)
Preteen by Layo Mussi (4/19/2026)
The Baby Jessicas / Rain Country by Stephan Crown-Weber (4/18/2026)
Three Poems by Patricia Russo (4/17/2026)
Two Poems by Will Russo (4/16/2026)
Three Poems by Ewen Glass (4/15/2026)
Suicide Note Chalked on Door by Rachel Khosrowshahi (4/14/2026)
Four Poems by Sarp Sozdinler (4/13/2026)
Two Poems by Christopher Blackman (4/12/2026)
BUNNY IS GRACE'S IMAGINARY FRIEND by Julián Martinez (4/11/2026)
Poems From The Clown Head Falconer by Mike Andrelczyk (4/10/2026)
2 truths and a lie by Shivani Gupta (4/9/2026)
Two Poems by Eva Alter (4/8/2026)
Regularities by Era Pasquale (4/6/2026)
I was born in Spring by Ava Gomez (4/5/2026)
Ghost Forge by James Callan (4/4/2026)
Keepsake by Isabelle Newson (4/3/2026)
Two Poems by Michael Charles Hansford (4/2/2026)
two lunes make a full by Natalye Childress (4/1/2026)
Two Poems by Marcus Iwama (3/31/2026)
Two Poems by Suze Kay (3/30/2026
Good Person Body by Niles Baldwin (3/29/2026)
3 Occult Games by Sam Robinson (3/28/2026)
I heard the world ends in a much more elegant way by Ian Flatman (3/27/2026)
Two Poems by Benjamin Drevlow (3/26/2026)
Three Poems by Merlin Flower (3/25/2026)
Three Poems by Erin Lee Shields (3/24/2026)
Ode to the Brooklyn Tower by Danny Evans (3/23/2026)
I'm Not Running To Win The Race by Joshua Lillie (3/22/2026)
Clint Eastwood of The Net by Wade Harris (3/21/2026)
Minding by Lauren Fraser (3/20/2026)
Two Poems by Nora Rawn (3/19/2026)
Three Poems by Sergio Brito (3/18/2026)
Two Poems by Sean Kilpatrick (3/17/2026)
Say goodbye to the city that deceived you by Mitchell Harrison (3/16/2026)
Two Poems from A Book of Irish Verse (1895)
Two Poems by Karina Longo (3/15/2026)
Time sitting still by Atsushi Ikeda (3/14/2026)
Elsewhere by Kassie Frid (3/13/2026)
the indicator by Serena R (3/12/2026)
Three Poems by Scott Laudati (3/11/2026)
Two Poems by Tim Frank (3/10/2026)
Five Poems by Angela Yang (3/9/2026)
Two Poems by Ace Boggess (3/8/2026)
baltimore snow pile by alex lei (3/7/2026)
01.27.2026 by Beach Sloth (3/6/2026)
Dear, It Will Be Bright by Madeline Blair (3/5/2026)
Cares are controls by Rebecca Warlick (3/4/2026)
Two Poems by Rebecca Karas (3/3/2026)
This One Guy by Crow Jonah Norlander (3/2/2026)
O, it was out by Donnycarney by James Joyce (1907)
Three Poems by Nic Saluzzi (3/1/2026)
Three Stories by Addison Zeller (2/28/2026)
Bowed Heads by Shil (2/28/2026)
Some Things Have Their Natural Limits by Mike Bagwell (2/27/2026)
Three Poems by Corey Qureshi (2/26/2026)
Sick Pink by Ezra Olson (2/25/2026)
boeing 787-10 dreamliner by Ava Gomez (2/24/2026)
Descent by Steve Gergley (2/23/2026)
Three Poems by Gertrude P. McBrown (1927)
Sophia by Liv Archer (2/21/2026)
Water Treatment Plant by S.G. Mallett (2/20/2026)
Two Poems by Theodore Heil (2/19/2026)
Three Poems by Robyn Schelenz (2/18/2026)
The Year of the Horse by Zachary Swezy (2/17/2026)
Time Traveler by Chris Scott (2/16/2026)
Lyndon Johnson by Ursula Carroll (2/16/2026)
Red and Dirt by Gwen Hilton (2/14/2026)
love sonnet / directions by alice yobby (2/13/2026)
Secret Express by Z.H. Gill (2/12/2026)
Valentine Rose by Lisa Marie Zapata (2/11/2026)
Vincennes, Indiana by Maura Ford (2/10/2026)
Three Poems by Francesca Kritikos (2/9/2026)
Poem for Catherine by Sam Kerbel (2/8/2026)
Four Stories by Alex Rost (2/7/2026)
Four Poems by Alex Rost (2/6/2026)
Nightdreams: November 2024 - April 2025 by Devin Morgan (2/5/2026)
Foray into Cannibalism by Sam Kerbel (2/4/2026)
caveat mater by a.d. (2/3/2026)
I CAN DO GOOD ALL BY MYSELF by Alexandra Naughton (2/2/2026)
Nameless by Mae Cowdery (1928)
Bright-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Jameson Draper (1/31/2026)
I'm Telling You to Bring the Thunder, Baby by Johannah Simon (1/30/2026)
Two Poems by Lilly Merrill (1/29/2026)
Twin Bison by Kellan Jansen (1/28/2026)
bonfire cleanup by dylan wilco (1/27/2026)
Two Poems by David Luntz (1/26/2026)
Foundling by Vayne Ong (1/25/2026)
Hollywood, Ohio by Max Tullio (1/24/2026)
Sorry (But the Road Signs Are in Another Language) by J S Khan (1/23/2026)
Two Poems by Nicholas Wilder Forman (1/22/2026)
Two Poems by Carly Zoladz (1/21/2026)
SECOND HAND by Cynthia Atkins (1/20/2026
BALL DON'T LIE by Alex Kies (1/19/2026)
The Thinking Man Trilogy by Johnny Hollywood (1/18/2026)
Four Poems by Claire Rychlewski (1/17/2026)
Sermon on the Mount by Pierre Minar (1/16/2026)
Kinjite by Uzodinma Okehi (1/15/2026)
I Am But a Sharpened Knife by Morgenrede (1/14/2026)
Three Poems by Lavinia Liang (1/13/2026)
Flamewarden: Burning Storm Poems by Zac Smith (1/12/2026)
Massive Passive by Kat Thanopoulos (1/11/2026)
Isignificant marigold garden by Kat Thanopoulos (1/10/2026)
Fossils by Kat Thanopoulos (1/9/2026)
The Barista by Zach Alan Michael (1/8/2026)
Three Poems by Justin Carter (1/7/2026)
Five Northern Indiana Poems by Benjamin Niespodziany (1/6/2026)
Two Poems by Lemmy Ya'akova (1/5/2026)
Three Poems by Andrew Weatherhead (1/4/2026)
form 1716 by Ursula Carroll (1/3/2026)
We Clean Bodies (love letter and sonnet) by alice yobby (1/2/2026)
Ode to Donna by Dezmond Davanti (1/1/2026
bruce & sush by Travis Shosa (12/31/2025)
Two Poems by Alara Kaplanoğlu (12/30/2025)
Farewell by Damon Hubbs (12/29/2025)
two poems by nat raum (12/26/2025)
Birthday by Bernard Reed (12/25/2025)
Mad World by Reese Sterling Alexander (12/24/2025)
Portland Polar Bear by Emma Younger (12/23/2025)
Dick Whitman by dizzy turek (12/22/2025)
Fabliau of Florida by Wallace Stevens (1923)
Blue Polygon by David C. Porter (12/19/2025)
The Extra Mile on Railroad by Leah Marie Johnson (12/18/2025)
Never Time by Lucas Mancini (12/17/2025)
Three Poems by Naa Ashitey (12/16/2025)
Three Poems by Tom Snarsky (12/15/2025)
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Oed, Id, and Eddy by Bebe Zeva (12/12/2025)
NOTES ON RESENSITIZATION by Jesse Hilson (12/11/2025)
3 poems by md wheatley (12/10/2025)
No Victory by David Gladfelter (12/9/2025)
a measure of the void by Natalye Childress (12/8/2025)
FOREVER CHEMICALS by Charlie Zacks (12/5/2025)
Two Poems by Brooke N. Plummer (12/4/2025)
GLOSSOLALIA by Cletus Crow (12/3/2025)
Three Poems by Stephanie Anderson (12/2/2025)
Three Poems by Nathaniel Duggan (12/1/2025)
Carvel by Gideon Leek (11/28/2025)
Night Walks by Macy Craig (11/27/2025)
Three Poems by Jocelyn Anderson (11/26/2025)
Blasted Drakes by James Callan (11/25/2025)
Three poems by gg roland (11/24/2025)
tractor beam / interchange by Romy Rhoads Ewing (11/21/2025)
Do trees go to sleep by Sam Cooke (11/20/2025)
saw an angel kick a snail by t.r. san (11/19/2025)
Shedding Leaves by Shil (11/18/2025)
NO SONGS / FIREFLY by Sam Pink (11/17/2025)
amstel lager by louis packard (11/14/2025)
Dearborn by Conor Hultman (11/13/2025)
Paragraph Length Anime Titles by Eric Subpar (11/12/2025)
three for mcrb by Kristin Lueke (11/11/2025)
Whale Sharks by Z.H. Gill (11/10/2025)
Escape From Parrot Head Bay by Zachary Swezy (11/07/2025)
A Dyslexic Fear of Fog by Zachary Swezy (11/06/2025)
I Am The Director Of Every Movie Ever Made by TSb (11/05/2025)