Roberta Schultz

Dear Friends,

New Poetry Collection on the Way

I'm letting you know first, because it's been a long time coming.  My second full-length poetry collection, Deep Ends, is up on Finishing Line Press ready for advance sales.  The actual book…

I attended three book festivals this fall with my new chapbook from Workhorse Writers, Asking Price. Writers & Authors Symposium on September 23 in Dayton, OH was a great experience for me even though I was the only poet in…

Dr. Nikki Taylor will return to Cincinnati as part of Harriet Beecher Stowe House's lecture series on October 22.  You can attend in-person or online by following the "lecture series" link.

Here's the review I did of her book, Driven…

I'm continuing to document some of the reviews I wrote for AROUND CINCINNATI in 2020, the show's final season.  You can still listen to a recording of this review online if you prefer. But here is the script:

Most springs,…

For the next few posts,  I've decided to share a few of the great reads I did as a reviewer for WVXU's Around Cincinnati from 2010-2020.  Most of the books were from academic presses. And most of them changed or…

This month I read poems.  Well, I always read poems—online, in my various poetry groups, and in assigned readings for the Gauntlet and Draft to Craft.  However, given the poetry explosion that is National Poetry Month, I read many more…

Sadly, what I read in March was mostly transactional and transitional in nature.  I found myself at the crossroads of many online commitments.  My interim poetry group was wrapping up our regular Wednesday night “in-between” sessions since most of us…

I’m off to a slow start with my “what I’m reading now” blog.  The good news is I’m reading several books at once.  The bad news is I have no radio station deadline to force me to write reviews.  Plus,…

I've decided to add a new feature to my "Now" page called "What I'm Reading Now."  Why?  Quite frankly, I miss contributing book reviews to Around Cincinnati, that culture arts radio show hosted and produced by my good friend Lee…