Press Roundup for Periodic Boyfriends
Analog Science Fiction & Fact: "The land of the dead, like the realm of the microscopic, may be invisible to the naked eye, but it’s still there." (interview)
Chelsea Community News: "The poems run the gamut from sneakily humorous to outright hilarity to loss and longing, and sometimes encompass all of the above in a single entry."
CultureSonar: "...a masterpiece of love, lust, loss, and acceptance."
Full House Literary: "This collection of poetry should be on your must read list."
GCN: "...strangely beautiful in its resolve."
Highland Park Poetry: "Pisarra is skilled at emulating the classic moves of the Shakespearean sonnet, deploying enjambment to dazzle his audience..."
John V’s Eclectic Avenue: "...eloquent and masterfully constructed sonnets."
Loch Raven Review: "Much like punk culture, the most provocative, daring, and honest art often comes from the LGBT+ community. Periodic Boyfriends is no exception to this rule."
The London Grip: "Rabelaisian, witty, wistful and intelligent, Drew Pisarra’s poems are a delight to read."
Misfit Magazine: "Pisarra has written a one-of a kind collection of gay 'love poems' that even a straight person can love."
Modern Literature: "...there is no time better than now for reading this voluptuous collection of sensual poetry."
Modern Literature (part 2): "Why do you always write about sex?" (interview)
Ocean State Review: "If you want to celebrate pride by reading something by a queer author that will make you laugh, gasp, and give you what the kids call 'the feels', and make you go, 'Huh? Huh!', then I highly recommend it."
Other Terrain: "The humanness of this collection is striking, that cannot be understated."
Out in Print: "These poems exist beyond their origins, all 118 of them."
Ovunque Siamo: "Pisarra shows not only a keen understanding of chemistry theory and poetic craft, but of psychology and human relationships. These poems are, by turns, incisive, beautiful, salacious, wistful, and flat-out entertaining." (not online)
Penumbra Journal of Literature and Art: "The work is sexual and heady, but brings much more than that to the table the deeper one reads."
Sacred Chickens: "It’s a rare writer who can combine laughter and tragedy, light and darkness, not only in the same poem, but in the same sentence. Drew Pisarra is that writer."
Vagabond City: "Pisarra’s poetry playfully explores a wide swath of experiences and feelings, making the collection’s specific vision all the more impressive and admirable."
The Washington Blade: "...like hanging out on a summer’s night with the acclaimed queer poet Frank O’Hara and Dorothy Parker."
Your Impossible Voice: "Everything changed for me once I’d experienced Jean Genet’s Our Lady of the Flowers." (interview)