This will be the first foray
into running a journal for Ruc-
ci, but he gained valuable ex-
perience as the poetry editor
for the winter issue of Blue
Mountain Review.
“I’m looking forward to dig-
ging my feet in,” said Rucci.
“I found being an editor both
challenging and rewarding,
and now I’m looking to bring
many fantastic important voices
that often don’t receive the ku-
dos they deserve.”
Street Poet Review will publish
poems, essays on poetry/poets/
poems, interviews, and chap-
books reviews. The journal will
have no particular angle. Rucci
says he’s simply looking for po-
ems that speak to him - “poems
that are strong and fearless; po-
ems that are unapologetically
original.”
Taking advantage of the online
medium, Street Poet Review will
utilize a blog-based approach
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and feature new poems appear-
ing on a rolling basis. Rucci
hopes to publish 3-5 poems a
week, along with essays, inter-
views, and reviews. The journal
will be available for free and
Rucci says there will never be
any submission fees.
“The term ‘street poet’ has
been used for almost a century
in the UK and USA to refer to
various poetry movements that
have existed largely outside of
academia and written by the
working class,” explained Rucci.
“With Street Poet Review, I’m
hoping to create a venue for
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