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Watch Joanne Leva Read for Philly Loves Poetry

June 6, 2023

A gift, a reassurance, a sacrament: Amy Small-McKinney Reviews “Eve Heads Back”

“At first blush, Joanne Leva’s Eve Heads Back seems deceptively simple. I mean what is simpler (or more humorous) than God walking into a bar? The quandary is that God might have said, “Let there be light,” but it is Eve’s Zippo that “pierces the darkness.” Eve’s one action is both a “tribute” and an act […]

A Mosaic of the Self: Terence Culleton Reviews “Eve Heads Back”

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Watch Joanne Leva Read “God Walks into a Bar”

"God Walks into a Bar" – Joanne Leva from Bare Bones Filmmakers on Vimeo.

Liz Chang Reviews “Eve Heads Back” for Philadelphia Stories

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Eve is All of Us: A Review of Eve Would Know – Michelle Reale, Rag Queen Periodical

Over the course of history, the original Eve has seen many incarnations, popular revivals and much folklore and myth owe more than a nod to her influence, but none as inventive and contemporary as what poet Joanne Leva achieves in her full-length collection, Eve Would Know (Kelsay Books, 2017). Leva pulls no punches with her […]

Video: Joanne reads at Rosemont College MFA Reading Series

Video: Joanne reads at Musehouse