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A review by mary_soon_lee
Dwarf Stars 2020 by Robin Mayhall
This anthology contains this year's contenders for the Dwarf Stars award for best short-short speculative poem (10 lines or fewer). There are 72 poems contained in 23 pages, ranging from science fiction to fantasy to horror, brief but potent. (Sometimes very brief: half a dozen of the entries are pared down to a single line.) You could read the whole anthology in half an hour, but there's quite a bit to absorb. Since the voting deadline is not yet past, I will skip commenting on individual poems, other than to say that, as per my general policy, I will not vote for my own work (I have two poems in the anthology).
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).