Recent Poetry Books from Moonstone Press: Lisa Acerbo, Alaina Hammond, Vincent Hostak, Brandy Reinke & Emily R. Antrilli

Sunday September 20, 2026  – 2pm ET

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Lisa’s new book is Memories Like Rusted Well Water, $11.00

Lisa Acerbo is the Director of General Education at Post University. A writer of short stories and poetry, her award-winning sapphic romantasy novel is Death and Coffee. Kirkus Reviews calls it “A zany, clever, and thrilling supernatural tale.” She followed up with The Stream, a YA science fiction romance set in a near-future overrun by technology. Her next NineStar Press novel, The Netherworld Witch, a sapphic YA Fantasy, arrives in 2026.   

Alaina’s new book is I Have Somewhere to Be, $11.00

Alaina Hammond is a poet, playwright, fiction writer, and visual artist. Her poems, plays, short stories, nonfiction, paintings, drawings and photographs have been published both online and in print. Four of her flash fiction stories were nominated for the Pushcart Prize, all in 2025. ”I’m naturally pedantic and long-winded. The restraint of flash fiction is a good way to counteract my worst tendencies.    

Limitations, as a writer, are ironically liberating. It’s why I prefer to write rhyming poetry.”  –

Vincent’s new book is The Strangest Fire, $11.00

Within these poems landforms, flora, insects, waterways, a fisherman and even a volcano have an opportunity to share their personal histories.  Not all that they have to say are dreadful warnings. They have much to tell us about living justly, compassionately, cooperatively and with good humor in the present moment. His poems have been featured in literary journals including Sonder Midwest, The Dewdrop, The Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas, TPA Quarterly and the anthologies: Lone Star Poetry-Championing Texas Verse, Community, and Hunger Relief.

Brandy’s new book is Remnants of the Injury of Finding the Known, $11.00 Brandy Reinke has published poetry and short-fiction pieces in: The Redrock Review, Esthetic Apostle, Tulane Review, Glassworks, Big Muddy Review, Microfiction Monday Magazine, Unleash Press, Hare’s Paw Journal, and the HCE Review. She was a finalist in Alternating Current Press’ 2024 Luminaire Poetry Award, a semi-finalist in Midway Journal’s 2024 Poetry Contest, awarded an Honorable Mention in short -fiction in Glimmer Train’s final publication. Her novel was short-listed as a finalist for Unleash Press’ Inaugural 2022 Book Prize.

Emily’s new book is The Great Dying, $11.00

Emily R. Antrilli is a confessional poet living in South Philadelphia. She is currently working as a secondary English and Creative Writing instructor

in Camden, New Jersey. She was previously an editor for Marathon Literary Review. Her work can be seen in The Esthetic Apostle, Passengers Journal, Big Whoopie Deal, among others. Her poetry underlines the intricacies of mental illness through personal narrative.