The Orange Room Review

Accessible poetry of substance


Meet the Editors

COREY COOK grew up in South Strafford, VT and received a BA from New England College in 2002. One hundred fourteen of his pieces have been accepted by sixty eight publications since he started mailing out submissions late in 2002. His work has recently appeared in Bird's Eye reView, Brevities, Chiron Review, A Handful of Stones, nibble, Oak Bend Review, Plain Spoke (as the featured poet), and Word Catalyst Magazine. New work is forthcoming in Calliope Nerve, Hanging Moss Journal, miller's pond, Relationships: The Good, the Bad, and the Funny (a collection of stories), and Willard & Maple. Corey works for a not for profit and lives in Contoocook, NH with his wife and daughter.

Corey's first chapbook, Rhododendron in a Time of War (Scars Publications), is now available. This small collection of political poems can be read for free online (in pdf format) or a physical copy can be purchased through Paypal. If you would like to read Rhododendron in a Time of War now, click here.

His second chapbook, What to Do with a Dying Parakeet (Pudding House Publications), is also now available. A single copy costs $10.00 from Pudding House Publications (plus $2.50 for shipping and handling). If you would like to order a copy, click here.

    ---Copies can also be purchased directly from the author.

Common Ties posted Plowing (a personal story) a couple years ago.

***Please read it and leave a comment***

RACHAEL graduated with a BA in Art, Elementary Education and Special Education from New England College in 2002. She is a kindergarten teacher. Rachael's photographs of "the orange room" are featured throughout the website.