A Poet and Her Owls: A Book Review of Blue Between Owls by Daye Philippo

By Heather Cadenhead When I opened the package containing Daye Phillippo’s poetry collection, Blue Between Owls: Blue Chore Coat and Other Collected Poems (Codhill Press, 2026), I was delighted to find a perturbed owl, courtesy of cover artist Elizabeth Cline, practically glaring back at me—silent but self-assured in a sea of milky blue. I became better acquainted with that owl—and the other animals and humans that feature in the poet’s life—as I moved through the collection, a follow-up to...