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Category: Books

Bulletproof

February 8, 2019 Jacar Press

Matthew Murrey

“A generous range of thought-worthy subjects, approached with simplicity, wisdom, and a deft use of language.”

Marilyn Nelson

The poems in Bulletproof look at the joy and dread of being alive in this world. Even pleasurable situations hold …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2019 Publications, Contest Winners, Full-Length, Matthew Murrey

Wishbone Moon

July 30, 2018 Jacar Press

Ed. Beary, Compton, Ramesh

“Wishbone Moon is a groundbreaking anthology of haiku by women in the international haiku community. As editors we consulted women journal editors and haiku leaders around the globe. We asked them for help in identifying women …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2018 Publications, Anthology, Ellen Compton, Kala Ramesh, Roberta Beary

The War Against the Obvious

Jacar Press

Cornelius Eady

“Cornelius Eady’s poems sing America, as Whitman’s did, but amending our national bard, they are mindful of the distance between his America and ours. Race, culture (especially music), family history, and urban life are all in play in …

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Posted in: Books, Greatest Hits Series Filed under: 2018 Publications, Chapbook, Cornelius Eady

Life Without Furniture

June 1, 2018 Jacar Press

Sharon Fagan McDermott –

“In Life Without Furniture ‘the whole visible world flows through one white birch.’ Sharon Fagan McDermott inhabits the spaces between the common and the uncommon: the rich landscapes between ‘A State of Un-Union’ and ‘Driving Home …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2018 Publications, Full-Length, Sharon Fagan McDermott

Yes, We Be

February 5, 2018 Jacar Press

Patrick Howell – Sorry, Not available

Yes, We Be is an integrated-design poetry book that connects with the Black Arts Movement, Harlem Renaissance and Afro-Futurism. Proceeds will benefit Black Lives Matter, SistaWRITE, and COR AME community programs.

“Patrick Howell’s Yes …

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Posted in: Books, New Voices Filed under: 2018 Publications, Book Art, Full-Length, Patrick Howell

Anonymous

January 12, 2018 Jacar Press

Monique-Adelle Callahan D. –

“Anonymous follows vulnerable bodies impelled to service—for work, lust, purgation, and song. Even that last knells from halls where “the applause is from the whips.” This, the caustic art of Monique-Adelle’s often brutal debut: for every …

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Posted in: Books, New Voices Filed under: 2018 Publications, Full-Length, Monique-Adelle Callahan D., New Voices

Dazzle

Jacar Press

Alison Stone –

“With a jeweler’s lapidary skill, Alison Stone has fashioned a string of gemlike poems that indeed (dare I say it?) dazzle—with wisdom, wit, and brio. She’s crafted every line to a high polish, rich in metaphor and …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2017 Publications, Alison Stone, Full-Length

Ghazal Cosmopolitan

October 16, 2017 Jacar Press

Shadab Zeest Hashmi –

“A marvelous interweaving of poetry, scholarship, literary criticism and memoir…”

Marilyn Hacker

“…a gift that enriches our literature…”

Eleanor Wilner

“”…a celebration of, and a love letter to, the language of the world…”

Fady Joudah

“…a …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2017 Publications, Full-Length, Shadab Zeest Hashmi

I Want to Undie You

October 14, 2017 Jacar Press

Jaki Shelton Green –

A ritual of grace and love for what remains in memory after great loss.

I Want To Undie You is Jaki Shelton Green’s unflinching cry of sorrow at the untimely death of her daughter Imani; and Jaki’s …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2017 Publications, Book Art, Collectible, Jaki Shelton Green

In Case of Sudden Free Fall

August 28, 2017 Jacar Press

Deborah Bogen –

“Grown-up poems for grown-ups.”

Stuart Friebert

“I loved reading In Case of Sudden Free Fall, Deborah Bogen’s beautiful and remarkable oneiric prose poem collection. A delicious gem, it takes the reader on a soulful and transformative journey. …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2017 Publications, Contest Winners, Deborah Bogen, Full-Length

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