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Tag: 2014 Publications

Marks of the Witch

Marks of the Witch

November 24, 2014 Jacar Press

Catherine Carter –

“Catherine Carter’s poems wrestle with contemporary human dilemmas: identity, aging, nostalgia, desire, as well as our place in the natural world. I’m drawn to her diction, spiky and sharp, grounded in the imagery of experience.”

Joseph Millar,…

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Music from Small Towns

Music from Small Towns

October 18, 2014 Jacar Press

Al Maginnes –

“What I love about these poems is how they manage to be so eloquent without being pretentious. I’m also drawn to the way Maginnes juxtaposes fire and its quick losses with fire’s complement, slow vanishing. Not all …

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Widow Poems

Widow Poems – Sorry, Sold Out

August 28, 2014 Jacar Press

Betty Adcock –

These deeply moving poems about grief, its aftermath, and learning to embrace the world again rank with Betty Adcock’s finest work.

A new book of poetry by the author of six award-winning collections from LSU Press.

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Feeding the Light

Feeding the Light

July 16, 2014 Jacar Press

Jaki Shelton Green – Sorry, Sold Out. Available on Kindle.

“Rooted in hypnagogic logic and deeply seated in the tradition of Jayne Cortez, Quincy Troupe and Ntozake Shange, Jaki Shelton Green’s verse narratives pay homage to the orphic ethos of …

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Steal Away

Steal Away

Jacar Press

Shelby Stephenson –

An intimate, tender and lyrical chapbook that looks back at a childhood, where friendship, family, and slavery intersect. These poems ponder the conflicted emotions, from joy to sorrow, that come from meditating on one’s legacy.

Shelby Stephenson’s Family Matters: Homage …

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