“A generous range of thought-worthy subjects, approached with simplicity, wisdom, and a deft use of language.”
Marilyn NelsonThe poems in Bulletproof look at the joy and dread of being alive in this world. Even pleasurable situations hold traces …
“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 …
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 We Be is …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“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. …
Winner 2016 Jacar Press Full-length Contest
“A Dog’s Life is a delightful romp through Americana by way of ‘real’ America with sly, politically engaged poems. Though this poet issues a rallying cry against ‘siren songs of entertainment,’ …
Raising the Sky is unpretentious, attempts no lofty poetic experiments with heavy themes but rather surges with philosophy caked on the sneaker bottoms of young slickster/trickster wannabes, and top-shelf gold standard prose shuffled across army fatigue blankets. …
“Threshing Floor is a serious book of poems in series. These retellings of the Biblical Naomi are compelling and soulful.”
Denise Duhamel“Threshing Floor tells the story of three women, their vulnerability and displacement; it will grip …
