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Publishing Full-Length Collections, Chapbooks, Anthologies, and Limited Edition Collectible Book Art. Supporting progressive causes and providing community workshops.

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Bitter Acoustic

October 2, 2012 Jacar Press

Sharon Fagan McDermott

Winner of the Jacar Press Chapbook Contest

A woman’s yearning and the inevitable losses of a life take shape, find meaning in the rejuvenating power of the natural world, and the rich textures of language.

“Here is …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2011 Publications, Chapbook, Contest Winners, Sharon Fagan McDermott, Women Poets
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Southern Fictions – Collector's Edition

Jacar Press

Kathryn Stripling Byer

OUT OF STOCK.

A rare, limited edition handmade book of sonnets about race relationships in the South by the former NC Poet Laureate. Each one of the 100 copies of this collectible book art is made from …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2011 Publications, Book Art, Chapbook, Collectible, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Women Poets
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The Sound of Poets Cooking

Jacar Press

Ed. Richard Krawiec

OUT OF STOCK.Available on Kindle.

“This is the most delicious book on my bookshelf. The poems will make you laugh, cry and wax nostalgic. (Be sure to savor Gail Peck’s elegant poem ‘How Considerate of Pears.’) And …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2011 Publications, Anthology, Richard Krawiec, Women Poets
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The Next Moment

Jacar Press

Debra Kaufman

Available on Kindle.

“Kaufman’s poems trace a journey of passion, emotional turmoil, loss and reconfiguration, sometimes in natural settings of almost mystical beauty. She can be exact: ‘the heron hushed and studious…’ Or lyrical: ‘…leaves swoop and skirt/the …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2011 Publications, Debra Kaufman, Full-Length Collection, Women Poets

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