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Tag: Chapbook

Marks of the Witch

Marks of the Witch

November 24, 2014 Jacar Press

Catherine Carter

Available on Kindle.

“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.”…

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2014 Publications, Catherine Carter, Chapbook, Contest Winners, Women Poets
Widow Poems

Widow Poems

August 28, 2014 Jacar Press

Betty Adcock

OUT OF STOCK.

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 …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2014 Publications, Betty Adcock, Chapbook, Women Poets
Feeding the Light

Feeding the Light

July 16, 2014 Jacar Press

Jaki Shelton Green

OUT OF STOCK.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 the mythmaking …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2014 Publications, Black Poets, Chapbook, Jaki Shelton Green, Women Poets
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 to …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2014 Publications, Chapbook, Shelby Stephenson, Women Poets

The Garden of Persuasions

October 17, 2013 Jacar Press

Maura High

Winner of the Jacar Press 2013 Chapbook Contest

“The Garden of Persuasions speaks in a low voice you must quiet yourself to hear. ‘I have left some things out of this picture,’ it says in one of the …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2013 Publications, Chapbook, Contest Winners, Maura High, Women Poets

Reckoning

Jacar Press

Edison Jennings

“Tough words from Edison Jennings on how to survive ‘the coming of claws and snapping teeth,’ and how to reckon our course through ‘the plenty of loss.’ No whine in this voice, no plead for succor—these hard-hitting poems …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2013 Publications, Chapbook, Contest Winners, Edison Jennings

Sonnets of the Cross – Collector's Edition

February 27, 2013 Jacar Press

Joseph Bathanti

OUT OF STOCK.

A hand-bound, limited edition chapbook, signed and numbered by NC Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti. Original pen and ink art works by Tasmanian artist and poet Ron Moss, created exclusively for this project.

The Sonnets of the …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2013 Publications, Book Art, Chapbook, Collectible, Joseph Bathanti
Bitter Acoustic

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
Southern Fictions

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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