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In a series of poems, Maxine Susman tells of her mother's journey toward a rewarding career as a doctor. A young Jewish girl from Brooklyn, the daughter of Russian immigrants, she became a student at the world's first medical school for women, which she attended during the Great Depression. The poems in My Mother's Medicine chart one person's story even as they contribute to the larger story of women's history in our country.

In My Inner Eye, Michael Lepore shares tender poems of loss and renewal, memory and hope. He takes us to visit with his Italian relatives: a grandfather sitting outside on a kitchen chair, bestowing a silver dollar to lucky grandkids, an aunt cooking up fried dough or her special tomato sauce, and more. We learn about his early struggles and enduring love. The chaotic sixties come to life once again. A compassionate look at the aging-whether it is a neglected barn or a lonely widow is part of this collection, and in these poems nature, too, offers its solaces, as in "Spring's Fancy," where "seeds, like innocent hearts, sleep beneath their winter blanket."

Five decades after a slim book of poems written by medical intern K. Dale Beernink first saw print, Ward Rounds is being re-issued. The poems present a doctor''s view of various patients one might encounter in a hospital. The author, a brilliant student, fine musician, and talented writer, was diagnosed with myelocytic leukemia during his internship; he died three years later. His poems still find resonance today. They show that beyond the illnesses that bring people into contact with medical practitioners are complicated, unique human beings.

Many of the poems in this remarkable collection by Richard Cole focus on the often "unsung" individuals who populate various sectors of the business world, individuals whose humanity too often goes unrecognized. These poems are generous in spirit and intelligent in outlook. In Song of the Middle Manager, Cole skillfully investigates the ways all of us must navigate between our ideals and the compromises the world demands.

The poems in Heart on a String feature acute observations and tender reflections. They explore the mysteries of love and the end of love, of life and mortality. With clear language and vivid images, Tom Boswell takes the reader on a poetic journey not soon to be forgotten. 

Connecticut River Review is a highly-respected national poetry journal sponsored by the Connecticut Poetry Society and published annually.Among its offerings are the winning poems of two national poetry contests that the Connecticut Poetry Society offers.