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Love's Wishbone by Robert Pfeiffer are the poems of a father, a husband, a human, at midlife - melancholy, nostalgic, tinged with regret, yet ultimately hopeful for the future. These poems look backwards with nostalgia and regret, but also with fondness and forgiveness. They look forward with apprehension and fear, but also with hope. More than anything, Pfeiffer's poetry in Love's Wishbone is about trying to find meaning in moments before it's too late.

Say Anything, the fifth book of poetry and prose from Lee Rossi, captures insights and unresolvable contradictions as he shifts from a social exterior reality to an inner psychological reality; from a world of fact and idea, to a world of nuance and shadow. Filled with oxymoron and paradox, the poems and prose gleam like pieces of colored glass in a kaleidoscope, with changing facets and shifting viewpoints.

Notes From Paradise takes you on a journey through several decades of musical, social and personal events in the life of veteran poet Elaine Heveron. Notes from Paradise reminds us that the height of the day, like laughter, tears, or falling hard for someone new, always comes unexpectedly. Elaine uses what her family knows as "Heveron humor" to see things from the side door you almost forgot was there. She shares her love of music, being in love, and being alive like a feast. So help yourself. There's always a chance it's not what the promoters are selling that will steal your heart, but something right in front of you now.

In this richly polyphonic text, Radavich couples narrative verse with interlocking dramatic monologues to deliver a revisionist history of America since the second World War - an account across generations so inclusive as to seem Whitmanesque - encompassing personal and national identities, conscience and community. 'I hear the voices of America,' writes Radavich, and through them America Bound renders a cultural landscape altered in the wake of the Twentieth Century. By 'listening to the voices of those who lived simply for themselves and others in the heartland of their history,' voices aching to be heard, we sense how their stories are also ours, and their questions - 'Where do we all go from here?' - the ones we must live by. Christian Knoeller, poet, author of Completing the Circle American Bound rests firmly in a tradition of dramatic lives rendered through poetry, especially Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. David Radavich paints lovely portraits that fill an American town with rich and moving lives. Patricia Clark, poet, author of My Father on a Bicycle This is poetry that matters. Radavich has a dramatist's gift of being able to evoke character with only a few words from a speaker's mouth: these are poems that come from the tongue, and like intimate, personal speech, invite us to speak back. Though the speakers reflect social movements and economic booms and busts, they are never abstractions or simply victims, but people telling their stories of gains and losses in ways that invite compassion, respect, and fellow feeling. This book makes me hopeful for the future of American poetics as part of our political discourse, as part of a common life that binds our diverse interests. If more poets had Radavich's ambition - to write for a broad audience, instead of only a few; to write about the world we live in and what we owe to others - then we would see people everywhere with poems in their pockets and in their briefcases. Leonora Smith, poet, author of Spacial Relations In praise of By the Way, by David Radavich: David Radavich demonstrates how he has found the perfect poetic technique for the expression of his unfailingly interesting take on life. This is splendidly controlled free verse which takes the reader into fascinating alleyways that resolve themselves into neatly, though never glibly, turned conclusions. There are many 'Yes, yes, that's exactly how it is' poems . . . . Adrian Buckner, Orbis, Summer 1998

Reading David Radavich's poems transported me to the Orient, to its "e;dry and teeming sands"e; and feasts of "e;dates and skewered meats."e; He dedicates Middle-East Mezze to "e;those who suffered and who dream"e; and does not shy away from the woe of the region. He captures the dignity and suffering of the Palestinian and Iraqi peoples. . . . Radavich's poems drew me in with their easy-going, conversational tone. In this collection, every poem is alive with energy and drama. Jean Grant, author of The Burning Veil: A Novel of Arabia Middle-East Mezze is a sumptuous buffet of lyricism and imagery. Radavich takes us to Iraq, Palestine and Egypt and, during our journey, forces us to question how such rich ancient cultures could have fallen into such desperation. A poignant reminder of splendid heritage, these poems foreground the tragedy of war and injustice while at the same time delighting us with the wonderfully ornate complexities that make up the Middle East Mike Maggio, author of deMOCKracy Middle-East Mezze is a book of rare vision and ambition, given its sweeping geographical and historical scope. These poignant poems are finely honed, distilled to the essential. The progression of individual pieces, each complete in itself, seems inevitable, reflecting a keen sensitivity shaping the book as a whole. This collection positively bristles with arresting and unforgettable images, whether evoking the swirl of a bazaar in Egypt, descending ancient catacombs, or making the desolation of an arid landscape palpable. Ultimately, the work offers an unflinching act of witness-of conscience-breaking the silence about the tragic human toll of modern military conflict. Christian Knoeller, author of Completing the Circle

Letters Between Us is a powerful story of search for self, identity, of losing a friend and finding her in a deeper sense, and through her, making discoveries and gaining insights. Overman grips you with intimate, startling details so that you can't stop reading until you have reached the last page. Nahid Rachlin, author, Persian Girls and Jumping Over FireLinda Overman's Letters Between Us is a clever, intricate, powerful novel, a tale of girls gone wild amidst the sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll of the Sixties and of the women they become. The story of Katharine and Laura-electrified with the possibilities of youth, grounded in the accommodations of adulthood, charged with the irony and tragedy-would be hard to forget even if simply told. But Overman is an artist, brave and skilled enough to put the pen in her characters' hands and let them write their own story of hope and disappointment, passion and desire. That makes Letters unforgettable. David Bradley, author, South Street and The Chaneysville IncidentCutting edge. A rarity. In an era of male "e;buddy"e; sagas, a story of a deeply tender relationship between two women-only one of which is a survivor-in a time and place hard to navigate: late 20th century America. Their strong voices, both tough and tender, gutsy and sweet, compel us to listen. Read this book. Eve La Salle Caram, Award winning novelist, Senior Instructor in Fiction Writing, The Writers' Program, UCLA Extension Poignant and remarkable storytelling of lost friendships, family, and innocence. A rich narrative of coming of age in Los Angeles in the 70's while tackling generational differences, cultures and rediscovering life's regrets, hopes, tribulations, and pleasures. Mariana Galvez, Director of Media & Marketing, Emmy Award Winning Series 24

A marvelous intelligence, mindful and clear-eyed, governs the inscape of these poems where "e;strangeness/is so usual nothing's strange"e; - nor does that commanding presence hesitate a moment before welcoming magicians, who "e;train as pole-vaulters do - tedious, lonely practice/ broken by a moment's flight."e; It is such flights we witness here, increasingly aware once again of a sum greater than its parts, of moments seemingly disparate that gradually become a mosaic catching the range of a whole life, richly lived and examined with meticulous candor. William Pitt Root, poetry editor of CutThroat: A Journal of the Arts, and author of eleven collections of poems JoAnne Growney is a mathematician and a poet - a striking combination. Her poems belie the old saws about the two cultures. Red Has No Reason shows us how we can be precise and intuitive, heady and heartful. Jan Heller Levi, poet, author of Skyspeak, editor of A Muriel Rukeyser Reader Red Has No Reason is a collection that takes the reader into a world with a kaleidoscope view - one that shifts, and dazzles and mystifies, despite best efforts to impose order. Her pairing of this red, raw stuff of life with mathematical precision creates a poetry collection to rival the mystical allure of the aurora. Jerry Wemple, poet, author of The Civil War in Baltimore and You Can See It from Here, co-editor of Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania, editor of Watershed: the Journal of the Susquehanna

Julene Tripp Weaver's No Father Can Save Her tells in verse the tumultuous coming of age story of a girl growing up in Queens, NY during the 1960s and 70s. When the little girl's father dies, her uncle steps in inappropriately as her mother descends slowly into mental illness. This collection touches upon all kinds of relationships-family, friendships, sexual liaisons, and racial tensions-and the boundary crossings among them. The poems here are gutsy, hard-hitting, and honest, as is clearly evidenced in these lines from "e;Out in the World"e;: "e;At twelve, she's wise to it already, / that any man would have her."e; Weaver's language is direct, muscular, and heartbreaking. But ultimately, No Father Can Save Her is a journey of healing, redemption and strength. Lana Hechtman Ayers, author of What Big Teeth Each small scene in No Father Can Save Her illuminates a coming-of-age both shocking and ordinary, each poem a bright moment of witness that takes a forgiving stance. The precise language of these poems creates a constant, questioning sense of wonder; we can not only survive, but find joy, can not only breathe, but sing. Joanna Rose, author of Little Miss Strange The father dies. The in-house uncle takes her to bars. Boys in cars, men at construction sites can't save her. Music helps, and food, and sometimes playing slut. The speaker asks her younger self, "e;What are you doing with such pure skin, how will you use it?"e; With clarity and precision, this poet brings us along on the unapologetic search for love. And did I really fall out of the car in climax screaming, No, I'm a virgin, in full view of my father's grave? You will remember this strong book. Penelope Scambly Schott, winner of 2008 Oregon Book Award for A is for Anne: Mistress Hutchinson Disturbs the Commonwealth

Manhattan,1964: No one suspects David Greenberg is also David Asher, the successful artist who, in the blink of an eye, can forever capture what he sees. Believing his father is Mob connected, he searches for evidence to put him away. But soon, rogue agents of the government discover David's secret ability and track his every move. Aided by his fiancee and two devoted friends, David faces the wrath of his father, two inquisitive FBI agents, a CIA operative, and the looming threat of the Manhattan Crime Boss.

Richard R. Troxell's book Short Stories in a Long Journey blends his personal story with the life of an activist for ending and preventing homelessness. This book highlights the structural defects in our system and laws and proposes common-sense economic solutions to the problems of homelessness and substance abuse, such as the Universal Living Wage to address income inequality, a modest liquor surcharge to finance substance treatment, and a bronze statue to memorialize the struggle.

Time and Tide: An Atlas for the Grieving crystallizes grief and transforms the horrors of 2020 into poetry. In doing so, it creates a brief historical and philosophical summary of a "saturnine cycle" we will never forget.

At the Edge of the Cliff: poems, by Marian Kaplun Shapiro, experiments with visual form and edgy content to disrupt fundamental givens and generate transformative experiences. At her poetic peak, Shapiro uses word drawings that go beyond mere words to touch extremes of feeling and jar the subconscious. Shapiro makes each poem an experiment, leading a beautiful and challenging climb to the edge. "A book of poetry and drawings that explore emotional disconnections, silences, and efforts to make contact. ...her purpose is to pursue 'extremes of feeling' and their resulting epiphanies through 'experimenting with form and content.' These experiments encompass diagrams, sketches, spacing, and unusual typography, which often focus attention on conceptual organization. ...Poems that creatively reveal the unsaid and unsayable." -Kirkus Reviews "'If the clocks are running slow, will we have more time than we thought?' Shapiro muses. It's a riddle; an invitation without return address, a dreamscape brimming with the raw and paradoxical nature of the unconscious. Pivoting between visual poetry, free verse, and prose poetry, Shapiro, a therapist as well as poet, captures the wonder and challenge of our flawed humanity with a generous helping of grace." -Nina Corwin, LCSW; author of The Uncertainty of Maps "Marian Shapiro asks us to ask ourselves, 'Why here? Where are we going? What time is it? What is foreground? Background?' Shapiro guides us through an amalgam of poems, lyrical, brutal and redemptive. In the midst of her pinwheel of life, six wondering clocks, and assorted graphic and sprawling cursive mind play poems, she teaches us 'inch by inch' that we need horizon, 'To weigh/ the whatness of lake/ the whoness of mountain/ the whenness of/ sky.'" -Barbara Laiolo-March, Poet, cofounder of the Surprise Valley Writers' Conference "Joy. Terror. Sorrow. The author's familiarity with those unspoken, secret parts of ourselves brings us to that something in us that is even beyond the unconscious. This collection of poetry challenges the givens of poetic form, opening us to asking ourselves: Is there something like a spirit or soul in there? Could that be?" -Sanford Rosenzweig, Clinical Psychologist "In her collection of poetry, The Edge of the Cliff, Marian Shapiro hammers home some vital philosophy intertwining minute details and instructive 'eurekas' to transport readers to a lost time when existence was under less threat. Shapiro also allows glimpses into grim realities in poems like 'Rape,' that, instead of hammering readers with overkill, remind us of the horrors in calm terms. Her ability to mix the vastly philosophical with the intensely personal is evidence of her mastery of form." -Doug Stuber, Editor, Poems from the Heron Clan