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Patty Seyburn's new collection of poems, THRESHOLD DELIVERY, addresses everything from her relationship with her mother to what lies beneath the surface of Mahjong.
Reminiscent of Pablo Neruda and Sappho, Ollie Bowen’s ON THE OCCASION OF A WEDDING, is a playful, erudite, and romantic collection of love poems.
Author and poet Joseph Nicks shares (and bares) all in his latest collection of verse, CAN’T FORGET THE MOTOR CITY.
OUT OF CONTEXT is a collection of poetry by Thom Kudla, the author of COMMENCEMENT, concerning relationships of heart, mind, and soul.
Named for the most colorful of gemstones, TOURMALINE by Ginger Tran is a collection of poems that reflects a kaleidoscope of emotional disquietude. The stone--a...
The author challenges herself to write a sonnet every day for a year, and succeeds.
A collection of short stories, essays, poems and collected proverbs concerning fear.
BROKEN PLACES is the heartbreaking memoir of a middle-aged woman who was molested when she was a girl and is a must-read for anyone who’s...
Presley Cox’s ALCOHOLPRISM is a short book of poetry designed to provide varying viewpoints of substance abuse, not only alcoholism, but can certainly be applied...
A collection of poems and essays on topics ranging from quantum physics to the New Hampshire countryside.