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Jun.17.2010
In Temptation by Water, Diane Lockward "calculates the sum of her griefs" with a vigorous and mature poetic eye. Whether mourning the loss of a lover's touch or celebrating steam rising from the slit of a baked potato, Lockward embraces life's luscious, naked flaws and ecstatic turns,...
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Jun.07.2010
Poetry. Kevin Young says of GRAVITY, U.S.A.: "With her debut, Jacqueline Jones LaMon graces us with a collection both introspective and out of body, her poems taking on the weight of the everyday world, and the extraordinary within it. GRAVITY, U.S.A. is not just a book filled with subtle,...
monica-brinkman's picture
May.31.2010
To everything there is a season… This book was written in the hope of showing any individual who contemplates having an affair what they may expect to experience. It is also written for those who may be able to identify with my words and to sincerely help them make the right decision for their own...
monica-brinkman's picture
May.31.2010
To everything there is a season… This book was written in the hope of showing any individual who contemplates having an affair what they may expect to experience. It is also written for those who may be able to identify with my words and to sincerely help them make the right decision for their own...
monica-brinkman's picture
May.31.2010
To everything there is a season… This book was written in the hope of showing any individual who contemplates having an affair what they may expect to experience. It is also written for those who may be able to identify with my words and to sincerely help them make the right decision for their own...
monica-brinkman's picture
May.31.2010
To everything there is a season… This book was written in the hope of showing any individual who contemplates having an affair what they may expect to experience. It is also written for those who may be able to identify with my words and to sincerely help them make the right decision for their own...
monica-brinkman's picture
May.31.2010
To everything there is a season… This book was written in the hope of showing any individual who contemplates having an affair what they may expect to experience. It is also written for those who may be able to identify with my words and to sincerely help them make the right decision for their own...
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May.26.2010
School Library Journal: PreSchool-Grade 4-It's a wet day in the city, with the rain "plum-drum-trum-trum-trumming" onto the streets, buildings, and delighted citizens. Everyone enjoys a break from the heat, relishing indoor activities like reading, cooking, and dancing. Outside, a boy...
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May.10.2010
Toni Wilkes's collection begins in the familiar, but numinous world of bees and birthday parties, laundry and scrub jays. Then mysteriously, the poem's boundaries merge into myth and memory: the brother by the lake's edge becomes Narcissus; the sound of broken glass triggers the memory of a gunshot...
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Apr.29.2010
A collaborative series of poems written by Pris Campbell and Scott Owens featuring the characters Sara and Norman and comprising a narrative sequence about the difficult relationship of these two.