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Paul Muldoon's ninth collection of poems, his first since Hay (1998), finds him working a rich vein that extends from the rivery, apple-heavy County Armagh of the 1950s, in which he was brought up, to suburban New Jersey, on the banks of a canal dug by... (read more)

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In a voice both distinctive and knowing, award-winning poet Ruth Daigon chronicles the past with an intense awareness of how it shapes the present and anticipates the future.... (read more)

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"A startling new voice."<BR>--Patricia Smith, Author of "Big Towns, Big Talk<P>Collin Kelley's debut, "Better To Travel, is a haunting cycle of poetry dispatched from the teeming streets of London and New York to the decadence of Paris and... (read more)

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The poems in Christening the Dancer address themes of abuse and dysfunction while also illustrating how triumph over deep wounds and their lingering effects is possible. The reader witnesses the descent and subsequent ascent of the speaker; a journey... (read more)

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Joy Harjo's poems call to her sisters, her brothers, and the earth collectively and invite them to reveal and release a woven energy. This collection offers a twenty-six-year glimpse into an amazing span of achievements.... (read more)

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Releasing the Demons is a whirlwind of emotional flight. From the first short story, "Her Diary," to the last poem, "Daughter's Release," the downward spiral of human nature takes hold like a vise. Sirrus Poe takes you by the hand and leads you into a... (read more)