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Man Suit
by Zachary Schomburg
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I think Schomburg may be my new favorite Portland poet. While reading The Man Suit, I felt both an eerie sadness and joyful wonder. These little poems, with their odd recurring themes and sober delivery, are full of untraceable magic and humor. After... (read more)

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Home Land
by Sam Lipsyte
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Necessary Stranger
by Graham Foust
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Drunk by Noon
by Jennifer L. Knox
Staff Pick
Knox does it again. She is one of the most hilarious and unpredictable poets working today. Drunk by Noon is refreshing and wild.... (read more)

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Demons in the Spring
by Joe Meno
Staff Pick
This beautiful book is generous in so many ways. First off, it's to benefit 826 tutoring centers. Secondly, the stories here are funny, warm, and smart. They change constantly to keep the reader guessing. And third, each story features illustrations by... (read more)

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Shedding Skins: Four Sioux Poets (American Indian Studies)
by Trevino L. Plenty and Steve Pacheco and Luke Warm Water and Joel Waters
Staff Pick
A vastly entertaining collection that combines four Native American voices unlike any you'll find in today's marginalized poetry circles. These four young writers have been blazing a new, more modern trail in recent years and it is high time that their... (read more)

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Please Don't Kill the Freshman: A Memoir
by Zoe Trope
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Please Don't Kill the Freshman is a totally honest (sometimes brutally so) look at surviving high school. The author was in high school when she wrote this funny, heart-breaking, kick-ass journal-cum-novel, and you can tell: all the blood and guts of... (read more)

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Hiding Out
by Jonathan Messinger
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by Gary Glazner
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The Golden Calf
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