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The Holding Hours

Emotion, raw and unadorned, is woven through the poems of Christianne Balk's The Holding Hours. Part I explores the subtle and surprising transformations that come from caring for her young, neurologically injured daughter. Insights unfold in metaphor and persona below the surface of an exquisitely observed life.Gazing through the lens of other lives challenged by disability and illness, including those of John Muir and the 16th-century Saint Germaine Cousin, these poems place personal experience in the context of pastoral poetic traditions, disability studies, and the history of political disruption. Balk anchors these meditations within the landscape of the Pacific Northwest. She examines her (and our) relationship with nature�the moon snail, the azalea, snow geese, the dog rose�sing the precise and unsentimental language of a trained naturalist. The sounds and images evoked reveal a stunning artistry�a mediation between self and the world and a celebration of the beauty and fragility of life and the anticipation of rebirth.

Disquiet

John C. Witte

Disquiet is a collection of poems that utilizes natural phenomena�a bright beach, a fallen tree limb, the weight of gravity�to evoke and reflect upon memory and human experience. The poems are structurally innovative, each shaped around a central axis as they trace the speaker�s growth from childhood to adulthood. Acute observations resonate throughout the book as its focus shifts from the natural world to the world of the made�the grocery cart or pie-case or microscope�to the world of visual art, and then back. The poems are subtly braided together in a way reminiscent of the invisible bonds that unite snowflakes or cells.

Charming Gardeners

David Biespiel

The formally nuanced and wise epistolary poems in David Biespiel�s new collection are grounded in friendship, camaraderie, and the vulnerability and boldness that defines America.Roving from the old Confederacy of Biespiel's native South to Portland, Oregon, Charming Gardeners explores the wildness of the Northwest, the avenues of Washington, D.C., the coal fields of West Virginia, and an endless stretch of airplanes and hotel rooms from New York to Texas to California.These poems explore the �insistent murmurs� of memory and the emotional connections between individuals and history, as well as the bonds of brotherhood, the ghosts of America�s wars, and the vibrancy of love, sex, and intimacy. We are offered poems addressed to family, friends, poets, and political rivals � all in a masterful idiom Robert Pinsky has called Biespiel�s �own original grand style.�I should stop back thereAnd stand on both feet in the grazing sunlightAnd hear this chorus of America singing.But I am so afraid of the testament of the delivered.from �TO __________ FROM THE JEWISH CEMETERY IN WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA

Underdog

Katrina Roberts

In Underdog , poet Katrina Roberts draws on wide-ranging historical and cultural sources to consider questions of identity, to ask us to meditate on how each of us is “other” – native, immigrant, sojourner, alien – and to examine our at-once shared and foreign frontiers and margins. Throughout the book, the writer’s “home” becomes a palimpsest of characters erased and resurrected. In boldly inventive poems, she addresses the lives of Chinese immigrants, the appeal of African Dogon tribal lore, the heroics and defeats of artists, canine astronauts, and Mexican farm laborers, to name just a few.Dramatic and lyrical, many poems become repositories for spells, memories, and tales. Here landscapes are faces to be studied and memorized; forgotten and overlooked legends and objects (whether quotidian, pop-cultural, ancient, or obscure), as well as characters from this planet and beyond, are retrieved and acknowledged. Other poems are concise prismatic shards, refracting and seeking specific meaning and even beauty in a world that is often both unpredictable and inscrutable. All are stitched together with unflinching compassion and a keen desire to bear witness, to comprehend something of the self’s relevance in a global context.The poems, often meticulously researched, are elaborate matrices of associations, translations, re-imaginings. Age-old mind-body questions emerge: how did we get here, these poems ask urgently, and in what ways will we carry on? What does it mean “to be” and “to belong” in times of crisis? They wonder at how individuals through the ages have handled, often with grace, tremendous injustice, and they seek to comprehend the mysteries of our perpetual migrations away from and toward each other.Their Flight is Practically SilentHe says one thing meaningits opposite. Before water starts to run,an ache in the jaw leaves mespeechless. A packet of photos: each face has beencut out. This one: me, a child holding a waferof sky – a robin’s egg. They used to say you haveher eyes. Another: wrists slashedby light, lifted to offer the world a melon, caught uphair in a twist off the shoulders, the neck,my neck – impossible and elegant – a swan’s.Such grace shocks me. Who is this? That nightbefore the baby died: barn owls calling acrossthe creek. Did he say: Hear them? Neverto be born at all; some peoplewould say not even a baby, not “viable.”A small sound – sizzle of baconcurling on a flat black pan, unseen. His armsre-crossed. And this vesselmade of ash, this monument risingfrom dust? I didn’t want any of it and I said so.

Laina & The Vamp

B. K. Smith

For every woman who ever loved a Vampire. "What is your passion?" Vladimir asked Laina. "White," she replied without hesitation. "I eat cottage cheese and pot cheese, farmer's cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, meringue, Reddi-whip, Cool Whip, mashed potatoes, white rice, spring turnips, and I drink non-fat milk and occasionally one glass of Chardonnay–maybe two." The Vampire watched her. Was she kidding? He was expecting something more like jewelry, lingerie, perfume. "My skin is very pale, you see," she continued, "I think I'm anemic." The Vampire muffled a groan, rolling his eyes in ecstasy. This made Laina unsure. After a noticeable interval, and out of sheer discomfort, she asked him the same question. "What is your passion?" Vladimir grew uneasy. His eyes moved to her watch and he smiled uncomfortably and then gazed off again. His favorite color was indeed black, possibly the only aesthetic principal he steadfastly maintained, but he had never been opposed to anything that smacked of style and excess, like red. Finally he leaned into her and answered, "You."

The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop

Diane Lockward

The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop is a poetry tutorial designed to inform and inspire poets. It includes model poems and prompts, writing tips, and interviews with poets. Organized into ten sections, the book covers such concepts as Diction, Sound, Voice, and Imagery. It is geared towards the experienced poet as well as those just getting started and is ideal for individual use at home or group use in the classroom or workshop. Contributors include fifty-six of our nation's finest poets, thirteen of them current or former state poets laureate. Contributors: Kim Addonizio, JoAnn Balingit, Ellen Bass, Jan Beatty, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Robert Bense, Pam Bernard, Michelle Bitting, Deborah Bogen, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Edward Byrne, Kelly Cherry, Philip F. Deaver, Bruce Dethlefsen, Caitlin Doyle, Patricia Fargnoli, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Amy Gerstler, Karin Gottshall, Jennifer Gresham, Bruce Guernsey, Marilyn Hacker, Jeffrey Harrison, Lola Haskins, Jane Hirshfield, Gray Jacobik, Rod Jellema, Richard Jones, Julie Kane, Adele Kenny, Dorianne Laux, Sydney Lea, Hailey Leithauser, Jeffrey Levine, Diane Lockward, Denise Low, Jennifer Maier, Marie-Elizabeth Mali, Jeffrey McDaniel, Wesley McNair, Susan Laughter Meyers, Bronwen Butter Newcott, Alicia Ostriker, Linda Pastan, Stanley Plumly, Vern Rutsala, Martha Silano, Marilyn L. Taylor, Matthew Thorburn, Lee Upton, Nance Van Winckel, Ingrid Wendt, Nancy White, Cecilia Woloch, Baron Wormser, Suzanne Zweizig An additional forty-five accomplished poets contributed sample poems inspired by the prompts in this book.

The Beauty of Listening

Linda Eve Diamond

"The Beauty of Listening" explores and honors the ever-challenging art and skill of listening. Inside these pages, you'll meet paper dolls and monsters, writers at work and words at play, and you'll find many open questions of perspective. While each poem tells its own story, the collection also tells a larger listening story. From thoughts on where listening begins to the evolution of words and communication styles, the story leads into the deep need for listening time, both inner and interpersonal. Inner listening is explored from intuition to where inner and interpersonal listening entwine, making self-awareness essential for truly listening to others. The final section, Last Words, includes an uplifting poem for paper dolls, the thoroughly unhindered perspective of a ghost, and a vision of the last printed page. "The Beauty of Listening" is a journey filled with moments of awareness, meaningful connections, humor, folly, and the gentle reminder that listening is not as simple as it seems.

The Bridal Chamber: Where Dreams Become Reality

Jai Louys

The sweetest, sexiest, and most controversial romantic wedding themed poetry book to date by any poet this earth has ever known. Truly a romantic poetry and short-story set that is sure to get the heat flowing in any intimate relationship, especially those with dreams of tying the knot. It includes the hit poem "Where Dreams Become Reality" and a short-story called "The First Five Hours" that will easily steam up the bedroom like your favorite "50 Shades of Gray" chapter. It's a must and easy read, with heart felt moments of poetic prose that couples of all mature ages will enjoy. A timeless collectible that will not collect dust in a bookcase or on e-readers when "love" is in the air.

The Essential Robert Browning Collection

Robert Browning

The essential collection of books and poetry by Robert Browning: Table Of Contents A BLOT IN THE 'SCUTCHEON SHORTER POEMS CHRISTMAS EVE DRAMATIC ROMANCES AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ROBERT BROWNING'S POETRY THE LETTERS OF ROBERT BROWNING MEN AND WOMEN SELECTIONS FROM THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF ROBERT BROWNING

The Poetry of Oliver Goldsmith

Оливер Голдсмит

The Poetry of Oliver Goldsmith, anthology: Table Of Contents THE TRAVELLER THE DESERTED VILLAGE LYRICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES ON A BEAUTIFUL YOUTH STRUCK BLIND WITH LIGHTNING THE GIFT THE LOGICIANS REFUTED A SONNET STANZAS ON THE TAKING OF QUEBEC, AND DEATH OF AN ELEGY ON THAT GLORY OF HER SEX, DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTHOR'S BEDCHAMBER ON SEEING MRS. ** PERFORM IN THE CHARACTER OF **** OF THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. *** AN EPIGRAM TO G. C. AND R. L. TRANSLATION OF A SOUTH AMERICAN ODE THE DOUBLE TRANSFORMATION A NEW SIMILE EDWIN AND ANGELA ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG SONG EPILOGUE TO 'THE GOOD NATUR'D MAN' EPILOGUE TO 'THE SISTER' PROLOGUE TO 'ZOBEIDE' THRENODIA AUGUSTALIS: SONG EPILOGUE TO 'SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER' RETALIATION POSTSCRIPT SONG TRANSLATION THE HAUNCH OF VENISON EPITAPH ON THOMAS PARNELL THE CLOWN'S REPLY EPITAPH ON EDWARD PURDON EPILOGUE FOR MR. LEE LEWES EPILOGUE EPILOGUE THE CAPTIVITY VERSES IN REPLY TO AN INVITATION TO DINNER AT DR. BAKER'S. LETTER IN PROSE AND VERSE TO MRS. BUNBURY VIDA'S GAME OF CHESS NOTES.