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Made in Michigan Writers Series2009 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year!Finalist in the category of PoetryBy Cold WaterPoems by Chris Dombrowski“As we say of a car, it has clean lines;or of an ant’s eyes that they are closelyengaged; the way we exclaim of animage that it bridges stars, Chris Dombrowski’spoems ennoble their page.”—William GassJourneys into a complex natural worldthat is both beautiful and threatened.In a measured and contemplativevoice, these poems engage in anearthy and eloquent exploration ofthe landscape.2009 / 6.5 x 8 / 72 ppISBN 978-0-8143-3422-5$15.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3534-5 eMade in Michigan Writers Series2009 Indie Excellence BookAward winner2009 AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal ShowAward WinnerWide Awake in SomeoneElse’s DreamPoems by M. L. Liebler“M. L. Liebler has more poetry, morepassion (and compassion), more spirit,more fire in his little left finger thanmost other poets can muster or stealin a lifetime.”—Thomas Lux, author of The CradlePlace and The Street of ClocksWide Awake in Someone Else’s Dream isa collection of traveling poems writtenin Russia, Israel, Germany, and China.2008 / 5 x 7.5 / 96 ppISBN 978-0-8143-3382-2$15.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3525-3 eMade in Michigan Writers SeriesIf the World BecomesSo BrightPoems by Keith Taylor“Here is the man at home in the world:husband, father, naturalist—monkish,bookish, freighted with desire, waryof end times, wondrous at the neighborhoodapocalypses. Here is KeithTaylor—one of our best—at his verybest. Bravo! Bravo, Maestro!”—Thomas LynchThe world—however small and immediate—becomesbright in this collection,as Taylor’s careful lines trace ourconnections with the mundane butimportant details of our lives.2009 / 5 x 8 / 104 ppISBN 978-0-8143-3391-4$15.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3526-0 eMade in Michigan Writers SeriesAfter-MusicPoems by Conrad Hilberry“There is no danger in overestimatingthe power and heart of After-Music, orin overstating it: This marvelous collectionis pure magic, a hymn of grace.”—Jack Driscoll, author of How Likean AngelAmong the many intriguing places,people, and events that Hilberry bringsto life in these poems are watchingmanatees in a Florida canal, a reluctantpriest blessing the animals in Mexico,a rushed and sullen checkout girl inthe supermarket, and Day of the Deadskeletons that form a mariachi band.2008 / 6 x 9.75 / 152 ppISBN 978-0-8143-3352-5$15.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3522-2 eMade in Michigan Writers SeriesBlue-Tail FlyPoems by Vievee Francis“Blue-Tail Fly tells the stories of freedslaves, Vievee [Francis’] ancestors andCivil War soldiers. Now in its secondprinting, it was hailed as one of thebest poetry books of 2006 by Poets &Writers magazine.”—Detroit Free Press“These eloquent, clear-eyed, compassionatepoems inspire us, like theblue-tail fly, to continue our efforts tounseat the masters of war.”—Ted Pearson, author of Evidence:1975–1989, Planetary Gear, and SongsAside: 1992–20022006 / 6 x 9 / 88 ppISBN 978-0-8143-3323-5$15.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3521-5 eMade in Michigan Writers Series2007 Society of Midland AuthorsAward winner for POETRYBroken SymmetryPoems by Jack Ridl“Packed with the music of genuinevoices, woven with history, people, andmovement, the whole, delicious sweetfabric of days, these poems befriend areader so completely and warmly wemight all have the revelation that ourlives are rich poems too.”—Naomi Shihab Nye, author of You &Yours, Fuel, and Red Suitcase“Michigan Poet Jack Ridl has created awonder of a book. If, as they say, Godis in the details, the selections in BrokenSymmetry glisten with the divine.”—Libretto2006 / 5.75 x 8.75 / 136 ppISBN 978-0-8143-3322-8$15.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3520-8 eMade in Michigan Writers Series42Wayne State University Press regional Books