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Meridian
Kathleen Jesme
Selected by Patricia Fargnoli
“… a study, by a probing spirit,
in darkness and snow, of private
sorrow.... [T]hese taut, resonant
lines bear not one extra ounce of
language, but only and exactly what
will suffice.” — Eleanor Wilner
“Meridian is not merely a beautifully
written, ambitious poem — it is also
the most moving I have read in a
long time.” — Kevin Prufer
Kathleen Jesme
is the author of three previous
collections of poetry, The
Plum-Stone Game (Ahsahta, 2009);
Motherhouse, winner of the Lena-
Miles Wever Todd Poetry Prize
(LSU, 2005); and Fire Eater
(Tampa, 2003). She holds an
M.F.A. in creative writing from
Warren Wilson College and a B.A.
in English from the University of
Minnesota. Jesme lives in
Minnesota on a tree farm and
works as a training consultant.
$9.95, 9781936797189
Babel’s Moon
Brandon Som
Selected by Aimee Nezhukumatathil:
“Som demonstrates a stunning
musical perceptiveness on a global
scale…. What a sparkling debut!”
$9.95, 9781936797042
the lake has no saint
Stacey Waite
Selected by Dana Levin:
“... an experience of the fluidity of
gender... of a heart and body trying
to find a place in the between.
Always moving and always
grounded, a deeply interesting,
deeply affecting book.”
$9.95, 9781932195811. Audio book: page 19.
Narcissus
Cecilia Woloch
Selected by Marie Howe
“A searching not so much for the
why of love as for the how — how we
can love given what we know, what
we've already lost.” — Carine Topal
$9.95, 9781932195545
staring at the animal
John Cross
Selected by Gillian Conoley:
“… prickly, finely wrought,
shattered gems cast of awe and
ruin.... full of the guilt and pain and
the ferocity of imagination it takes
to get through the day....”
$9.95, 9781932195712
In the Mynah Bird’s Own
Words, Barbara Tran
Finalist, ForeWord’s BOTYA
Selected by Robert Wrigley:
“… lyrically delicious collection
that comes very close to have
the sweep of a novel.”
$9.95, 9780971031050
A House Waiting for Music
David Hernandez
Selected by Ray Gonzalez
“These poems whacked me in the
head as no other book has in some
time. This is a book worthy of at
least one book prize, perhaps even
the Pulitzer Prize.” — Francis Alix
$14.95, 9781932195026
The Making of Collateral
Beauty, Mark Yakich
Selected by Mary Ruefle
“… a virtuoso performance, serious
play that demands a suspension of
the usual expectations of narrative….”
— Susan Settlemyre Williams
$9.95, 9781932195224
The Garden Room
Joy Katz
Selected by Lisa Russ Spaar
“Cerebral, ironic, these poems
seem to be all glancing light, all
curiosity, but under their brilliant
surfaces, they are haunted.”
— Jean Valentine
$9.95, 9781932195361
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