Mayapple Press is a small literary press founded in 1978 by poet and editor Judith Kerman. We celebrate literature that is both challenging and accessible: poetry that transcends the categories of "mainstream" and "avant-garde"; women's writing; the Great Lakes/Northeastern culture; the recent immigrant experience; poetry in translation; science fiction poetry.
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Illustrated by Marcelo Ferder
Jewish Fables. Paper, illustrated, perfect bound, 104 pp. $19.95 plus s&h 2008, ISBN 978-0932412-669
Buy the Fables and the Teacher’s Manual together and save! Get both books for $29.95.
Fables from the Jewish Tradition reviewed on Examiner.com
Fables from the Jewish Tradition Compiled and edited, with commentary, by
……. Read more about Fables from the Jewish Tradition – Rabbi Manes Kogan
Poetry. Paper, perfect bound, 42 pp. $12.95 plus s&h 2008, ISBN 978-0932412-638
In these snappy and unique poems, Katz views the world from some slanted perspective most of us aren’t careful enough to see. Katz imagines Emily Dickinson rolling dice in an Indian casino and a man in a car pondering the possibility of honking himself back to childhood. Humorous, lyrical and touching, Katz’s poems take the reader along for the ride. And, as Susan Terris notes, “with delight, we follow as his generous yet skeptical Jewish soul skitters through the joys and sorrows of a challenging modern world.”
Honk by Joel Thomas Katz
He first noticed it driving to work. When a car alongside him swerved, he jammed on the
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Defying the Eye Chart – Marilyn Jurich
Poetry. Paper, perfect bound, 120 pp $15.95 plus s&h 2008, ISBN 978-0932412-577
Defying the Eye Chart reaches beyond time to bring the mythic into our contemporary world. The poems in this collection focus on different ways of seeing, or not seeing, the fantastic in reality.
Honorary Mention, New England Poetry Club, Sheila Motton Book Award, 2008
Reading the Eye Chart by Marilyn Jurich
Trick the gullible eye — Lines stick out their tongues, diagonals curve. Vipers hiss from Druid stones under a white sky. Advancing shadows dance or die, trick the gullible eye — embracing fitful ghosts, longing to tie
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Poetry. Paper, Perfect Bound. 64pp. $14.95 plus S&H 2008, ISBN 978-0932412-652
In these poems we are assured of humanity, our existence and our eventual extinction, with a grace and comfort that uplifts our spirits and encourages our own consideration of life.
Distracted Angels by Joy Gaines-Friedler
An angel assigned to me is day-dreaming. She files her nails, chews on Juicy Fruit, and makes up names for herself in Spanish; can’t decide between Chiquita and Sylvester; she’s pretty sure Sylvester is Spanish. An angel assigned to me listens to the wind chimes outside my bedroom, stares at the swaying ……. Read more about Like Vapor – Joy Gaines-Friedler
Paper, saddlestitched, 60 pp $12.95 plus s&h 2007, ISBN 0-932412-45–9
This expanded edition replaces the original chapbook, which is out of print.
Little League by Larry Levy
The fathers always called us “men,” and drilled by growling “hey” and “hup” and, for any hurt, shrugged “rub it up.” After pre-game prayer, I prayed again for dark or fire or ice, amen. Fingering the scripture on my chest, I dreamt I was home already, undressed for dreams of stroking a home run; then angled my brim, blocking the sun, and threw the ball past everyone.
I came to bat with three men on. The coach said,
……. Read more about I Would Stay Forever If I Could and New Poems – Larry Levy
Poetry. Translated by David Cooper Bilingual edition (Hebrew/English) Paper, perfect bound, 104 pp $16.00 plus s&h 2006, ISBN 0-932412-42-4
2006 Pushcart Prize nominee
My Man by Rachel Eshed
My man has burning feet; he treads on holy ground. My nakedness blossoms with him, sated. The soles of his feet on my belly slowly descend with his toes to the bitter opening, the mouth of my dark cave. Glittering in the darkness, wet in madness of flesh, my hair, erect to see, we make love in the morning Good morning Israel love at noon love at night Good night Israel a portion of God
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Occupied Territory – Evelyn Wexler
Paper, perfect bound, 80 pp $10 plus s&h 1994, ISBN 0-932412-06-8
“These intense, visceral poems cover the territory occupied by fear, pain, memory, loss and desire. The ultimate paradigm is that of the self–dual embodiment of victim and aggressor. Wexler’s clear, steady voice convinces us that everything is both personal and political.” — Jane Flanders
The Suitcase by Evelyn Wexler
for Lukacs Denes
When he was nine and on the run, his mother gave him a small maroon leather suitcase. He carried it with him to all the places. Taped inside the lid, a cellophane envelope of cyanide, in case they caught him alive.
He lived
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