The Valise – Sophia Rivkin
Poetry. Paper, perfect bound, 38 pp. $12.95 plus s&h 2008, ISBN 978-0932412-720 Rivkin’s keen and unblinking eye, great verbal energy, and wry wisdom confront her subjects with continuous, genuine surprise. My Mother’s Lace Curtains by Sophia Rivkin My Mother grew with a pitchfork in her heart— something planted by the Russian peasants. Surrounded by enemies,…

Taking Notice – Patricia McNair
Poetry. Paper, perfect bound, 60 pp. $14.95 plus s&h 2007, ISBN 978-0932412-560 Patricia McNair’s poems combine an earthy honesty with consistent alertness to the beauty of everyday life, especially in family and nature. Whether noticing the ordinary miracles of the suburban backyard, remembering her Oklahoma girlhood, or struggling with the difficulties of divorce and illness,…

Markers – Suzanne Keyworth
Poetry. Paper, perfect bound, 72 pp $14.95 plus s&h 2005, ISBN-0-932412-35-1 Aunt Maggie Mae Harrison-Norton October 8, 1900—May 30, 1977 by Suzanne Keyworth after Bobby’s death, 1936 At the edge of a highway a child waits to cross over. He is difficult to see through the whirring layer of years, almost impossible to feel. Dressed…

Coming Clean – Adrienne Lewis
Paper, perfect bound, 30 pp $8.00 plus s&h 2003, ISBN 0-932412-21-1 The poem as a form of prayer is one of poetry’s earliest traditions. In the lyric poems of this strong first book, Adrienne Lewis explores the nexus of faith and sexuality as experienced in the dilemmas of marriage and family life. Repose by Adrienne…

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…