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Love & Sundries - Nicholas Reading (Split Lip Press)
Today's book of poetry:Love & Sundries. Nicholas Reading. Split Lip Press. Richmond, Virginia. 2014.If Nicholas Reading is only going to publish one book every seven years at least he's making...
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Widow Poems - Betty Adcock (Jacar Press)
Today's book of poetry:Widow Poems. Betty Adcock. Jacar Press. Durham, North Carolina. 2014.Eleven poems. That's all it takes for Betty Adcock to thoroughly convince everyone at Today's book of...
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Mother, Loose - Brandel France de Bravo (Accents Publishing)
Today's book of poetry:Mother, Loose. Brandel France de Bravo. Accents Publishing. Lexington, Kentucky. 2015.(Winner of the Judge's Choice Award for the Accents Publishing 2014 Poetry Chapbook...
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The Lesser Tragedy of Death - Cristina Garcia (Black Goat/Akashic Books)
Today's book of poetry:The Lesser Tragedy of Death. Cristina Garcia. Black Goat/Akashic Books. Brooklyn, N.Y. 2010.This is family history writ large. A brother - sister duet high on drama. The...
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Night Vision - Christopher Levenson (Quattro books)
Today's book of poetry:Night Vision. Christopher Levenson. Quattro Books. Toronto, Ontario. 2014.2015 Governor General's Literary Awards FinalistToday's book of poetry believes in reasonable...
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Alkali Sink - Stella Beratlis (Sixteen Rivers Press)
Today's book of poetry:Alkali Sink. Stella Beratlis. Sixteen Rivers Press. San Francisco, California. 2015.These are some mighty fine conversational poems. Beratlis hits the ground running, these...
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The Montreal Book Of The Dead - Mary di Michele (Vallum Chapbook Series #17)
Today's book of poetry:The Montreal Book Of The Dead. Mary di Michele. Vallum Chapbook Series #17 - The Vallum Society for Education in Arts & Letters. Montreal, Quebec. 2014.The Montreal Book...
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In In My Dream - Stuart Ross (Book Thug)
Today's book of poetry:In In My Dream. Stuart Ross. Book Thug. Toronto, Ontario. 2014.The name Stuart Ross gets mentioned fairly regularly in Today's book of poetry. There are several reasons for...
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The Vigil - Shelley Chernin (Crisis Chronicles #24 - Crisis Chronicles Press)
Today's book of poetry:The Vigil. Shelley Chernin. Crisis Chronicles #24 - Crisis Chronicles Press. Elyria, Ohio. 2012.The Vigil by Shelley Chernin is an enthralling and all too brief little...
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Rabbit Punch - Greg Santos (Punchy Poetry/DC Books)
Today's book of poetry:Rabbit Punch. Greg Santos. Punchy Poetry/DC Books. Montreal, Quebec. 2014.Greg Santos is one skilled cat. You might think he is a sprinter at first, these poems race by so...
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The Fissures of Our Throats - Edward Nixon (Guernica Editions/Essential...
Today's book of poetry:The Fissures of Our Throats. Edward Nixon. Guernica Editions/Essential Poetry Series 227. Toronto-Buffalo-Lancaster(UK). 2014.Edward Nixon is rewriting the history of time in...
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On The Altar of Greece - Donna J. Gelagotis Lee (Gival Press)
Today's book of poetry:On The Altar Of Greece. Donna J. Gelagotis Lee. Gival Press. Arlington, Virginia. 2006.WINNER OF THE GIVAL PRESS POETRY AWARDDonna J. Gelagotis Lee's On The Altar Of Greece...
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Poem About The Train - Ben Ladouceur (Apt.9 Press)
Today's book of poetry:Poem About The Train. Ben Ladouceur. Apt.9 Press. Ottawa, Ontario. 2014.Poem About The Train is another impressive notch in the belt of the ever astonishing Ben Ladouceur....
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kissing keeps us afloat - Laurie MacFayden (Frontenac House Poetry)
Today's book of poetry:kissing keeps us afloat. Laurie MacFayden. Frontenac House Poetry. Calgary, Alberta. 2014.kissing keeps us afloat is a sustained torrent, a laughing rush, a relentless...
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Sonnet in a Blue Dress and Other Poems - Sarah Tolmie (Baseline Press)
Today's book of poetry:Sonnet in a Blue Dress and Other Poems. Sarah Tolmie. Baseline Press. London, Ontario. 2014.Sonnets that are sweet to the eye and the ear.The old sonnet is not the most...
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Family Matters: Homage to July, The Slave Girl - Shelby Stephenson (Bellday...
Today's book of poetry:Family Matters: Homage to July, the Slave Girl. Shelby Stephenson. Bellday Books. Pittsburgh, PA. 2008.Shelby Stephenson's Family Matters: Homage to July, The Slave Girl...
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This World We Invented - Carolyn Marie Souaid (Brick Books)
Today's book of poetry:This World We Invented. Carolyn Marie Souaid. Brick Books. London, Ontario. 2015.You all know how Today's book of poetry loves a list poem.Carolyn Marie Souaid gives us a...
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The Sliding Glass Door - Scott Poole (Colonus Publishing)
Today's book of poetry:The Sliding Glass Door. Scott Poole. Colonus Publishing. Spokane, Washington. 2011.Scott Poole's The Sliding Glass Door is George Carlin Steve Martin Jim Carrey funny, but...
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searching for a pulse - Nazifa Islam (Whitepoint Press)
Today's book of poetry:searching for a pulse. Nazifa Islam. Whitepoint Press. San Pedro, California. 2013.Nobody has the heart to tell Rosemary that she's dead. Rosemary is in a hellish void where...
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Secret Rivers - Marilyn Cavicchia (Evening Street Press)
Today's book of poetry:Secret Rivers. Marilyn Cavicchia. Evening Street Press. Dublin, Ohio. 2014.Winner of the 2013 Helen Kay Chapbook PrizeYou are driving on a big highway and imagining you can...
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