Irresistible
By Lynne Burnett
Finishing Line Press
Lynne Burnett takes us deep into the world of what is, what
isn’t and what might have been, of accidents and unplanned
incidents “where we fall without falling,” and death rings “a
bell that won’t stop singing of loss.” Love is coupled with death
here, and life is “an unfinished dream.” —Robert Okaji, author
of From Every Moment a Second.
http://www.amazon.comThe Fourteenth of September
By Rita Dragonette
She Writes Press
In 1969, as mounting tensions over the Vietnam War are divid-
ing America, a young woman in college on an Army scholar-
ship risks future and family to secretly join the campus anti-war
movement and is ultimately forced to make a life-altering choice
as fateful as that of any Lottery draftee.http://www.ritadragonette.com
KANNJAWOU
By Lyonel Trouillot, translated by Gretchen Schmid
Schaffner Press, Inc.
Kannjawou (pronounced Kann-yeh-woo) is the Haitian
expression for a final celebration, a last hurrah. Acclaimed
author Lyonel Trouillot’s novel is a love note to Haiti in the
throes of change at the beginning of the 21st century. “There’s
a fierce energy working among these characters, and it leads to
a searing conflagration.”—Madison Smartt Bell.
http://www.schaffnerpress.comFor a Long Time, Afraid of the Night
By Yasmine Ghata, translated by Marjolijn de Jager
Schaffner Press, Inc.
For a Long Time, Afraid of the Night by acclaimed French novel-
ist Yasmine Ghata (Night of the Calligraphers) tells the inspira-
tional story within a story of a young Rwandan refugee, his past
trauma fleeing the genocide of 1994, and his subsequent healing
brought about several years later through his connection with
a writing teacher who encourages him to dictate his experi-
ences to her. http://www.schaffnerpress.comThe Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics
Edited by Diane Lockward
Terrapin Books
Includes 30 brief craft essays, 30 model poems and prompts, 10
bonus prompts, and 10 Top Tips lists, each from an accomplished
poet. Pushes poets beyond the basics and encourages the contin-
ued reading, learning, and writing of poetry. Suitable as a textbook
or at-home tutorial. Includes the work of 113 contemporary poets
such as Patricia Smith, George Bilgere, and Dorianne Laux.
http://www.terrapinbooks.comThe Shepherd of Lost Children
By Ronald W. Pies
Kindle Direct Publishing
Adam and Rebecca Levtov have experienced the most painful
loss any parents can experience, and their marriage is now in
jeopardy. To make matters worse, Adam has had the bizarre
experience of seeing his “double.” Their journey back to love
and sanity brings the couple into the life of a young, traumatized
orphan girl, who changes everything.
http://www.amazon.comMen Touching
By Henry Alley
Chelsea Station Editions
In a poignant portrait of gay marriage before its time, Robb, a
Vietnam veteran, enters drug treatment in the 1980s and finds
new intimacy with his partner Bart, a high school drama teacher
who is coming out. Ultimately, Bart and Robb reach a recon-
ciliation between and within themselves. “Odes to the healing
power of man-on-man touching blossom throughout.”—Kirkus
Reviews. http://www.amazon.comMeteor
By C.M. Mayo
Gival Press
“The narrative poems of Meteor are both funny and thoughtful,
turning ordinary situations on their heads and capturing strange,
surprising scenes.”—Foreword Clarion Review. “Meteor pierces
the psyche with a dazzling presence and otherworldly light.”
—Linwood D. Rumney.http://www.givalpress.comBook of the Dactyl: Third Journal in Verse, Including Poem-
Dialogues with the Witty Mystic Angelus Silesius
By Martin Bidney
Dialogue Poetry Press
Among 200 new poems in an ancient form unknown to most
readers today, the book highlights a verse “interview” of 86
verse dialogues between the translator and a German mystic
exploring metaphors for the God behind the Names.3
m a r t i n b i d n e yBook of the Dactylthird journal in verse
including Poem-Dialogues with the Witty Mystic
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