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Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Good copy of a collection of ".poetry that is a source of simple enjoyment.you are there with the people. in a marital or lovers' bed, on a skirmish through memory.She locates her imagination and fires it while pinning it down."--from the Forword by Medbh McGuckian" Wear to covers with spotting and streaks of color. Smudging along thin spine. Wear along top edging of covers. Stated First Edition. From verso:"Previously published by Lagan Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland" Small closed tear along top edge of rear flyleaf. 68 pages."Contents: Exile; Astronomy; Thinking about autumn; Mother who has been; Visits; 12:05 AM New Year's Day; What she might pray; Watcher; Ripples; Side ward; Muse; Hibernating; A modest ghost; Babe in the woods; Poem for four children; Snakeskin stilettos; My turn to be the horse; Changes; Kali; Leda; Raven; Dream after Newgrange; Lust; Vampiress; Poem found in a castle; The Irish dervish; Snow White; Rapunzel; Song for bones; Almost a week; Easter cottage; A temporary lease; After the argument.; Out of the ordinary; Honeymoon in India Street; Virus; Flirtation; Infidelities; Poisoned glen; The emperor's wife; Lunacy; Kissing ghosts; Emma, Leonard and Germaine; Driving back alone from Mayo; Students in Athens; Trabane; The last summer; Catching the Liverpool boat; She dreams.; Hearts; The apothecary; Mountain grown; Slieve League; Outside is breaking in; Claire and the moon; Carving at Newgrange; Kobi; Moths; Make hay; Dreaming houses" From back cover:"The publication of Moyra's first collection, "Snakeskin Stilettos", represents the discovery of a writer who, I believe, can go on to become one of Northern Ireland's most accessible and popular poets."--Martin Lynch, Irish News"Description: x, 68 pages ; 24 cm.".…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Stated First Edition. Slight coverwear. 72 pages, no stamps or writing. Size: 9 1/4" X 6 ". Photo Cover Art (illustratore). Book.

softcover. Condizione: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 74 pp.

softcover. Condizione: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 56 pp.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. First Edition. 232 page softcover collection of critical prose, interviews, and poetry. Many contributors. No flaws - unmarked, tight and clean.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very weak crease to the upper corner of the front cover and first two pages.

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. 8vo.

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. As new, bright and crisp. ; 8vo.

Softcover. First Edition. Fine.; 8vo.

Softcover. First Edition. Near fine.; 8vo.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very light edge wear, clean copy.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. At twenty-seven, Robin Silbergleid decided to become a single mother by choice; The Baby Book depicts her long struggle to build her family through assisted reproductive technology. It is a bold, multi-voiced narrative of reproductive choice, including infertility treatment, recurrent miscarriage, and high-risk pregnancy. The Baby Book will be of interest to readers of poetry, women, people interested in reproductive rights, fertility patients and their doctors, and women who have experienced pregnancy loss. The Baby Book explores single motherhood, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, and alternative families Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Combining unsettling imagery with inventive form, this powerful collection explores the inner struggle to resist violence. In Reconstructing Eden, Indigo Moor performs an exorcism of a childhood shaped by the dizzying racism that once drove him to the brink of murder. Using a poetic form that Moor calls jazz triptycha tercet followed by a nonstandard villanelle, followed by a rhyme royal stanzathe book is a stunning rendering of a Black child moving through life with a smoldering anger emerging within him. Only through an incredibly violent act while deployed in Operation Desert Storm does the author realize the murderous intent in his heart. Through his lyrical poetry, he begins to cleanse himself. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An exploration of the various ways language can help us transcend both the banal and unusual cruelties which are inevitably delivered to us, and which we equally deliver unto others. These poems comb through violence and love, fear and loss, exploring the common denominators in each. Against Which seeks the ways human beings might transform themselves from participants in a thoughtless and brutal world to laborers in a loving one. An exploration of the various ways language can help us transcend both the banal and unusual cruelties which are inevitably delivered to us, and which we equally deliver unto others. These poems comb through violence and love, fear and loss, exploring the common denominators in each. Against Which seeks the ways human beings might transform themsel Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Combining extensive research into sexual violence with the author's personal experiences as a feminist activist, Girl Trouble provides a generational perspective on healing from trauma. "Stop trying to write something beautiful / and write something true." Girl Trouble is an excavation of female adolescence, a brazen journey through rape culture from the '80s to #MeToo. Diana Whitney's earthy poems spill secrets, make trouble, reckon with stories of desire and harm, and explore the agency and oppression of women and girls. Deeply rooted in the natural world, Girl Trouble grieves the planet's degradation while celebrating queerness and seeking healing for the next generation. By the end of the collection, a myriad of voices builds to a full-throated roar. This is a book for survivors and advocates, for mothers and daughters, for anyone moving through trauma with resilience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An intimate collection of poems about mothers and daughters, female friendship, and memory. Rebecca Hart Olander's second poetry collection, Singing from the Deep End, chronicles coming of age in the '70s and '80s with a single mother, girlhood friends, the death of a dearest friend, and the poet's own dive into motherhood. Rooted in the rocky coastline of Gloucester, Massachusetts, these poems thrum with music, mirrors, granite quarries, the Atlantic, potholder looms, feathered hair, and repurposed garments. Singing from the Deep End navigates how our ever-changing bodies can betray us and be betrayed, treading through layered griefs and surfacing into joy and reclamation. Anchored in the lives of women, this poetic mixtape is a love song to mothers, children, girlhood, and friendship. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

softcover. Condizione: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 66 pp.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition stated 2003, first printing. Published by CavanKerry Press. Trade soft cover in French wraps without DJ as issued. Book Condition: new. square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, sharp corners, spine not creased, no markings of any kind, no names no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. 8vo, 308 pages.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A collection that explores the beauty of survival in the face of upheaval and loss. Marina Carreira's Dead Things and Where to Put Them shares the hardships of marriage and motherhood during a pandemic. The exploration of loss within the context of various relationships provides a nuanced look at how grief manifests in everyday life, especially in the face of isolation and uncertainty. Carreira's third collection highlights moments of strength, connection, and hope, and inspires readers to locate their own resilience amidst loss and the unprecedented. With vivid imagery and bittersweet moments, Carreira navigates the space between life and loss. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Lyrical insights from an immigrant son navigating love, death, acceptance, and belonging along the United States and Mexico border. With a narrative voice that translates the unforgettable into something lyrical and magical, The Lost Nostalgias demonstrates Esteban Rodriguez's exploration of familial moments that move between the tragic, the trivial, and the triumphant. A mother's decaying teeth lead to questions of self-care and beauty; a quinceanera becomes a meditation on masculinity; a visit to the bank illuminates a father's existential fears; and a rave suddenly becomes a reflection on migration and survival. Because nothing is off the table under Rodriguez's tender lens, everything and everyone becomes deserving of admiration, dignity, and love. The Lost Nostalgias is an exploration of familial moments that move between tragic, trivial, and triumphant. Because nothing is off the table under Rodriguez's tender lens, everything and everyone becomes deserving of admiration, dignity, and love. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A hybrid collection that explores the dual nature of water as both a destructive and healing force, mirroring the experiences of Black women and girls. A hybrid collection of poetry and photography, Beyond the Watershed explores the various experiences of a Haitian American daughter and her Haitian immigrant mother. Nadia Alexis crafts a moving portrayal of generational trauma, domestic violence, survival, and reclamation, using stunning imagery drawing from the body, spirit, nature, and cityscapes. Alexis traces journeys to break freedocumenting pain, making space for light, becoming a reckoning, connecting with spirit, and writing oneself into new seasons of safe waters, healthy love, and transformation. This vital debut affirms that there's "nothing like the thirst / of Black girls who believe in their own dreams," even as they navigate nonlinear paths to healing. "Sometimes the clouds speak to me / & tell me to look beyond the burning," the daughter declares, as she charts her own path forward. "An exploration of trauma, survival, healing, and resilience in the lives of a Haitian immigrant mother and Haitian American daughter, it depicts journeys from abuse to freedom, contemplating connections between the Black female experience and nature."-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Poems that offer an honest portrayal of the complex realities of motherhood, including the devastating effects of postpartum depression. Maternal mental illness is an ongoing health crisis and deserves awareness, not only in the medical world but in the poetry world, too. Bridget Bell's All that We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy offers support to current mothers, mothers-to-be, family members of people suffering from perinatal mental illnesses, OB-GYNs, nurses, and any other healthcare providers. Bell uses various poetic forms to shed light on the challenges that come with motherhood, including the physical and emotional challenges of childbirth while celebrating the beauty of women's strength and resilience. Written with deep care and fearlessness, Bell's debut collection is both an educational tool and a powerful component of recovery in that shares others' similar stories. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A memorable debut collection that explores colonial and generational trauma. In this striking debut, Dorsia Smith Silva explores the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, highlighting the natural world, the lasting impact of hurricanes, and the marginalization of Puerto Ricans. These poems also focus on the multiple sites of oppression in the United States, especially the racial, social, and political injustices that occur every day. Smith Silva writes with a powerful, gripping voice, confronting the "drowning" of disenfranchised communities as they are displaced, exploited, and robbed of their identities, but remain resilient. Written with unflinching language and vivid imagery, In Inheritance of Drowning reveals the many facets of the lives of marginalized people. "Silva's poetry confronts Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the racial, social, and political injustices in the United States and highlights the "drowning" of BIPOC communities as they are displaced, exploited, and robbed of their identities."--Publisher description. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Formally innovative poems that engage with history and the individual. In his eleventh poetry collection, Baron Wormser offers the wide range of subjects and imaginative approaches that his readers have come to expect. Touching on topics such as the Jewish resistance, Godard films, and the National Football League, The History Hotel opens the door to both political and personal histories. This collection also introduces us to unforgettable characterswe follow alongside speakers as they drive through Kansas, as they memorize Shakespeare sonnets, and as they rehearse a love affair that went south. As Wormsers collection reminds us, the historical circumstances that touch, strengthen, or shatter a life are also key to understanding it. We all live in the History Hotel, where love, betrayal, hope, and despair go hand in hand. Showing those entangled hands is the work of these poemspoems that are alive to tradition but consistently inventive along the way. Wormser's eleventh poetry collection shows him at the apex of his truth-pursuing powers. From a young woman's nude selfie to the affair between Akhmatova and Modigliani to the brief life of a Jewish Raesistance fighter, his fierce insights shine. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 123 pages; New copy.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A critical look at female queerness through the lens of first-generation culture. In Tanto Tanto, a queer daughter of immigrants highlights the struggles she faces in romantic relationships amidst a culture of oppressive, culturally sanctioned heteronormativity. Exploring the consequences of queer love in both contemporary American and Luso-American societies, Tanto Tanto unsettles ideas about the privileged queer body, romantic love, queer motherhood, femininity, gender identity, sex, and more. This collection makes visible and troubling what is often overlooked, misunderstood, and romanticized in American homosexuality. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A poetry collection focused on grief and the many ways it can impact a family. The death of a youngest child. An alcoholic and distant father. A grief-stricken family. A tentative faith. These are the building blocks of Boy, a sequence of poems that explores how death and loss color memory and influence the ways family members relate to each other and to their shared history. Inspired by the death of her own younger brother, Tracy Youngblom has written a poetry collection that serves as a companion to grief. This book is for those who love poetry and those who are intimidated by it, those interested in the way childhood experience shapes life, and those interested in the psychology of addiction. The death of a youngest child; an alcoholic, distant father; a grief-stricken family; tentative faith: this sequence of poems that explores how death and loss color memory and influence the ways family members relate to one another's shared history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A poetry collection that celebrates Black culture, creativity, and memory. From Kendrick to Kanye, to a Sunday in Oakland with Frank Oceans falsetto in the foreground, Mausoleum of Flowers is still life set against the backdrop of demise. Daniel Summerhills sophomore collection grabs fate by the throat and confronts it. What does it mean to continue living when your friends are dying beside you? This collection melds an exploration of spirituality and rebellion with Black tradition. Summerhills poems invite the reader near in order to self-excavate and explore tones of loss, love, and light. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A memoir dealing with the aftermath of abuse. Ive heard that some volcanic eruptions are soft with oozing streams of lava dancing down the side of the volcano like a Las Vegas chorus line. My fathers eruptions were quick, like bricks being thrown through a window. Denise Tolans memoir-in-essay traces the legacy of violence in an Italian American family, showing how abuse reverberates both in the body and mind of a family. The books first part, Blood is Not Water, lays out how the origins of violence can infect the roots of a family tree. The second part, Good Blood Doesnt Lie, shows what grows from those roots. Italian Blood is a raw, heartbreaking series of essays where everything is connected through literal and metaphorical blood. These essays offer a connection to anyone who suffered childhood shame, violence, or fear and provide reassurance that they are not alone. Italian Blood traces the bloodline of a family from first cuts to open wounds to healing revealing how violence becomes a legacy that can only be broken by speaking truth. Blood is a character in family stories that flows thickly through our lineage. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An irreverent and unapologetically Jersey meditation on friendship, family, aging, and gentrification. In The Jersey Slide, veteran poet and proud Hoboken resident Danny Shot revels in the quotidian richness of his experience as a first-generation American and child of German Jewish refugees. Recounting tall tales and inside jokes, local histories, and family sagas, the poems in this collection sidle up to you like the loquacious barfly at your local dive, revealing unexpected drama, pathos, and humor in landscapes and faces you thought you knew. Written with pugnacious language and intimate humor, The Jersey Slide celebrates the unvarnished, working-class beauty of a diverse and scrappy community. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…