New Release: Whispers from the Aural World by Karolyn Redoute

New Release: Whispers from the Aural World by Karolyn Redoute

Shells, ears, damaged mirrors—the images in Karolyn Redoute’s powerful new book, Whispers from the Aural World—conjure a mysterious emotional landscape that is as real as the lost city of Detroit where she grew up, and as heartbreaking as the silence between parents and children or, later on, between lovers. Redoute makes us feel that there’s hope, that through the discipline of poetry we can force the shards of broken glass into focus and find our whole reflections again.
Maura Stanton, author of Immortal Sofa

Prophecy and memory exist on the same plane in Whispers from the Aural World by Karolyn Redoute. Children pause in the space between hours, a father drives a house like a car, and a staircase patiently anticipates turning into a story. With homegrown mysticism, Redoute discovers magic in the corners of rooms and in the corners of the mind, building a delicate bridge across childhood loss and wonder to an adult understanding of identity.
James Cihlar, author of The Shadowgraph

Publication Date: 4/30/2018
ISBN: 978-1-63210-034-4/
80 pages, $14.95

Poetry : American – General
Body, Mind & Spirit / Mindfulness & Meditation

New Release: The Inexhaustible Before by Robert Pfieffer

New Release: The Inexhaustible Before by Robert Pfieffer

Bob Pfieffer’s second poetry collection dares us to be “good to one another,” to be “serious about experience,” and “to enjoy / the smallest fragments of life.” It’s a book about fatherhood, citizenship, and—first and foremost—love.
James Davis May, author of Unquiet Things

Unquestionably the poems of this book express empathy at every turn: for past girlfriends, polar bears, animals struck by cars, tsunami victims, a mother diagnosed with cancer, a girlfriend become wife, a baby daughter…Underpinning the voice of this emotionally rich book is a belief in our shared humanity and the ultimate hope for redemption through love.
Beth Gylys, author of Sky Blue Enough to Drink

Publication Date: 3/5/2018
ISBN: 978-1-63210-029-0
98 pages, $14.95

Poetry: American General
Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Political
Parenting & Relationships

New Release: Body Work by Stephanie Cohen

New Release: Body Work by Stephanie Cohen

Opening a copy of Body Work is like lifting the lid of a jewelry box to discover each gemstone carefully carved, polished, and sparkling. These poems resonate with intelligence, authenticity, delicious irony, concise and biting images, and deep empathy. The work in this insightful and unforgettable collection rank as Stephanie K. Cohen’s finest. And there’s not a faux jewel among them.
Pat Carr, author of The Death of a Confederate Colonel, and winner of the Iowa Fiction Award, Southwest Fiction Award, Library of Congress Marc IV Award, the Porter Fiction Prize, and others

Publication Date: 3/3/2018
ISBN: 978-1-63210-033-7
128 pages, $16.95

Poetry: American General
Self Help: Relationships: Family and Friends
Religion and Spirituality: New Age & Spirituality

New Release: Reflections- New and Selected Poems by Ute Carson

New Release: Reflections- New and Selected Poems by Ute Carson

Ute Carson’s first volume of poetry, Just A Few Feathers was published by PlainView Press in 2011. She also published a novella, Save the Last Kiss, with Plain View Press in 2016.

What a remarkable, sweeping collection from writer Ute Carson! This inspired arrangement of poetry, conveys the richness and poignancy of every life stage. Drawing from remarkable experience and striking particulars, she ultimately conveys the light of gratitude–“the clearing you spy / beyond a forest thicket.” The poems are love songs to family and life itself, cyclical loss answered always by powerful renewal.
Judith Austin Mills, author of Accidental Joy, a Streak of Poetry and the Texas Revolution Trilogy

Publication Date: 3/1//2018
ISBN: 978-1-63210-032-0
98 pages, $14.95

Poetry: American General
Health, Fitness, Dieting: Aging
Self Help: Relationships: Friendship and Family