The title of James Reaney’s (1926-2008) book-length poem cycle, "A Suit of Nettles", may ring a bell. Some may recall its acclaimed first publication in 1958; others will have read excerpts in the recent Essential James Reaney, also... Read More

Gary Jackson’s poetry collection "Missing You, Metropolis" boldly takes readers where few poets have dared to tread: inside the world of comic books. Echoing the framed narratives from which he drew inspiration, Jackson presents... Read More

Crack cocaine addiction seems worlds apart from the life of an upper middle-class Southern belle. At one time in her life, the author, Meg Henderson Wade, would have enthusiastically agreed; that is until the day her husband of seventeen... Read More

In this unique and interactive set, teachers and parents alike will find an enjoyable and effective approach to teaching the fundamental skills of reading. Included are ten illustrated picture books, that each tell a short, fun story... Read More

Perhaps it is true that the mystic like the prophet might find himself as Jesus said without honor only in his hometown among his relatives and in his own home. The reason for this may be that mystics claim to see and hear what others... Read More

Meanderings of An Aged Mind, the title of retired junior high teacher Kay Fay’s slim volume of poetry, gives her licence to expound upon any number of subjects that she knows best-schools, schoolchildren, homework, parenting,... Read More

“.. If I were a drum / in a past life, the loose skin of my palms / would have woven into a colorful fabric. / If I was a drum in a past life / you must have been a stream / washing the wounds,” Medrano writes. A drum indeed-in this,... Read More

The grief unique to women plays a central role in Bloch’s fourth collection "Blood Honey", here cast in muted shades of irony: “We were sitting on my sofa with his dead wife. / (A good-looking woman, he allowed.)” But the pain of... Read More