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“Sally’s Hair” by John Koethe (Harpercollins, 2007)

John Koethe, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and the first Poet Laureate of Milwaukee, returns with his latest poetry collection, Sally’s Hair, now...

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“Electric Light” by Seamus Heaney (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001)

Heaney’s New Poetry After last year’s bestselling success of Beowulf: A New Verse Translation, renowned author Seamus Heaney now brings us his latest collection of poetry, entitled Electric Light.  The...

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“Borrowed Coats” by Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel (Hanging Loose Press, 2001)

Having published three other collections of poetry, Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel returns with new talents and new insights into the world of poetry.  Of German, Irish and Cherokee extraction, and having...

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“The History of the Invitation: New and Selected Poems, 1963-2000” by Tony...

This is Tony Towle’s tenth book of poems: a collective history spanning from the beginning of his career to the present.  A New Yorker, Towle was born in Manhattan in 1939 where he spent most of his...

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“Drive Through the Blue Cylinders” by Ed Friedman (Hanging Loose Press, 2001)

A graduate of UC San Diego, Ed Friedman has lived most of his life in New York.  His work has appeared in New American Writing, The World, Hanging Loose and Conjunctions. With Drive Through the Blue...

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“Monsters and Other Lovers” by Lisa Glatt (Pearl, 1996)

You need something vibrant yet compelling to kick-start a career in poetry, and with Lisa Glatt’s debut book, she has done just that.  If you know Glatt pretty well, Monsters and Other Lovers will...

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“Shelter” by Lisa Glatt (Pear, 1999)

With her second book of poetry, published in 1999, Lisa Glatt has come a long way since Monsters and Other Lovers.  The first book was one of release and admittance; in Shelter Glatt has a lesson for...

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“Man Climbs Out of Manhole” by David Hernandez (Pearl, 2000)

There comes a time when you read a novel or book of poetry and you will love every single word of it, as you turn each page; when you finish it you will realize that it is only a small publication,...

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“Donating the Heart” by David Hernandez (Pearl, 2001)

In Donating the Heart, David Hernandez reveals further proof of his talent as a poet. Published in 2001, just one year after Man Climbs Out of Manhole, it is nevertheless crucially different from his...

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