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Book Cover for: Here at the Crux, Leanne Boschman

Here at the Crux

Leanne Boschman
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This week, Cynthia Sharp reviews "Here at the Crux," Leanne Boschman's beautiful new collection of poetry. "Boschman sings the earth to life with assonance and alliteration, exemplifying the melodies of foliage, cradled in its arms." https://t.co/fxZvFPQUFY

Paperback, 2022

$23.95Member price:$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Whitemud Walking, Matthew James Weigel

Whitemud Walking

Matthew James Weigel
PRISM international (SUBS OPEN)PRISM international (SUBS OPEN)

The last five books our Prose Editor, Natasha, has loved are: -Her Body and Other Parties: Carmen Maria Machado -Whitemud Walking: Matthew James Weigel -Heaven No Hell: Michael DeForge -The Marrow Thieves: Cherie Dimaline -Severance: Ling Ma

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tripticks, Ann Quin

Tripticks

Ann Quin
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This week, Thea McLachlan reviews Ann Quin’s newly republished “Tripticks.” “It is written in a cut-up style of lists, notes, letters, dreams, and memories. These spheres...bleed together, lacking all of them the steadiness of verisimilitude.” https://t.co/n0lPWP5F3I

Paperback, 2022

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Swollening, Jason Purcell

Swollening

Jason Purcell
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This week, Catherine Harris reviews “Swollening,” Jason Purcell’s new collection of poetry. "Food becomes a way of repairing the gut, a vessel for good bacteria…” https://t.co/2CRzUZzjsl

Paperback, 2022

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: You Better Be Lightning, Andrea Gibson

You Better Be Lightning

Andrea Gibson
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This week, Cynthia Sharp reviews “You Better Be Lightning,” Andrea Gibson’s newest collection of poetry. “Gibson’s cosmos refers back to itself, building on themes of stars and reappropriated angels, leaving us with gentle, unforgettable newness.” https://t.co/HbGXNjK75o

Paperback, 2021

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Safety Razor, Emily Osborne

Safety Razor

Emily Osborne
PRISM international (SUBS OPEN)PRISM international (SUBS OPEN)

What if we told our own stories like they were ancient myths? Come "peel back the layers and pay attention to our miraculously flawed world" in Cara Waterfall's captivating review of Emily Osborne's new poetry collection, Safety Razor! https://t.co/KmTiXRkgeQ

Paperback, 2023

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak: Volume 21, Grace Lau

The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak: Volume 21

Grace Lau
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EXTENDED DEADLINE! The Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is open until October 31st. Grace Lau (@thrillandgrace), author of The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak will be picking the winning pieces. Find more contest details and links to submit here: https://t.co/ald0M4eczo https://t.co/poqdP0jefc

Paperback, 2021

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: When We Lost Our Heads, Heather O'Neill

When We Lost Our Heads

Heather O'Neill
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This week, Daryl Sneath speaks with Heather O’Neill about swans, the French Revolution, and her latest novel "When We Lost Our Heads." “Fairy tales feel like the fabric of my voice..." https://t.co/2YDaHq1A7D

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Severance, Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma
PRISM international (SUBS OPEN)PRISM international (SUBS OPEN)

The last five books our Prose Editor, Natasha, has loved are: -Her Body and Other Parties: Carmen Maria Machado -Whitemud Walking: Matthew James Weigel -Heaven No Hell: Michael DeForge -The Marrow Thieves: Cherie Dimaline -Severance: Ling Ma

Paperback, 2019

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Standing in the Forest of Being Alive, Katie Farris

Standing in the Forest of Being Alive

Katie Farris
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"Why write love poetry in a burning world?" This question is asked and answered in Katie Farris's new collection, Standing in the Forest of Being Alive. Check out ALHS's stunning review! https://t.co/R4JDg4aNQI

Paperback, 2023

$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book