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My Therapist Approved These

My Therapist Approved These

by Nicole Mihelis
Thin Soup

Thin Soup

by Stephen James Penner
Brainstorming

Brainstorming

by Carolyn Martin

Poetry Collections & Chapbooks

Snow Over an Origami Heart

Snow Over an Origami Heart

by Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Ruffles and Rifles

Ruffles and Rifles

by Lori Rosenlof Drake
So Much Depends on the Light

So Much Depends on the Light

by Susan Coultrap-McQuin
Heirloom Eyes

Heirloom Eyes

by Rhea Grove
A Spring of Resilient Light

A Spring of Resilient Light

by Karen Poppy
Death Is the Dismount

Death Is the Dismount

by Stuart Watson
THE VIRGINIA POEMS <br>Based on the Writings of Virginia Woolf

THE VIRGINIA POEMS
Based on the Writings of Virginia Woolf

by Barbara Fried
Middle Ground

Middle Ground

by Phillip Shabazz
La Cuenta-Mundo / <br>The World Counting

La Cuenta-Mundo /
The World Counting

by Gabriela Mistral
translated by Doreen Stock
Moon Talk

Moon Talk

by Nathalie Le Breton
Seeing Again

Seeing Again

by Danyen Powell
Still Life with Sorrow & Joy

Still Life with Sorrow & Joy

by Lana Hechtman Ayers
Possible Lives

Possible Lives

by Frederick Asnes
In the Hour of Awakening

In the Hour of Awakening

by Joanne Monte
A Moment's Breath

A Moment’s Breath

by Susan Willis Johnson
The Snow Arrow

The Snow Arrow

by Sharon Black
From the Other Side of Maybe

From the Other Side of Maybe

by P.M. Draper
Well Seasoned

Well Seasoned

by Joanne Kennedy Frazer
Morning Glory Moon

Morning Glory Moon

by Casey Robb
Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause & Peace

Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause & Peace

by Julie Potiker with artwork by Edward Kane
Lucy the Elephant Wins in a Landslide

Lucy the Elephant Wins in a Landslide

by John Arthur Grand Prize Winner, 2025
All That Glitter

All That Glitter

by Katie Dozier Editor’s Choice Award, 2025
No Lightsabers in the Kitchen

No Lightsabers in the Kitchen

by John Wojtowicz Designer’s Choice Award, 2025
Solitary Light: Mourning Poems

Solitary Light: Mourning Poems

by Priscilla Bernard Wieden
Lessons in Buoyancy

Lessons in Buoyancy

by Kristin Roedell
Mixtape: Marginal States

Mixtape: Marginal States

by Debbie Hall
Cycling at Sunrise

Cycling at Sunrise

by Fred Zirm
Energy and Nothingness

Energy and Nothingness

by K. D. Vallejo
There Is Always a Volcano Before You

There Is Always a Volcano Before You

by Christine Colasurdo
Pink Tercets

Pink Tercets

by Rick Rayburn
If the Water

If the Water

by Cathy Cain
Compost Your Despair

Compost Your Despair

by Hayden Dansky
no mother but the sky

no mother but the sky

by D. Walsh Gilbert
Wild Heart

Wild Heart

by Patricia Cannon
Once Upon a World War II

Once Upon a World War II

by Kazimieras Campe
Inventions and Variations with Selected Works 2002-2025

Inventions and Variations with Selected Works 2002-2025

by WD Frank
Shelter in Place

Shelter in Place

by Shawn Pittard
Dear Beautiful Gay

Dear Beautiful Gay

by Mary Warren Foulk
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Broken Open

Broken Open

by Lynda Skeen
Homage to Kafka

Homage to Kafka

by Laura Ann Reed
Dualities of Albireo

Dualities of Albireo

by Kashiana Singh
Clothes To Go Out In

Clothes To Go Out In

by Margaret Chula
Many Hats

Many Hats

by Mike Schneider
Andes

Andes

by John L. Miller
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Heart & Bones

Heart & Bones

by Sandra Rendig
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More Water Than Tears

More Water Than Tears

by Rebecca Lynne Bluemel
Into the Thrum

Into the Thrum

by Marjorie Moorhead
Love's Press

Love’s Press

by Cathy Cain
Splitting Open the World

Splitting Open the World

by Carolyn Martin
Chrysalis

Chrysalis

by Luna Moore Latorre
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da

Ob-la-di Ob-la-da

by David Belmont
The Pronunciation Part

The Pronunciation Part

by Flavian Mark Lupinetti Grand Prize Winner, 2024
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Ice Cream for Lunch: <br>A Grandparents Handbook

Ice Cream for Lunch:
A Grandparents Handbook

by Laura Foley Editor’s Choice Award, 2024
A Girl, Her Slipper, and Yesterday's Rainbow

A Girl, Her Slipper, and Yesterday’s Rainbow

by Allison Thorpe Designer’s Choice Award, 2024
Witness

Witness

by Shawn Pittard
SKULL

SKULL

by Amy Baskin
Hags on Tractors

Hags on Tractors

by Penny Johnson
Lamplight

Lamplight

by Cathy Cain
Chaos & Calm

Chaos & Calm

by Angelika Quirk
book cover image with sail shaped spiderweb at night under the light of the moon

White Sail at Midnight

by Ginny Lowe Connors
Sale
The Poeming Pigeon - Issue #14

The Poeming Pigeon – Issue #14

A Journal of Poetry & Art
Sale
Field Notes from an Illusion

Field Notes from an Illusion

by Lois Levinson
Searching for Home

Searching for Home

by Elizabeth Mateer
Life in No Ordinary Time

Life in No Ordinary Time

by Laurel Feigenbaum
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Acceleration Due to Gravity

Acceleration Due to Gravity

by Heikki Huotari
Ordinary Omens

Ordinary Omens

by LeAnn Bjerken
The Beautiful One's Ark

The Beautiful One’s Ark

by Sher A. Schwartz
Lighting Up the Duff

Lighting Up the Duff

by Sheila Sondik
Rescue Dogs

Rescue Dogs

by Fred Zirm
Depression of the Zillenium

Depression of the Zillenium

by Elle Verde
Pleased to Meet You

Pleased to Meet You

by Romana Tarlamis
Vitals and Other Signs of Life

Vitals and Other Signs of Life

by David A. Goodrum
A Bit Left of Straight Ahead

A Bit Left of Straight Ahead

by Kim Peter Kovac
Journey of Trees

Journey of Trees

by Susan Landgraf
Remote Control

Remote Control

by Laura Esther Sciortino
Kansas, Reimagined

Kansas, Reimagined

by Anara Guard
Now Is What Matters

Now Is What Matters

by Janet Steward
The Old Folks Call It God's Country

The Old Folks Call It God’s Country

by Carol Parris Krauss
How to Say

How to Say

by Stephanie A. Marcellus
The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch Dōgen

The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch Dōgen

by James K. Zimmerman
Blue Chip Stamp Guitar

Blue Chip Stamp Guitar

by Sue Fagalde Lick
gOD: A Respectfully Divergent Testament

gOD: A Respectfully Divergent Testament

by Penelope Scambly Schott
Disconnects and Other Broken Threads

Disconnects and Other Broken Threads

by Emily-Sue Sloane
front book cover of The Squannacook at Dawn

The Squannacook at Dawn

by Richard Jordan
1st Place Winner, 2023
Inside Out

Inside Out

by Kirsten Morgan
2nd Place Winner, 2023
Reading Wind

Reading Wind

by Carol Barrett
3rd Place Winner, 2023
Front book cover image of trees dripping with moss over Georgia coastal waters

At Home with the Dreamlike Earth

by Steven Croft
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book cover of IT'S A CROOKED ROAD, BUT NOT FAR, TO THE HOUSE OF FLOWERS

It’s a Crooked Road, but Not Far, to the House of Flowers

by Wendy Erd
CoverFRONT-JumpStraightUp

Jump Straight Up

by Jarold Ramsey
CoverFront-The Hill Around are Dust and LIght

The Hills Around Are Dust and Light

by Karen Gookin
front cover of book, Self Dissection, by Amelia Diaz Ettinger. Shows a embroidered skeleton torso with flowers inside, on a black background

Self Dissection

by Amelia Díaz Ettinger
front cover of The Poeming Pigeon, issue #13, designed by Robert R. Sanders featuring cover art by Beverly Ash Gilbert

The Poeming Pigeon – Issue #13

A Journal of Poetry & Art
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Uprooting: Leaving the Cycle of Abuse

Uprooting: Leaving the Cycle of Abuse

by Jade Rosina McCutcheon & Kristin Thomas
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front cover of metal used for beauty alone

metal used for beauty alone

by Claudia Saleeby Savage
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Book Cover Front-Quilting the Loose Edges

Quilting the Loose Edges

by Susan Woods Morse
Cover-Front(FullFace)-BreakUpHair

Break-Up Hair & Other Poems

by Grace Richards
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CoverFront-WhenAllElseFails

When All Else Fails

by Lana Hechtman Ayers
CoverFront-TheCallHome (with painting of Heron taking off from rock by river)

The Call Home

by Susan Johnson
Cover Front-Aching Our Bones, Our Breaking Hearts

Our Aching Bones, Our Breaking Hearts

by Joel Savishinsky
Book Cover showing telescope in star-filled sky and large title "Why Do We Look Up?"

Why Do We Look Up?

by Kazimieras Campe
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A Starved Heart

A Starved Heart

by Genevieve Lardizabal
Signs

Signs

by Emily Newberry
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front book cover of In Transit, depicting a sole butterly aloft on a mottled turquoise background

In Transit

by Teddy Norris
CoverFront-TrackingtheFox-web

Tracking the Fox

by Rosalie Sanara Petrouske
1st Place Winner, 2022
front cover Elemental Things

Elemental Things

by Michael S. Glaser
2nd Place Winner, 2022
front cover of Listening in the Dark

Listening in the Dark

by Suzy Harris
3rd Place Winner, 2022
front book cover of The Round Whisper of No Moon, designed by Robert R. Sanders

The Round Whisper of No Moon

by Peter Kaufmann
Front Cover of The Poeming Pigeon, Issue #12

The Poeming Pigeon – Issue #12

A Journal of Poetry & Art
Front Cover of My Husband's Eyebrows

My Husband’s Eyebrows

by Leanne Grabel
Sale
Front book cover of SOUNDINGS

Soundings

by David Gonzalez
front cover of Poems of the Point

Poems of the Point

by Lauri Cruver Cherian
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Cover-Front After Pyre

After Pyre

by P.M. Draper
CoverFront-CosmologyHeavenHell

Cosmology of Heaven & Hell

by Michael Waterson
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front cover of This Is the Lightness (dogwood branch)

This Is the Lightness

by Rachel Barton
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Front Book Cover of Earthwork

Earthwork

by Kristin Berger
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Front cover of The Weight of Clouds

The Weight of Clouds

by Cathy Cain
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Front cover of Blood Moon

Blood Moon

by Elaine S. Nussbaum
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Front book cover of Breath So Hungry

Breath So Hungry

by Joann Renee Boswell
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front book cover of Late Fall Bucolics

Late Fall Bucolics

by Anne Coray
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Front book cover of A Short Supply of Viability (old man on bench looking into the distance)

A Short Supply of Viability

by Annette Gagliardi
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CoverFront-Fencelines(web)

Fencelines

by Angela Hansen
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Book cover of This Conversation, photography and design by Robert R. Sanders

This Conversation

by Christopher Bogart
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Front book cover of Olympic

Olympic

by John L. Miller
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Front Book Cover of Built to Last

Built to Last

by Tara L. Carnes
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Front book cover of Shells in the Sieve

Shells in the Sieve

by Nathan Fryback
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Cover Front - A Nest in the Heart

A Nest in the Heart

by Vivienne Popperl
CoverFront-TellHerYes

Tell Her Yes

by Ann Farley
Cover-Front-Contraband

Contraband

by Juan Pablo Mobili
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CoverFront-TransitionThunderstorms

Transition Thunderstorms

by Beth Bonness
Cover-IntheJaguar'sHouse

In the Jaguar’s House

Children’s Poems & Photos by Debbie Hall
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Front Cover of Beneath the Gravel Weight of Stars

Beneath the Gravel Weight of Stars

by Mimi German
Front book cover of Earth Resonance showing conch shell in the ocean and sunlight shimmering

Earth Resonance: Poems for a Viable Future

by Sam Love
CoverFront-ErasuresComingOut(web)

Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter)

by Mary Warren Foulk
1st Place Winner, 2021
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CoverFront-Of-the-Forest

Of the Forest

by Linda Ferguson
2nd Place Winner, 2021
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CoverFront-Let'sHearItfortheHorsesr(web)

Let’s Hear It for the Horses

by Tricia Knoll
3rd Place Winner, 2021
Front Cover of The Ninetieth Day

The Ninetieth Day

by Kristin J. Leonard
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CoverFront-ExchangingWisdom

Exchanging Wisdom

by Christopher & Angelo Luna
Cover-Front-DearJohn

Dear John—

by Laura LeHew
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Front Book Cover fo What We Bring Home

What We Bring Home

by Susan Coultrap-McQuin
Songs from the Back-in-the-Back

Songs from the Back-in-the-Back

by Marcia B. Loughran
CoverFront-Gaslight_Opera(web)

Gaslight Opera

by Gary Percesepe
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The Catalog of Small Contentments

The Catalog of Small Contentments

by Carolyn Martin
The Fog

The Fog

by Mary C. Florio
Front Book Cover of we're not real anyways, poems by maddie mitchell

we’re not real anyways

by maddie mitchell
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Front Book Cover of Protection by Michelle Lerner (Cover Image by Robert R. Sanders)

Protection

by Michelle Lerner
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CoverFront-WhatIsNotaMiracle

What Is Not a Miracle

by Don Badgley
Front Cover of World Gone Zoom

World Gone Zoom: Notes from the American Epicenter

by David Belmont
Front Book Cover of Bayna Bayna: In-Between

Bayna Bayna: In-Between

by Zeina Azzam
Front Cover of Bye Bye Blackbird, designed by Robert R. Sanders

Bye Bye Blackbird

by Doreen Stock
Italian Lesson

Italian Lesson

by Dianalee Velie
CoverFront-SophiaWhitman

Sophia and Mister Walter Whitman

by Penelope Scambly Schott
CoverFront Synapse Flies into Startle

Synapse Flies into Startle

by Sally Naylor
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CoverFront-SylvanGrove

Sylvan Grove

by Barbara A. Meier
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CoverFront-BuildlingAWoman

Building a Woman

by Deborah Meltvedt
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Front Book Cover of Shoebox by Donovan Hufnagle, cover design by Robert Sanders

Shoebox

by Donovan Hufnagle
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CoverFront-StrongerThantheCurrent

Stronger Than the Current

by Mark Thalman
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The Day of My First Driving Lesson

The Day of My First Driving Lesson

by Tiel Aisha Ansari
1st Place, Chapbook Prize
Cover(front)MyMotherNeverDied

My Mother Never Died Before

by Marcia B. Loughran
2nd Place, Chapbook Prize
Book Cover (front) of Off Coldwater Canyon by CW Emerson (The Poetry Box, 2020)

Off Coldwater Canyon

by C.W. Emerson
3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
CoverFront-NothingMoretoLose

Nothing More to Lose

by Carolyn Martin
Front cover of A Shape of Sky

A Shape of Sky

by Cathy Cain
Sale
Excoriation-CoverFront

Excoriation

by Rebecca Smolen
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Front Cover of My Mind's Eye

My Mind’s Eye

by Marshall Witten
CoverFront-BeforetheDistance

Before the Distance

by Pasquale Trozzolo
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CoverFront-MouthQuill

Mouth Quill

by Kaja Weeks
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CoverFront-The Kingdom of Birds

The Kingdom of Birds

by Joan Colby
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CoverFrontChap-JustTheGirls

Just the Girls

by Pamela R. Anderson-Bartholet
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Front Book Cover:Songs of an Indomitable Spirit

Songs of an Indomitable Spirit

by Michael B. Carroll Jr.
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Front Cover of Picking Scabs from the Body History

Picking Scabs from the Body History

by Joanne Godley
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Front Cover of Sitting in Powell's Watching Burnside Dissolve in Rain, cover art by Robert R. Sanders

Sitting in Powell’s Watching Burnside Dissolve in Rain

by Doug Stone
CoverFront-CatchingNarcissus-web

Catching Narcissus

by Rheanna Haaland
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Cover (front)-The Winter of J

The Winter of J

by Gary Percesepe
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CoverFront-TheEaterOfDreams

The Eater of Dreams

by Christopher Bogart
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Cover Front-My Miscellaneous Muse

My Miscellaneous Muse: Poem Pastiches & Whimsical Words

by Ralph La Rosa
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CoverFront-TheScreamingSilence

The Screaming Silence

by Lanser Howard
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Breakpoint Front Cover

Breakpoint

by Christopher Bogart
CoverFront-GoodCapeWeather(web)

(good cape weather)

by Wes Jordans
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CoverFront-BetweenStatesOfMatter

Between States of Matter

by Sherry Rind
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CoverFront-StaringDownTheTracks

Staring Down the Tracks

by Julia Paul
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Cover-Front-The Widow at the Piano

The Widow at the Piano

by Sue Fagalde Lick
Book Cover (front) Matrimony

Matrimony

by Laurel Feigenbaum
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Front Cover of Notes from a Caregiver

Notes from a Caregiver

by Meg Lindsay
Front Book Cover, "Moroccan Holiday" poetry by Lauren Tivey

Moroccan Holiday

by Lauren Tivey
1st Place, Chapbook Prize
Front Book Cover of Hello, Darling

Hello, Darling

by Christine Higgins
2nd Place, Chapbook Prize
Front Cover of Falling into the River

Falling into the River

by Debbie Hall
3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Cover-Front-Shadow Man-web

Shadow Man

by Margaret Chula
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Cover-WhatSheWasWearing

What She Was Wearing

by Shawn Aveningo Sanders
CoverFront-A Long Wide Stretch of Calm

A Long, Wide Stretch of Calm

by Melanie Green
CoverFront-MostBeautiful

Most Beautiful

by Elizabeth S.E. McBride
and Connie Cronenwett
FrontCover_The Very Rich Hours

The Very Rich Hours

by Gregory Loselle
Front Cover: Mary Dyer's Hymn & Other Quaker Poems

Mary Dyer’s Hymn and Other Quaker Poems

by Stanford Searl
Sale
Cover Front-The Dichotomy Between Light & Dark by Michael B. Carroll Jr.

The Dichotomy Between Light & Dark

by Michael B. Carroll Jr.
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Cover-Front-LikeOHope-web

Like the O in Hope

by Jeanne Julian
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Book Cover (front) Abruptio by Melissa Fournier

Abruptio

by Melissa Fournier
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Book Cover (Front) Gospel Gone Blues by Jimmie Ware

Gospel Gone Blues

by Jimmie Ware
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Book Cover, Bee Dance by Cathy Cain (front cover image)

Bee Dance

by Cathy Cain
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Book Cover (front) Call My Name by Heather Wyatt

Call My Name

by Heather Wyatt
Sale
Book Cover Front - Cardboard Wings by Piper Bringman

Cardboard Wings

by Piper M.L. Bringman Young Artist Series
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FrontCover -ImpossibleLedges

Impossible Ledges

by Dianne Avey
cover-front-SmallBlueHarbor

Small Blue Harbor

by Ahrend Torrey
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Cover-Surreal Expulsion by D.R James

Surreal Expulsion

by D.R. James
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Cover-The Unknowable Mystery of Other People by Sally Zakariya

The Unknowable Mystery of Other People

by Sally Zakariya
The Secret Land

The Secret Land

by Patrick Sheils
Front Cover The Poet's Curse by Michael Estabrook

The Poet’s Curse

by Michael Estabrook
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Book Cover Epicurean Ecstasy by Cynthia Gallaher

Epicurean Ecstasy

by Cynthia Gallaher
Cover-Front-ManySparrows by donnarkevic

Many Sparrows

by donnarkevic
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Cover-(front)-Shrinking Bones

Shrinking Bones

by Judy K. Mosher
1st Place, Chapbook Prize
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Book Cover (Front) of November Quilt

November Quilt

by Penelope Scambly Schott
2nd Place, Chapbook Prize
Book Cover (front) A Democracy Divided

A Democracy Divided

by Ralph J. Long Jr.
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Fireweed by Gudrun Bortman, Front Cover

Fireweed

by Gudrun Bortman
3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
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Front Cover, 14: Antologia del Sonoran

14: Antología del Sonoran

by Christopher Bogart
3rd Place, Chapbook Prize
Sale
Front Cover of My Life in Cars by Linda Strever

My Life in Cars

by Linda Strever
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Book Cover: Painting the Heart Open by Liz Nakazawa

Painting the Heart Open

by Liz Nakazawa
Book Cover: Womanhood & Other Scars by Rebecca Smolen

Womanhood & Other Scars

by Rebecca Smolen
Cover-An Eyeful Hennepin of Neon by Rheanna Haaland

An Eyeful of Hennepin Neon

by Rheanna Haaland
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Front Book Cover, In These Voices

In These Voices

by Sherri Levine
All That She Can book cover

All That She Can

by Kali Rose Schmidt
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Front Book Cover Psyche's Scroll by Karla Linn Merrifield, The Poetry Box Select

Psyche’s Scroll

by Karla Linn Merrifield
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Impressions

Impressions

by Dr. Paul T.M. Jackson
Sale
Broadfork Farm

Broadfork Farm

Tricia Knoll
Giving Ground

Giving Ground

Poems by Lynn M. Knapp
The Way a Woman Knows

The Way a Woman Knows

Poems by Carolyn Martin

 

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Poetry Anthologies

 

Other Books (Designed by The Poetry Box)

 

 

Books by our Staff

Cover-WhatSheWasWearing

What She Was Wearing

by Shawn Aveningo Sanders
Front Cover of Beauty of Cannabis by Spurs Broken (Amherst Media)

Beauty of Cannabis: Spurs Broken

by Robert R. Sanders Sold