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Prizewinning “Shrinking Bones” – Pre-Order Now!

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First Prize, 2018

Shrinking Bones

by Judy K. Mosher

Tentative Release Date: Dec 1, 2018

Shrinking Bones by Judy K. Mosher is the first place winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize for 2018. These poems grew from the author’s journey with her aging mother and her memory of her “past paid work-life” as a professor of anatomy and physiology. The collection is a rich marriage of poetic observation joined with an in-depth understanding of the human body. It portrays a beautiful story of love, loss and grief, as well as the complex relationship between mother and daughter.

 

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Prizewinning “November Quilt” – Pre-order Now!

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Second Prize, 2018

November Quilt

by Penelope Scambly Schott

Tentative Release Date: Nov 10, 2018

Reading November Quilt, by acclaimed author and poet, Penelope Scambly Schott, is akin to making a new friend. Brew a cup of tea and curl up in your favorite reading chair as you’re invited to share life experiences, aphorisms, confessions and curious ponderings in this collection of 30 poems (one for each day of the month).

 

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Taking Pre-Orders for “A Democracy Divided”

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A Democracy Divided

by Ralph J. Long Jr.

Tentative Release Date: Nov 10, 2018

A Democracy Divided examines the sharp split that exists in the body politic of America. The first section, “answers” each amendment in the Bill of Rights with an original poem, while the second half addresses topics like origin, faith, leadership and our future. Through clever use of the abecedarian form, Long examines the stance taken by individual states and their electorates, revealing the frustration caused by a lack of empathy for others when politicians strive for election over governance.

 

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Fireweed

by Gudrun Bortman

Tentative Release Date: Oct 15, 2018

In November 2008, a vicious wildfire swept through Santa Barbara, California, forcing many residents to flee in fear, while wondering what would survive the angry flames. These poems tell that story through one woman’s experience of loss and her resiliency to rebuild in the aftermath of destruction. Above all, this is a story of hope.

 

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Taking Pre-Release Orders for “14: Antología del Sonoran”

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14: Antología del Sonoran 

by Christopher Bogart

Tentative Release Date: Oct 15, 2018

Twenty-six Mexican migrants were discovered in the Sonoran desert near Yuma, Arizona. Twelve of them were wandering around the desert, delirious and dying of thirst. Fourteen were taken by pickup truck to the morgue. The deceased became known as the “Yuma 14.” These poems tell their story.

 

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Book Cover: Painting the Heart Open by Liz Nakazawa

Painting the Heart Open

by Liz Nakazawa

Tentative Release Date: Sept 1, 2018

These are poems of memory, thanks, prayer, bliss, dreams and blessings, embedded in color, and, while ethereal, are also rooted firmly to the earth. Hope is the sustaining thread even if some poems veer into darkness. Light is never too far away.

 

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Taking Pre-Release Orders for “Womanhood & Other Scars”

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Book Cover: Womanhood & Other Scars by Rebecca Smolen

Womanhood & Other Scars

by Rebecca Smolen

Tentative Release Date: Sept 1, 2018

This collection of poems explores what it means to be a woman in the 21st century. Through the eyes of the poet as young girl, teenager, daughter, granddaughter, wife and mother, we traverse both the triumphs and heartbreaks of womanhood. Let these poems blanket you in the realization you are not alone—you have a community who will help you navigate the waters of misogynistic behavior and societal expectations. The scars of each of our experiences are there to remind us how far we’ve come, and give us the strength to keep rising.

 

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