{"title":"Available on Kindle and in Print","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrices listed are for \u003cem\u003eprint \u003c\/em\u003ecopies. Kindle prices can be found by following the link in each book description.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sidewalk-stories","title":"Sidewalk Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis DiClemente\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of three previous poetry collections. His blog can be found at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/francisdiclemente.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efrancisdiclemente.wordpress.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 114 pages\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Kelsay Books (April 3, 2017)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sidewalk-Stories-Francis-DiClemente-ebook\/dp\/B0C1TPVK53\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OUJVE32X1LJK\u0026amp;keywords=Sidewalk+Stories+francis+diclemente\u0026amp;qid=1691691044\u0026amp;sprefix=sidewalk+stories+francis+diclement%2Caps%2C167\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12371715555401,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/510SRpSs0dL._SX331_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1532891310"},{"product_id":"dark-fathers-and-other-poems","title":"Dark Fathers \u0026 Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Pennsylvania, \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Anthony Sam\u003c\/strong\u003e is the proud grandson of peasant immigrants from Poland and Syria. For much of his life, he lived and worked in the Detroit area, graduating from Eastern Michigan University (BA, MA) and Michigan State (Ph.D.). He lives now in Virginia with his wife and life partner, Linda. Sam’s poetry has appeared in over 90 journals and publications and his poem, “First and Last,” won the 2018 Rebecca Lard Award. He has five published collections including Final Inventory (Prolific Press 2018) and Finite to Fail: Poems after Dickinson, the 2016 Grand Prize winner of the GFT Press Chapbook Contest. He currently teaches creative writing at Germanna Community College, from where he retired as President in 2017. He serves as Vice President for the North Central Region on the Board of the Virginia Poetry Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 91 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (November 30, 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fathers-Other-Poems-David-Anthony-ebook\/dp\/B0DLTGQP54\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XYOK0QRCIBCP\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5z9H34CfM-J8wYFcuW6U6g.jeF_BM8jIUYzewM2nisvQWauUeF2ongnzoleLUpOxCY\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=David+Anthony+Sam+-+Dark+Fathers+%26+Other+Poems\u0026amp;qid=1730917516\u0026amp;sprefix=david+anthony+sam+-+dark+fathers+%26+other+poems%2Caps%2C105\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31419514126433,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/Sam_Front_Nov_30_JK.jpg?v=1575144999"},{"product_id":"pictures-postcards-letters","title":"Pictures, Postcards, Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLennart Lundh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, historian, photographer, and short-fictionist. His work has appeared internationally since 1965, including poetry in some forty anthologies and numerous issues of more than seventy-five journals. Len served in Vietnam with the Navy’s Amphibious Ready Group Bravo during 1968 and 1969 and was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 1970. He and his high school sweetheart are great-grandparents and reside in Northeastern Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 82 pages\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Kelsay Books (March 25, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pictures-Postcards-Letters-Lennart-Lundh-ebook\/dp\/B0CTSFJMJK\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Y5VS4YI9ZW6A\u0026amp;keywords=Lennart+lundh+-+Pictures%2C+Postcards%2C+Letters\u0026amp;qid=1707510026\u0026amp;sprefix=lennart+lundh+-+pictures%2C+postcards%2C+letters%2Caps%2C100\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31955577897057,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/lundh_front_1.jpg?v=1585172389"},{"product_id":"gifts-of-the-seasons-autumn-and-winter","title":"Gifts of the Seasons, Autumn and Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Cottrell\u003c\/strong\u003e lives with her husband and three rescued dogs in rural Piedmont North Carolina. An outdoor enthusiast and retired teacher, she enjoys reading, writing, knitting, hiking, Pilates, and yoga. She loves nature’s sensory stimuli and experimenting with poetry. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including the \u003cem\u003eBest Emerging Poets Series\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAvocet, Plum Tree Tavern, Poetry Quarterly, Burningword Journal, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Pangolin Review.\u003c\/em\u003e She was the recipient of 2017 Rebecca Lard Poetry Award, Prolific Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/suzanneswords.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esuzanneswords.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 46 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (May 24, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seasons-Autumn-Winter-Suzanne-Cottrell-ebook\/dp\/B0BVNMR6M7\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=36S3WONM79EQL\u0026amp;keywords=Suzanne+Cottrell+gifts+of+the+seasons\u0026amp;qid=1691690843\u0026amp;sprefix=suzanne+cottrell+gifts+of+the+seasons%2Caps%2C312\u0026amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32330700095585,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/cottrell_front.jpg?v=1590341483"},{"product_id":"black-forest-dreams-a-journey-through-germany","title":"Black Forest Dreams:  A Journey Through Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Kuhn Carey\u003c\/strong\u003e’s poetry book, \u003cem\u003ePostcards from Poland, \u003c\/em\u003ewas selected as the third Journal of Modern Poetry Book Award winner in 2013 and published by Chicago Poetry Press (as part of the award) in February 2014. (\u003cem\u003ePostcards From Poland \u003c\/em\u003eis currently available at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/PostcardsfromPoland.com\"\u003ePostcardsfromPoland.com\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.Amazon.com\"\u003ewww.Amazon.com\u003c\/a\u003e). \u003cem\u003ePostcards from Poland\u003c\/em\u003e was also selected in May 2016 as the 1st Place Poetry Category winner in the Pacific Book Awards, as well as the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Place “Medalist” winner in the Travel Category for the 2015 New Apple Book Awards For Excellence in Independent Publishing in February 2016. In addition, \u003cem\u003ePostcards\u003c\/em\u003e received a Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Award in November 2015 (as the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Place winner in the “Travel Category”), and awards from the 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards, 2015 Midwest Book Awards, and 2015 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, in addition to awards from the London, Paris, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Southern California, and Great Midwest Book Festivals in 2014, 2015 and 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Carey’s most recent collection of travel poems entitled, \u003cem\u003eBlack Forest Dreams, A Journey Through Germany\u003c\/em\u003e, was also selected as the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Place winner in the Travel category for the 2017 Paris Book Festival, the 2016 Amsterdam Book Festival, and the 2016 Northern California Book Festival.  Joseph Kuhn Carey is also the recipient of an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)\/Deems Taylor award for music-related writing (for articles written about jazz artist\/composers Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, and Anthony Braxton) and a Grammy-voting member of The Recording Academy. He’s published a chapbook of poetry (\u003cem\u003eBulk-Rate\u003c\/em\u003e) and a book on jazz (\u003cem\u003eBig Noise From Notre Dame: A History of The Collegiate Jazz Festival, \u003c\/em\u003eUniversity of Notre Dame Press) and has released two “Loose Caboose Band” CDs of original children’s songs with his brother, Bill (\u003cem\u003eThe Caboose is Loose\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMighty Big Broom\u003c\/em\u003e, the latter of which garnered two first-voting-round Grammy nominations), both of which are available on iTunes and Amazon.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Fine Arts (in Creative Writing) degree from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a Master of Science in Mass Communication degree from Boston University. He’s traveled the country interviewing bakers for Bakery Magazine and written about jazz \u0026amp; blues artists for Downbeat, JazzTimes, and The Boston Globe. Mr. Carey’s poems have been selected in the 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Highland Park Poetry “Poetry Challenge” contests, 2015 and 2016 Poets \u0026amp; Patrons Chicagoland Poetry contests, 2014\/2015 \u0026amp; 2018\/2019 Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Poetry contests, the Journal of Modern Poetry JOMP 15, JOMP 16, JOMP 17 and JOMP 18 Poetry contests, the Writer’s Digest 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Annual Poetry Awards Contest \u0026amp; 80\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Annual Writing Competition, Highland Park Poetry’s 2013 and 2015 “Poetry That Moves” contests and the Evanston Public Library’s 2013 35\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Annual Jo-Anne Hirshfield Memorial Poetry Awards. Also, his poems have appeared in the Illinois State Poetry Society’s \u003cem\u003eDistilled Lives\u003c\/em\u003e poetry collections (Volumes 3, 4 and 5), the 2014\/2015 \u0026amp; 2015\/2016 editions of the East on Central Journal of Arts \u0026amp; Letters, and many poetry collections published by Highland Park Poetry. One of Mr. Carey’s poems was also nominated by Highland Park Poetry for a Pushcart Prize in 2019. When not scribbling entertaining poems, stories, and songs on all available scraps of paper to read to his wife and sons over dinner, he runs a successful multi-state property management business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 86 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 16, 2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Forest-Dreams-Journey-through-ebook\/dp\/B0GNP94NMJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #080909;\"\u003eSee the poetry reading \u003ca style=\"color: #080909;\" href=\"https:\/\/josephkuhncareycreativeworks.com\/live-performances\/project-one-akl6f\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #080909;\"\u003eReviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #080909;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #080909;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/highlandparkpoetry\/posts\/black-forest-dreamsa-journey-through-germanyjoseph-kuhn-careykelsay-books-202186\/3253770911517569\/\"\u003eHighland Park Poetry \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #080909;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #080909;\" href=\"https:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/book-review\/black-forest-dreams\"\u003eReaders' Favourite\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #080909;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #080909;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/germany\/graenzbote\/20210508\/282020445167737\"\u003ePress Reader\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #080909;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #171818;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #171818;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lokalmatador.de\/epaper\/ausgabe\/mitteilungsblatt-gemeinde-seitingen-oberflacht-25-2021\/\"\u003eMitteilungsblatt\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #171818;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #171818;\" href=\"https:\/\/readerviewsarchives.wordpress.com\/2022\/01\/25\/reviewcareyblackforestdreams\/\"\u003eReader Views\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #090909;\"\u003eColorado Independant Publishers Association EVVY Awards 2021: \u003cem\u003e3rd place in the Poetry Category \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #090909;\"\u003e2021 Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards: \u003cem\u003eFinalist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #090909;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storymonsters.com\/book-briefs\/2021-royal-dragonfly-winners-announced\" style=\"color: #090909;\"\u003e2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards: First Place Poetry Prize\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #090909;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #090909;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readerviews.com\/2021-award-winners\/\"\u003eReader Views Choice Awards 2020: Bronze Award in categories of Poetry and \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #090909;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #090909;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independentpressaward.com\/2022distinguishedfavorites\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndependent Press Awards 2022: Distinguished Favourite Award in the Travelogue\/Poetry category\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39394210185400,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/carey_front.jpg?v=1616463648"},{"product_id":"what-s-wrong-with-us-kali-women","title":"What’s wrong with us Kali women?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnita Nahal,\u003c\/strong\u003e Ph.D., is a professor, poet, flash fictionist, children's book writer, recent novelist, and very recent short film maker. Finalist, Tagore Literary Prize, 2023, for her poetry book, \u003cem\u003eKisses at the espresso bar\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2022),\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize (2022, 2023), Anita won the Nissim Prize for Excellence in Literature for her poetry-prose novel, \u003cem\u003edrenched thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e in 2024. Her third poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eWhat’s wrong with us Kali women?\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2021), is mandatory reading at Utrecht University. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita has one novel, four poetry collections, one of flash fiction, four for children, and six edited anthologies published. Anita’s poems have appeared in numerous journals in the US, UK, Asia, and Australia and anthologized in many collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Polaris Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003e(2024), \u003ci\u003eThe Best Asian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2021-2022), \u003ci\u003eYearbook of Indian Poetry in English \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) and in the \u003ci\u003eTwenty Contemporary Indian English Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, released by India’s Academy of Letters—the Sahitya Akademi (2023). \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently Anita ventured into short filmmaking on her poems, and her first short, “Clubs my sinful dance muse,” was awarded the Best Super Short Film Award by the Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela (August, 2024). It was also screened at the Alibag and Goa Short Film Festivals, India, 2024. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita has worked in higher education, both in teaching and administration, at various universities for over thirty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She's been a Fulbright scholar and an NEH fellowship awardee among other laurels in her academic career. She teaches at a university in Washington DC.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita is the secretary of the Montgomery Chapter, Maryland Writers Association, and former editor of the newsletter, Poetry Society of Virginia. She is also an active member of the Northern Virginia Writers Club and the Poetry Society of Virginia. Anita is the daughter of Sahitya Akademi award-winning Indian novelist and professor, Late Dr. Chaman Nahal, and educationist Late Dr. Sudarshna Nahal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind her at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.anitanahal.com\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1747158448961000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2TDgHiOpSvY-dKwE4C78JL\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anitanahal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.anitanahal.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003ePaperback: 94 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 9, 2021) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" 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His hybrid book of poetry and images \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Road to Continental Heart\u003c\/em\u003e will be published in 2022. His chapbook of poetry, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eO My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e will be published in 2022. Written in both verse and prose, several of his plays have been produced. He has written both short and long fiction and has published a number of nonfiction essays and book chapters. His nonfiction book \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFifty Years of Right Sharing\u003c\/em\u003e will be published in 2022. Mr. Davison worked for twenty years as a journalist and professional writer in the private sector and was awarded a writing scholarship by Earlham School of Religion. He lives in Pennington, New Jersey, with his wife Christine Lewandoski.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback: 79 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 14, 2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dancing-Mockingbird-Steven-Davison-ebook\/dp\/B0DM6ZKHF2\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C92LPQOXX4V1\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BSsmde2lBE1g5auW4gfubw.-YbLHRyTYLNjpl-v1X0uYzRL0_fTK54CKF9X-gTpReU\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Steven+Dale+Davison+dancing+mockingbird\u0026amp;qid=1731080613\u0026amp;sprefix=steven+dale+davison+dancing+mockingbird%2Caps%2C117\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41171696943288,"sku":"","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/davison_front.jpg?v=1644963076"},{"product_id":"seeing-voices-poetry-in-motion","title":"Seeing Voices: Poetry in Motion","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBorn hard of hearing and adopted in Luxembourg, \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Sargent\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up with a deaf twin sister in Europe and the United States. She has written for \u003cem\u003eSIGNews,\u003c\/em\u003e a national newspaper for the Deaf, and worked in educational settings with deaf students. Her poetry and artwork in the past year, including a Best of the Net nominee, appeared in more than thirty literary publications in the U.S. and abroad. She serves as the creative nonfiction editor and an assistant nonfiction editor for two literary journals, as well as an editor for an international poetry anthology publisher. She also reviews for a literary magazine dedicated to making visible the artistic expression of sexual violence survivors. Residing in picturesque Vermont with her family, she also enjoys writing stories for children. A children’s book entitled \u003cem\u003eSundae Sundays\u003c\/em\u003e is due out later this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 36 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (June 15, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seeing-Voices-Poetry-Kelly-Sargent-ebook\/dp\/B0B6GH69S2\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L82QR1C1ALG9\u0026amp;keywords=kelly+sargent+Seeing+Voices%3A+Poetry+in+Motion\u0026amp;qid=1691690362\u0026amp;sprefix=kelly+sargent+seeing+voices+poetry+in+motion%2Caps%2C128\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f1010;\"\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sundressblog.com\/2023\/01\/02\/sundress-reads-review-of-seeing-voices-poetry-in-motion\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSundress Publications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wordgathering.com\/vol16\/issue3\/book-reviews\/sargent\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWordgathering\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=709163724133031\u0026amp;id=100051182303296\u0026amp;set=a.579194347129970\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHighland Park Poetry Review (Posted February 1, 2023)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thepoetrycafe.online\/2022\/06\/26\/seeing-voices-poetry-in-motion\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Poetry Cafe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/book-review\/seeing-voices\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReaders' Favorite\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41641146974392,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/sargent_front.jpg?v=1655311545"},{"product_id":"seduction-out-of-eden","title":"Seduction: Out of Eden","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJaclyn Piudik\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eTo Suture What Frays\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2017) and three chapbooks, \u003cem\u003ethe corpus undone in the blizzard\u003c\/em\u003e (Espresso Chapbooks, 2019), \u003cem\u003eOf Gazelles Unheard\u003c\/em\u003e (Beautiful Outlaw, 2013), and \u003cem\u003eThe Tao of Loathliness\u003c\/em\u003e (fooliar press, 2005\/8). Her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals, including \u003cem\u003eNew American Writing, Columbia Poetry Review, Burning House,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBarrow Street.\u003c\/em\u003e She received a New York Times Fellowship for Creative Writing and the Alice M. Sellers Award from the Academy of American Poets. Jaclyn has edited many volumes of poetry, including collections for award-winning Canadian publisher Book*hug. In addition, she edits academic monographs for the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the City College of New York, as well as an M.A. and collaborative Ph.D. in Medieval Studies and Jewish Studies from the University of Toronto. Jaclyn teaches creative and academic writing at the University of Toronto and has a private mentoring practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHer website is:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jaclynpiudik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewww.jaclynpiudik.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet R. Kirchheimer\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eHow to Spot One of Us,\u003c\/em\u003e poems about the Holocaust and her family (Clal, 2007). She is producing AFTER, a cinematic documentary in which poets perform and examine the role of art in responding to the Holocaust. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee with poems in numerous print and online journals and anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eConnecticut Review, Atlanta Review, Mudfish, Limestone,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Poet’s Quest for God.\u003c\/em\u003e Her chapter, “At the Water’s Edge: Poetry and the Holocaust,” appears in \u003cem\u003eThe Psychoanalytic Textbook of Holocaust Studies\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2019). Janet received a Certificate of Appreciation from the 261st Signal Brigade for her poetry reading for a Multi-National Forces Days of Remembrance Holocaust Memorial Service, for which she also was given a Citation from The Council of The City of New York. Most recently, she appeared at a Six-Word Memoir storytelling event at the Tenement Museum in New York City. Janet received a Drisha Institute for Jewish Education Arts Fellowship, is a writing coach, and teaches creative writing and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHer website is:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.janetkworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewww.janetkworks.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 48 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (July 1, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seduction-Out-Eden-Jaclyn-Piudik-ebook\/dp\/B0B7R4RCTQ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2X3NVFQ8AMLNI\u0026amp;keywords=seduction+out+of+eden\u0026amp;qid=1696128252\u0026amp;sprefix=seduction+out+of+eden%2Caps%2C137\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41696834650296,"sku":"","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/piudik_front.jpg?v=1656712001"},{"product_id":"alice-s-adventures-a-modern-version-of-lewis-carroll-s-classic-in-verse","title":"Alice’s Adventures ~ A Modern Version of Lewis Carroll’s Classic, in Verse","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWatch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XBa2IIDcYAE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebook trailer\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cem\u003eAlice’s Adventures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Buchheit\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author of books, poems, progressive essays, and scientific journal articles. He recently completed his first historical novel, \u003cem\u003e1871: Rivers on Fire.\u003c\/em\u003e His poetry has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Lyric, Illinois State Poetry Society, Poets \u0026amp; Patrons of Chicagoland, Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest,\u003c\/em\u003e and various other publications. His most recent nonfiction book was \u003cem\u003eDisposable Americans,\u003c\/em\u003e published in 2017 by Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 61 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 25, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Alices-Adventures-Version-Carrolls-Classic-ebook\/dp\/B0C1KCP8F3\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2D656UEO5GJUG\u0026amp;keywords=Paul+Buchheit+alice%27s+adventures\u0026amp;qid=1691690773\u0026amp;sprefix=paul+buchheit+alice%27s+adventures%2Caps%2C100\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAward:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pencraftaward.com\/winners\/2023-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePenCraft Seasonal Book Award\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews:\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/quillandparchment.com\/archives\/Jan2023\/book4.html\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/quillandparchment.com\/archives\/Jan2023\/book4.html\"\u003eAuthor's Reading\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/quillandparchment.com\/archives\/Jan2023\/book4.html\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/quillandparchment.com\/archives\/Jan2023\/book4.html\"\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Parchment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41874645254328,"sku":"","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/buchheit_front.jpg?v=1661468161"},{"product_id":"the-right-mistakes","title":"The Right Mistakes","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePamela Brother Denyes\u003c\/strong\u003e’ poems are published in various journals, \u003cem\u003eWingless Dreamer, Vallum, Barstow \u0026amp; Grand V, MindFull Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e and in several volumes of international collections published by \u003cem\u003eThe Poet Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e Her chapbook, “Renewal,” upon which this collection is based, received an Honorable Mention in a 2020 National Poetry Writing Month Contest. In 2019 Pamela won the Hampton Roads Writers Conference Poetry Contest with her poem “Mrs. Creekmore’s May Peas,” about the mass shooting in Virginia Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePamela’s career-based writing included contract nonfiction, instructional design and manuals, developmental and copy editing, and online\/print writing for her regional newspaper and internet gateway. She is also a musician and singer, and has worked professionally in that arena, too. A mother and grandmother, Pamela resides in eastern Virginia but travels all she can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eArtist’s Statement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetired now, I am harvesting forty years of poetry, song-writing, journals and travelogues to create new works—and fun! I am inspired by creative arts of every stripe, and most especially the natural world. The brevity of form in poetry is the most immediately accessible type of art when that inspiration comes to me. A daily writer for a very long time, my affirmation is “May I never cease to be amazed!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 81 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 3, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Right-Mistakes-Poems-Imperfection-Renewal-ebook\/dp\/B0DY2Y529D\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MEMBPLA6VLJI\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NnByWwNVbLDIZZrYlq2f0Q.XcvuAG-ae2EODk3e_DJzVH-4DU4MtnFXvq9FJqwZkD8\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Pamela+Denyes+mistake\u0026amp;qid=1740434734\u0026amp;sprefix=pamela+denyes+mistake%2Caps%2C127\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41956530258104,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/denyes3_front_1.jpg?v=1664838117"},{"product_id":"wall-of-sound","title":"Wall of Sound","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Stephenson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s poetry has appeared widely in literary journals for many years. His collection\u003cem\u003e Rhythm and Blues\u003c\/em\u003e won the Richard Wilbur Award and was published by the University of Evansville Press in 2008. He was also a six-time finalist for the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStephenson is a manufacturing engineer by profession and has worked primarily in the automotive industry. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in the same discipline from the University of Wisconsin. He lives in Detroit with his wife, the chemist Maria Clelia Milletti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 96 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 15, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wall-Sound-David-Stephenson-ebook\/dp\/B0BPKT12J6\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=david+stephenson+wall+of+sound\u0026amp;qid=1694809343\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41970656346296,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/stephenson_front.jpg?v=1665857538"},{"product_id":"kisses-at-the-espresso-bar","title":"Kisses at the espresso bar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnita Nahal,\u003c\/strong\u003e Ph.D., is a professor, poet, flash fictionist, children's book writer, recent novelist, and very recent short film maker. Finalist, Tagore Literary Prize, 2023, for her poetry book, \u003cem\u003eKisses at the espresso bar\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2022),\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize (2022, 2023), Anita won the Nissim Prize for Excellence in Literature for her poetry-prose novel, \u003cem\u003edrenched thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e in 2024. Her third poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eWhat’s wrong with us Kali women?\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2021), is mandatory reading at Utrecht University. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita has one novel, four poetry collections, one of flash fiction, four for children, and six edited anthologies published. Anita’s poems have appeared in numerous journals in the US, UK, Asia, and Australia and anthologized in many collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Polaris Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003e(2024), \u003ci\u003eThe Best Asian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2021-2022), \u003ci\u003eYearbook of Indian Poetry in English \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) and in the \u003ci\u003eTwenty Contemporary Indian English Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, released by India’s Academy of Letters—the Sahitya Akademi (2023). \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently Anita ventured into short filmmaking on her poems, and her first short, “Clubs my sinful dance muse,” was awarded the Best Super Short Film Award by the Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela (August, 2024). It was also screened at the Alibag and Goa Short Film Festivals, India, 2024. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita has worked in higher education, both in teaching and administration, at various universities for over thirty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She's been a Fulbright scholar and an NEH fellowship awardee among other laurels in her academic career. She teaches at a university in Washington DC.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita is the secretary of the Montgomery Chapter, Maryland Writers Association, and former editor of the newsletter, Poetry Society of Virginia. She is also an active member of the Northern Virginia Writers Club and the Poetry Society of Virginia. Anita is the daughter of Sahitya Akademi award-winning Indian novelist and professor, Late Dr. Chaman Nahal, and educationist Late Dr. Sudarshna Nahal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind her at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.anitanahal.com\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1747158448961000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2TDgHiOpSvY-dKwE4C78JL\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anitanahal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.anitanahal.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 103 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 18, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kisses-espresso-bar-ekphrastic-prose-ebook\/dp\/B0BHTTX5XV\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9GV7ZHCZIYZ\u0026amp;keywords=kisses+at+the+espresso+bar\u0026amp;qid=1691690466\u0026amp;sprefix=kisses+at+the+espresso+ba%2Caps%2C150\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tagoreprize.com\/shortlist\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRabindranath Tagore Literary Prize (2023 Shortlist)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/femasiamagazine.com\/anita-nahals-soaring-saucer-in-the-boundaries-of-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFemAsia Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anitanahal.com\/reviews?pgid=ldviam4a-in-gaithersburg-marylands-savvy-verse-wit_0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaryland Verse and Wit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/samyuktajournal.in\/journal\/index.php\/sgc\/article\/view\/176\/170\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSamyukta Journal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypioneer.com\/2023\/sunday-edition\/the-printed-world--wording-the-picture.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Pioneer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thestatesman.com\/3675108\/Kolkata-The-Statesman\/16TH-MARCH-2023?fbclid=IwAR369dOCKVmz6NG67BtluxNMFJIXHR6-8XCSAdSSEpLUDgBNi60aTenVXu4#page\/11\/2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Statesman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41973675098296,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/nahal_front.jpg?v=1666114678"},{"product_id":"on-unfirm-terrain","title":"On Unfirm Terrain","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn in Texas and raised in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of Georgia, USA, \u003cstrong\u003eChristina E. 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Christina’s second children’s book, \u003cem\u003eThe Refrigerator Ghost,\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2022 in Korean by Kong Publishers (Seoul).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristina’s website is: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christinaepetrides.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.christinaepetrides.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 70 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (November 2, 2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unfirm-Terrain-Christina-Petrides-ebook\/dp\/B0FB9LZBHZ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NABSTNDSJ5KY\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3lnchEgt0L-_D8s4C-XJ1Q.jSjgrq-W-2kg_vbreQym87OzFGAbsb3yHYq9pIhCnlg\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=on+unfirm+terrain\u0026amp;qid=1748880382\u0026amp;sprefix=on+unfirm+terrain%2Caps%2C142\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41992644526264,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/petrides_front.jpg?v=1667416009"},{"product_id":"the-widow-s-lovers","title":"The Widow’s Lovers","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePamela Brothers Denyes\u003c\/strong\u003e’ poems have been published in the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Bards Central Review, Virginia Writers Club Journal, Wingless Dreamer, Poetry Society of Virginia Journal, Vallum, Barstow \u0026amp; Grand V, MindFull Magazine, Dark Moon Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e and in several volumes of international collections published by \u003cem\u003eThe Poet Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e Several of her individual poems and collections have received honors in contests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePamela’s chapbook, \u003cem\u003eRenewal\u003c\/em\u003e (upon which her collection\u003cem\u003e The Right Mistakes\u003c\/em\u003e is based), received an Honorable Mention in a 2020 National Poetry Writing Month Contest. In 2019 Pamela won the Hampton Roads Writers Conference Poetry Contest with her poem “Mrs. Creekmore’s May Peas,” about the mass shooting in Virginia Beach. \u003cem\u003eThe Right Mistakes\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Kelsay Books in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePamela’s career-based writing included contract nonfiction, instructional design and manuals, developmental and copy editing, and online\/print writing for her regional newspaper and internet gateway. She is also a musician and singer and has worked professionally in that arena, too. A mother and grandmother, Pamela resides in eastern Virginia but travels all she can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArtist’s Statement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetired now, I am harvesting forty years of poetry, songwriting, journals and travelogues to create new works—and fun! I am inspired by the natural world and all sorts of creative arts. The brevity of form in poetry is the most immediately accessible type of art when that inspiration comes to me. A daily writer for a very long time, my affirmation is “May I never cease to be amazed!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 86 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (November 7, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Widows-Lovers-Pamela-Denyes-ebook\/dp\/B0DY31X6FT\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KJO7FUBJMPLF\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.i_aJZebbGEt6Kd4ZObMnGg.xNBAoa4fm356U7TCQ7Ujg64f8N8wC-uN-_ALsvw4hX0\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Pamela+Denyes+the+widow%27s+lovers\u0026amp;qid=1740434878\u0026amp;sprefix=pamela+denyes+the+widow%27s+lovers%2Caps%2C122\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41997057294520,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/deynes_front_1.jpg?v=1667871258"},{"product_id":"cutting-a-sunbeam","title":"Cutting a Sunbeam","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLennart Lundh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, photographer, short-fictionist, and historian. His work has appeared internationally since 1965, including poetry in some fifty anthologies and numerous issues of more than ninety journals. More than two hundred readings of his work are archived on YouTube. Len served in Vietnam with the Navy’s Amphibious Ready Group Bravo during 1968 and 1969 and was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 1970. Post-service, he earned a BA and an MA in the Social Sciences from Northeastern Illinois University. He and Lin, his high school sweetheart, are great-grandparents and reside in Northeastern Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 92 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (December 5, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cutting-Sunbeam-Lennart-Lundh-ebook\/dp\/B0CVLJSC2F\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34KAZBHK4V6R5\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.F811hbu62NHWw682nVoODDPziPreyiLVWfeZs3WPinam-OvToSKiEMiMipsb8pjlm2Yo9c2NUJBTsQAn6-h9rrSHZHLR42Am5JAhTKdgJZE.a_SMi6bRX91uHkzmYzxZ1ZungATh8m7cEphhe6UEDWI\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Lennart+Lundh+-+Cutting+a+Sunbeam\u0026amp;qid=1711661686\u0026amp;sprefix=lennart+lundh+-+cutting+a+sunbeam%2Caps%2C117\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42024062517432,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/lundh_front.jpg?v=1670305817"},{"product_id":"nature-calls-outside-my-window-a-collection-of-poems-and-stories","title":"Nature Calls Outside My Window ~ A Collection of Poems and Stories","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Cottrell\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of three poetry chapbooks: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/gifts-of-the-seasons-autumn-and-winter?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=bd597549e\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGifts of the Seasons, Autumn and Winter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/gifts-of-the-seasons-spring-and-summer?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=bd597549e\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGifts of the Seasons, Spring and Summer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/scarred-resilience?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=bd597549e\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScarred Resilience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Kelsay Books). Her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals, including the \u003cem\u003eAvocet, Plum Tree Tavern, Poetry Quarterly, The Pangolin Review, Burningword Literary Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVita Press Anthologies\u003c\/em\u003e while her prose has appeared in journals and anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Flash Fiction Magazine, Dragon Poet Review, Nailpolish Stories, Dual Coast Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, \u003c\/em\u003ePersonal Story Publishing Project anthologies, Inwood Indiana Press anthologies, and Quillkeepers Press anthologies. Suzanne is an outdoor enthusiast and retired teacher, who enjoys reading, writing, knitting, hiking, Pilates and yoga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRead more about her writing journey at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/suzanneswords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.suzanneswords.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 129 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (December 19, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nature-Calls-Outside-Window-Collection-ebook\/dp\/B0BRYPQY8K\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SFLWFJ11BC09\u0026amp;keywords=suzanne+cottrell+Nature+Calls+Outside+My+Window\u0026amp;qid=1691690547\u0026amp;sprefix=suzanne+cottrell+nature+calls+outside+my+window%2Caps%2C131\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42036029784248,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/Cover_acb48b99-34c1-40fb-bd80-624f6bf23cf5.jpg?v=1671486910"},{"product_id":"life-drawing","title":"Life Drawing","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKris Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British poet. His poems have been published in journals in the UK, Ireland, the US, Europe and SE Asia. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. The RGS is a grand institution that celebrates explorers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKris is a teacher living and working in West London. He encourages pupils, teachers and parents to see the poetry in things. He was born and grew up in a village outside Bolton. Previously, he has studied, worked and lived in Hull, Cincinnati, Oxford, and the Bailiwick of Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKris is married with two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 74 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (December 23, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Drawing-Kris-Spencer-ebook\/dp\/B0BSR4GDZQ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29N675J9ERVNZ\u0026amp;keywords=Kris+Spencer+life+drawing\u0026amp;qid=1691690302\u0026amp;sprefix=kris+spencer+life+drawing%2Caps%2C110\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eBook Reviews:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/brieflywrite.com\/2023\/03\/13\/review-kris-spencer-life-drawing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBriefly Write\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038234874040,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/spencer_front_2.jpg?v=1671821505"},{"product_id":"cherubims","title":"Cherubims","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on the edge of the Forest of Dean in 1975. After attending schools in Lydney, Buenos Aires, and Monmouth, he studied English Language and Literature at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, and then undertook a PhD on Wallace Stevens at Trinity College, Dublin. He now lives in Oxford with his Italian wife and two sons, teaching English literature and art history at various colleges and the Department for Continuing Education at Oxford University. His collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eA Book of Psalms,\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Paraclete Press in 2020. ‘Clarke’s Psalter,’ the documentary he presented about writing these poems, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018. A selection of his poems, called \u003cem\u003eThe Voice inside Our Home,\u003c\/em\u003e was published at the beginning of 2022 by SLG Press. He is also the author of two books of criticism, \u003cem\u003eThe Later Affluence of W. B. Yeats and Wallace Stevens\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) and \u003cem\u003eThe Vagabond Spirit of Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e (Iff Books, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 120 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (January 1, 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cherubims-Edward-Clarke-ebook\/dp\/B0BS75CFMQ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30KCPQ65U9QYE\u0026amp;keywords=Edward+Clarke+cherubims\u0026amp;qid=1691690644\u0026amp;sprefix=edward+clarke+cherubims%2Caps%2C147\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42044642623672,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/clarke_front.jpg?v=1672606297"},{"product_id":"swallowing-stones","title":"Swallowing Stones","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa St. John\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer living in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York. Her poetry appears in many journals and anthologies such as \u003cem\u003e2Elizabeths, Misfit Magazine, The Poet’s Billow, The Ekphrastic Review, Light, Entropy Magazine, The Poetry Distillery, Poets Reading the News, Boomer Lit,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Chronogram Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e The poem “There Must Be a Science to This” won The Poet’s Billow’s Bermuda Triangle Contest. “Particle Song” was a finalist for the 2017 Rash Award in Poetry by Broad River Review. Her poem “The Whens of Now” was selected as a finalist for the New Millennium Writings 44th Literary Awards. \u003cem\u003ePonderings,\u003c\/em\u003e her first chapbook, was published by Finishing Line Press. Lisa’s travel articles are published on GoNomad.com. Her memoir excerpt, “I Still Exist,” was published by Grief Digest, and her essay, “DIY Apocalypse,” was published in Sleet. Her essay “Of Mothers and Other Demons” appears in \u003cem\u003eTales to Inspire: Moonstone Collection Book 2.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe can be reached at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lisachristinastjohn.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elisachristinastjohn.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 90 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (January 9, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swallowing-Stones-Lisa-St-John-ebook\/dp\/B0DJRY28S6\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2V21CHTDXX4SF\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bkRLeHXZQUdAy2zDcWshdw3gIBhBcw7HzfcGGC-FLiY.rIWF5tHN7Q_qC-WmjlD5MTyHHC5dC1OD-zn_WWiz32Y\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=lisa+st.+john+Swallowing+Stones\u0026amp;qid=1729269911\u0026amp;sprefix=lisa+st.+john+swallowing+stones%2Caps%2C128\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublicity:\u003cbr\u003eFall for Poetry with Kelsay Books Authors of the Hudson Valley (Reading, November, 2024)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y3XbvEOQEy8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Meter Cute Interviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAwards:\u003cbr\u003eThe Poet’s Billow’s Bermuda Triangle Contest Winner\u003cbr\u003e2017 Rash Award in Poetry by Broad River Review Finalist\u003cbr\u003eNew Millennium Writings 44th LIterary Awards Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42051027042488,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/st_john_front.jpg?v=1673296798"},{"product_id":"all-the-bad-girls-wear-russian-accents","title":"All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThank you for reading the first poetry collection from emerging poet,\u003cstrong\u003e Jane Yevgenia Muschenetz\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Authors post-1865, and lectures that include Harlem Renaissance Poetry, Modernism, and Beat Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe has a Doctoral degree from N.C. State University, a M.A. from UNC Pembroke, and a B.A. from St. Andrews University. He has taught at the college level for over 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScribbled Lines: Life in Pieces\u003c\/em\u003e is his first full collection of poetry. He has published two chapbook collections entitled \u003cem\u003eRandom Roadside Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDaughters, Soulmates, and the Spirit in the Urn.\u003c\/em\u003e He has also published research books and articles on education and curriculum development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDr. Roberts is the father of two daughters, Cayce and Kathryn, who he cites as the original inspirations for his creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe currently resides quietly on the Waccamaw River in Conway, SC, with his wife, Angela, and puppy, Sheldon, where he spends his time fishing, writing, and trying to keep death at bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 142 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 17, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scribbled-Lines-Pieces-Michael-Roberts-ebook\/dp\/B0BX6TLGTV\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3L374SSP9ZKMF\u0026amp;keywords=scribbled+lines\u0026amp;qid=1691691328\u0026amp;sprefix=scribbled+lines%2Caps%2C120\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105913704632,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/roberts_front_96c01a2a-d3b1-4879-83e7-13fbe1e4582e.jpg?v=1676696818"},{"product_id":"the-death-of-weinberg-poems-and-stories","title":"The Death of Weinberg: Poems and Stories","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Weinschenk\u003c\/strong\u003e is an attorney, writer, and musician. Until a few years ago, he wrote short stories exclusively but now divides his time equally between poetry and prose. Walter’s writing has appeared in a number of literary publications including \u003cem\u003eThe Carolina Quarterly, Lunch Ticket, Cathexis Northwest Press, Meniscus Literary Journal, The Banyan Review,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSand Hills Literary Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e Walter lives in a suburb just outside Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMore of Walter’s writing can be found at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.walterweinschenk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewalterweinschenk.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 156 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 22, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Death-Weinberg-Poems-Stories-ebook\/dp\/B0C9YHFXRF\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XYINM8B43QNF\u0026amp;keywords=Weinschenk%2C+Walter+-+The+Death+of+Weinberg\u0026amp;qid=1691691434\u0026amp;sprefix=weinschenk%2C+walter+-+the+death+of+weinberg%2Caps%2C139\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newpages.com\/blog\/books\/new-books\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.newpages.com\/blog\/books\/new-books\/\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/roots-in-the-sky-boots-on-the-ground-metaphysical-poems?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ae873bcdb\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/roots-in-the-sky-boots-on-the-ground-metaphysical-poems?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ae873bcdb\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew Pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatewayreview.wordpress.com\/current-contributors\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/gatewayreview.wordpress.com\/current-contributors\/\"\u003eThe Gateway Review\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42111308300472,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/weinschenk_front.jpg?v=1677125632"},{"product_id":"alchemy-of-yeast-and-tears","title":"Alchemy of Yeast and Tears","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Davis-Muffett\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared widely in literary journals in print and online and has won numerous honors including a Best of the Net nomination, inclusion in Best New Poets 2022, second place in the 2022 Joe Gouveia OuterMost Poetry Contest, judged by Marge Piercy and first honorable mention in the same competition in 2021, honorable mention in Comstock Review’s 2021 Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Contest, and finalist in the 2020 Julia Darling Poetry Prize. She has taught English and Creative Writing in the past, but she now makes her living in technology marketing. She lives with her husband, children, two dogs, and one cat in Rockville, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 48 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 3, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Alchemy-Yeast-Tears-Patricia-Davis-Muffett-ebook\/dp\/B0BZBDF2FJ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J450BJVCMUR3\u0026amp;keywords=Alchemy+of+Yeast+and+Tears\u0026amp;qid=1691691001\u0026amp;sprefix=alchemy+of+yeast+and+tears%2Caps%2C131\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129320313016,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/davis_muffet3_front_1.jpg?v=1677878575"},{"product_id":"rhapsodies-in-blue","title":"Rhapsodies in Blue","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSean Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Founding Director of 1455, a non-profit that celebrates storytelling (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/1455litarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.1455litarts.org\u003c\/a\u003e). He has appeared on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and been quoted in \u003cem\u003eUSA Today, The New York Times, The Huffington Post,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAdAge.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA long-time columnist for \u003cem\u003ePopMatters,\u003c\/em\u003e his work has also appeared in \u003cem\u003eSalon, The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, The Good Men Project, Sequestrum, Blue Mountain Review,\u003c\/em\u003e and others. His chapbook, \u003cem\u003eThe Blackened Blues,\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Finishing Line Press in 2021. His collection of short fiction, \u003cem\u003eThis Kind of Man,\u003c\/em\u003e is forthcoming in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe has been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize, twice for Best of Net, and his book \u003cem\u003ePlease Talk about Me When I’m Gone\u003c\/em\u003e was the winner of \u003cem\u003eMemoir Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e’s 2022 Memoir Prize. He lives in Virginia with his wife Heather and their dogs. To learn more, and read his published short fiction, poetry, and criticism, please visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.seanmurphy.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eseanmurphy.net\u003c\/a\u003e and @bullmurph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 62 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 3, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rhapsodies-Blue-Sean-Murphy-ebook\/dp\/B0BZ8THVFX\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S66SZV012CZ5\u0026amp;keywords=Rhapsodies+in+Blue+sean+murphy\u0026amp;qid=1691691178\u0026amp;sprefix=rhapsodies+in+blue+sean+murphy%2Caps%2C134\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129325228216,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/murphy_front_3c2a3c5f-bca9-4360-8771-c1048c932210.jpg?v=1677879112"},{"product_id":"notebook-19","title":"Notebook 19","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWatch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ynB8RNrlHf0\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebook trailer\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cem\u003eNotebook 19\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDennis J. Bernstein\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning poet. His most recent volume, \u003cem\u003eFive Oceans in a Teaspoon,\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2020 IPPY Gold Medal Award for Poetry and the American Bookfest 2020 Best Book Award for Poetry. The book was also a finalist for Poetry International’s 2020 Best Book Award. Bernstein’s previous collection, \u003cem\u003eSpecial Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom,\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2012 Artists Embassy International Literary Cultural Award. His poetry has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Quarterly, Bat City Review, Texas Observer, ZYZZYVA,\u003c\/em\u003e and numerous other journals. Bernstein’s artist books\/plays \u003cem\u003eFrench Fries\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGRRRHHHH: A Study of Social Patterns,\u003c\/em\u003e co-authored with Warren Lehrer, are considered seminal works in the genre, and are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Georges Pompidou Centre, and many other museums around the world. Bernstein is also an award-winning, nationally syndicated host of the news show Flashpoints on Pacifica Radio. His articles and essays have appeared widely in print, including in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times, Newsday, The Boston Globe,\u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle,\u003c\/em\u003e and internationally in \u003cem\u003eDer Spiegel\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eKyoto Journal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 74 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 30, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAward:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/internationalbookawards.com\/2023awardannouncement.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInternational Book Awards (2023 Poetry Finalist)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Notebook-19-Dennis-Bernstein-ebook\/dp\/B0C1596F7C\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1I4JK0IIF2JI3\u0026amp;keywords=notebook+19+Dennis+J.+Bernstein\u0026amp;qid=1691690708\u0026amp;sprefix=notebook+19+dennis+j.+bernstein%2Caps%2C221\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42209988509880,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/bernstein_front.jpg?v=1680212539"},{"product_id":"built-of-all-i-shape-and-name","title":"Built of All I Shape and Name","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Genia Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e began writing poetry at age seven. As a teenager, she attended the University of Virginia’s Young Writers Workshop, competed and won a spot on the Brave New Voices 2001 D.C. National Youth Poetry Slam Team. She earned a B.A. in English and Textual Studies and Policy Studies at Syracuse University and her M.S. in Education from University of Pennsylvania. She spent a year in Jerusalem, Israel, studying at Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, and volunteering with LGBTQ+ and middle east peace organizations. She works at a gun violence prevention nonprofit in D.C. and lives with her wife, daughter, and orange short-haired tabby cat, Zahav, in Silver Spring, Maryland. This is her first poetry collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 48 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (April 13, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Built-All-I-Shape-Name-ebook\/dp\/B0C2ZB1GHR\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1691691354\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42218819059896,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/products\/simon3_front.jpg?v=1681409949"},{"product_id":"early-cuts","title":"Early Cuts","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelli Lage\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poetry reader for Bracken Magazine and Best of the Net nominated poet. Her poetry chapbook, \u003cem\u003eI’m Glad We Did This,\u003c\/em\u003e is forthcoming fall 2023 with Prolific Pulse Press. Lage’s work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eStanchion Zine, Maudlin House, The Lumiere Review, Welter Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWebsite:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"www.KelliLage.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.KelliLage.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 92 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (May 17, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Early-Cuts-Kelli-Lage-ebook\/dp\/B0C6SGQSQF\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=early+cuts+kelli+lage\u0026amp;qid=1691691104\u0026amp;sprefix=Early+Cuts+%2Caps%2C121\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42243175678136,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/lage_front.jpg?v=1684359430"},{"product_id":"apples-crows","title":"Apples \u0026 Crows","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatch the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L8bzHHtaKOk\u0026amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebook trailer\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cem\u003eApples \u0026amp; Crows.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Basting\u003c\/strong\u003e earned an M.A. in English\/Creative Writing at Colorado State University and a M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University. His chapbooks include \u003cem\u003eSinging from the Abdomen\u003c\/em\u003e (Stone-Marrow Press); \u003cem\u003eWhat the Barns Breathe\u003c\/em\u003e (Window Press); \u003cem\u003eSuddenly, Herons\u003c\/em\u003e (The Writers’ Cooperative of Toledo); and \u003cem\u003eDeep Time, Daily Habits and Events\u003c\/em\u003e (The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo). \u003cem\u003eNothing Very Sudden Happens Here\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Lynx House Press, Spokane, WA, in late 2013. \u003cem\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Finishing Line Press in 2019. His work has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. He lives in the middle of the Manistee National Forest near the village of Bitely, MI, with his spouse and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor more information regarding Alan and for more of his poetry, visit the website:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alanbastingpoetry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ealanbastingpoetry.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 64 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (May 17, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apples-Crows-Alan-Basting-ebook\/dp\/B0CLFKYQ5X\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Apples+%26+Crows+alan+basting\u0026amp;qid=1698550238\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42243189145784,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/basting_front.jpg?v=1684359860"},{"product_id":"spf-sixty-sonatas-partitas-fugues","title":"SPF SIXTY ~ Sonatas, Partitas, Fugues","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Chicago and educated at Harvard, Virginia, and Northwestern universities. He practiced medicine for over forty years and retired to southern California several years ago, where he continues to write award-winning poetry and short stories. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eBUTTERFLY.\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in the spring of 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMore information is available at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.garydavisonpaper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGaryDavisonpaper.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 80 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (July 7, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spf-Sixty-Gary-Davis-ebook\/dp\/B0CC3XMFYP\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5AUSLYRCWKUR\u0026amp;keywords=spf+sixty+gary+davis\u0026amp;qid=1691690954\u0026amp;sprefix=spf+sixty+gary%2Caps%2C294\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42367481381048,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/davis_front_7021a8e2-7890-4e21-8615-6465d90dcf9e.jpg?v=1688792419"},{"product_id":"dancing-with-the-moon-poems-of-the-heart","title":"Dancing with the Moon ~ Poems of the Heart","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Dale Davison\u003c\/strong\u003e has published poems in more than two dozen journals. Mr. Davison has published three other books of poetry: a full-length collection of “nature” poems titled \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/dancing-mockingbird?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=bdcde07ee\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancing Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Kelsay Books); a hybrid book of poetry and images, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Continental Heart: Befriending, and Defending, the Spirit of North America\u003c\/em\u003e (Boyle and Dalton); and \u003cem\u003eO My Heart,\u003c\/em\u003e a chapbook (Moonstone Press). Several of his plays have been produced, including several written in verse. He has written both short and long fiction and has published a number of nonfiction essays and book chapters. An active Quaker, Mr. Davison has a nonfiction Quaker book under contract with Inner Lights Books. Mr. Davison worked for twenty years as a journalist and professional writer in the private sector and now writes for himself full-time. 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His most recent book of fiction was \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/alice-s-adventures-a-modern-version-of-lewis-carroll-s-classic-in-verse?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4ed7725db\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlice’s Adventures\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e published in 2022 by Kelsay Books. His historical novel, \u003cem\u003e1871: Rivers on Fire,\u003c\/em\u003e was self-published in 2021. 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She has a master’s degree in business from the University of Utah. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eRattle, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Poetry Online, The National Poetry Review, The Appalachian Review, SWWIM Every Day,\u003c\/em\u003e and others. \u003cem\u003eUntil It Is True\u003c\/em\u003e is her first book. 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Her work can be found in \u003cem\u003eMoon City Review, The Lavender Review, Cosmonauts Avenue, Peculiar, Pidgeonholes, Gargoyle Magazine, Counterclock Journal, The Shore, Poetry Online, Skink Beat Review,\u003c\/em\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can find her on Twitter and Instagram @scarlettpoet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 88 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 28, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pink-Must-Have-Worn-ebook\/dp\/B0CHKV2YHV\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1PQ0X4QQOHOLC\u0026amp;keywords=scarlett+peterson+the+pink+i+must+have+worn\u0026amp;qid=1702496539\u0026amp;sprefix=scarlett+peterson+the+pink+i+must+have+worn%2Caps%2C99\u0026amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42418349637816,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/peterson_front.jpg?v=1693247633"},{"product_id":"trekking-downrange","title":"Trekking Downrange","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Allen Breitweser\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired US Army Medical Corps Officer who has had combat zone tours. 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She enjoys coordinating a popular Boston reading series which features an open microphone where poets can try out new work. Her poems have appeared widely in journals including \u003cem\u003ePoet Lore, Santa Fe Literary Review,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSalamander.\u003c\/em\u003e Selections from her narrative poems, based on a 19th century correspondence between a mill girl and the editor she married, have been performed in Boston and at the Lowell National Historic Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 108 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 30, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Now-Before-Ever-Holly-Guran-ebook\/dp\/B0CVLJWZ1J\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZWKOEC9UU93O\u0026amp;keywords=holly+guran+now+before+and+ever\u0026amp;qid=1708024847\u0026amp;sprefix=holly+guran+now+before+and+ever%2Caps%2C92\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublicity:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Txwyd_K7rkI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoemWorks Reading Series (Reading)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42420444758200,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/guran_front.jpg?v=1693423145"},{"product_id":"if-it-comes-to-that","title":"If It Comes to That","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Frazier\u003c\/strong\u003e has published poetry in over one hundred literary journals online and in print including \u003cem\u003ePermafrost, Poet Lore, Evansville Review, The Spoon River Poetry Review, Another Chicago Magazine, The Gay and Lesbian Review,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBloom.\u003c\/em\u003e He is the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award for poetry and has been featured on \u003cem\u003eVerse Daily.\u003c\/em\u003e He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received two Best of the Net nominations. Marc has published three full-length poetry books with Aldrich Press (Kelsay Books), Glass Lyre Press, and Adelaide Books in addition to two chapbooks. A sample of the anthologies he appears in include \u003cem\u003eNew York Quarterly: Without a Doubt: Poems about Faith, New Poetry from the Midwest, Aeolian Harp Series: anthology of poetry folios\u003c\/em\u003e (Glass Lyre Press), and \u003cem\u003eCollateral Damage\u003c\/em\u003e (Glass Lyre Press). He has had residencies at Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center. He has also published book reviews, essays, flash fiction, and memoir excerpts in such venues as \u003cem\u003eSpillwords, Flash Fiction Magazine, South Shore Review, Cobalt,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEvening Street Review,\u003c\/em\u003e among others. He’s done numerous poetry readings in the Chicago area and has led many poetry workshops over the years. Marc, now a Fort Lauderdale, LGBTQ writer, is active on social media, particularly on his Marc Frazier Author page on Facebook, mcfj24 on Instagram, and @marcfrazier45 on Twitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 114 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (September 27, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/If-Comes-That-Marc-Frazier-ebook\/dp\/B0CLBPFJHS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Y30Z5KSZFOM0\u0026amp;keywords=marc+frazier+if+it+comes+to+that\u0026amp;qid=1698550113\u0026amp;sprefix=marc+frazier+if+it+comes+to+that%2Caps%2C162\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/If-Comes-That-Marc-Frazier-ebook\/dp\/B0CLBPFJHS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Y30Z5KSZFOM0\u0026amp;keywords=marc+frazier+if+it+comes+to+that\u0026amp;qid=1698550113\u0026amp;sprefix=marc+frazier+if+it+comes+to+that%2Caps%2C162\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReview:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/asitoughttobemagazine.com\/2024\/02\/06\/a-review-of-it-it-comes-to-that-by-marc-frazier\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/asitoughttobemagazine.com\/2024\/02\/06\/a-review-of-it-it-comes-to-that-by-marc-frazier\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAs It Ought to Be Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAward:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fwa.memberclicks.net\/assets\/RPLA\/2024_Royal_Palm_Literary_Awards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e2024 Royal Palm Literary Awards—Silver in Published Anthology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42469623464120,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/frazier_front.jpg?v=1695858630"},{"product_id":"trembling","title":"Trembling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Petersen\u003c\/strong\u003e has published short stories, flash, and poetry both nationally and internationally in a variety of publications. In 2019, she was the first person in the history of the Pushcart Prize to receive five nominations in three categories: poetry, short story, and flash. In 2021, two of her poems were nominated for the UK’s Forward Prize and the Best of the Net, and in 2022, a poem was long-listed for Australia's international Peter Porter Prize. Her poems have been translated into Persian and Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMore information can be found at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/karenpetersenwriter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ekarenpetersenwriter.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 40 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 10, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wcupa.edu\/arts-humanities\/poetry\/contestAwards.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Wil Mills 2022 Chapbook Award\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trembling-Karen-Petersen-ebook\/dp\/B0CLJ7HGK4\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NXVWLUZVK0US\u0026amp;keywords=karen+petersen+trembling\u0026amp;qid=1698550307\u0026amp;sprefix=karen+petersen+trembling%2Caps%2C117\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42486521692344,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/petersen_front.jpg?v=1696968264"},{"product_id":"how-i-went-into-the-woods","title":"How I Went into the Woods","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLennart Lundh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, photographer, short-fictionist, and historian. His work has appeared internationally since 1965, including poetry in sixty-eight anthologies and numerous issues of more than ninety journals. Over two hundred readings of his work are archived on YouTube. Len served in Vietnam with the Navy’s Amphibious Ready Group Bravo during 1968 and 1969, and he was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 1970. Post-service, he earned a BA and an MA in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from Northeastern Illinois University. He and Lin, his high school sweetheart, are great-grandparents, and reside in Northeastern Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 90 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (December 9, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CTS9G1XG?dplnkId=4eaf9e80-7c8b-43a8-bbde-f3c6b4fa4cf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42674505973944,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/lundh2_front.jpg?v=1702170724"},{"product_id":"ribbons-and-moths-poems-for-children","title":"Ribbons and Moths: Poems for Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PClY8G6HQwk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebook trailer\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cem\u003eRibbons and Moths.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePushcart Prize winner \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Rodley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a septuple Pushcart Prize nominee, quintuple Best of the Net nominee. She edited and published \u003cem\u003eAs You Write It, A Franklin County Anthology I–VI,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAs You Write It Lucky 7,\u003c\/em\u003e seven collections of memoir from seniors she taught at the Gill Montague Senior Center for fourteen years. Latest books are \u003cem\u003eTurn Left at Normal\u003c\/em\u003e by Big Table Publishing and \u003cem\u003eCounter Point\u003c\/em\u003e by Prolific Press, a fictional story about a girl named Marie who disguised herself as a pirate on the real-life Whydah that floundered and sank off the coast of Cape Cod Massachusetts on April 26, 1717.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 62 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (January 22, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ribbons-Moths-Laura-Rodley-ebook\/dp\/B0DQFJD8JT\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6HNT11O8ILF6\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Gvi6XEM66L1Z2rhNeSYF_rsdl4kYwM7VphlAGXeCW5fGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.6Mo84h3T4PlNbc81_QNwxIkpyLKKceoHdxj945g9lF0\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=rodley+ribbons+and+moths\u0026amp;qid=1734364544\u0026amp;sprefix=rodley+ribbons+and+moths%2Caps%2C101\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.recorder.com\/book-review-sept-7-56640537\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreenfield Recorder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theusreview.com\/reviews-1\/Ribbons-and-Moths-by-Laura-Rodley.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe US Review of Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalbookawards.com\/2024pressrelease.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Book Awards, Children's Nonfiction Winner (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/moonbeamawards.com\/107\/2024\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMoonbeam Awards, Children's Poetry, Bronze (2024)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independentauthornetwork.com\/2025-botya-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIAN Book of the Year, Finalist, Non-Fiction: Animals\/Pets\/Nature Category (2025)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookfest.com\/award_entries\/ribbons-and-moths-poems-for-children\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBookFest Award, Nonfiction: Outdoors, First Place, and Book Cover, Second Place (2025)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42810593837240,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/rodley2_front_1.jpg?v=1705112420"},{"product_id":"contact-sheets","title":"Contact Sheets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKris Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired Headteacher. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. The RGS is a historic institution that celebrates explorers. He was born and grew up in a village outside Bolton, a large town in the north of England. He attended the universities of Hull and Cincinnati, and Jesus College, Oxford. For thirty years, or so, he has taught Geography and occupied a number of management and leadership roles in schools. He still teaches, full time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe lives with his wife and two children in Chiswick, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKris has work published in journals in the UK, US, Eire, Europe, Australia, India and SE Asia. His debut collection, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/life-drawing?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=6b073367b\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLife Drawing\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2022 by Kelsay Books. In addition to poetry, he has written a number of textbooks and many articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwitter handle: @KrisSpencerHead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 94 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (January 9, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Contact-Sheets-Kris-Spencer-ebook\/dp\/B0CW1MJXG9\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NPKVMFJEG7FL\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CxpJ909MpCBxlxcsguJBmMKg98n8Fvnjo1zjUqldqEc.X64hnxEaSkN6qS4Ipb4pjezzZ1FhMSPWka9ngOnjcJY\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Kris+Spencer+-+Contact+Sheets\u0026amp;qid=1711661479\u0026amp;sprefix=kris+spencer+-+contact+sheets%2Caps%2C165\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42810602717368,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/spencer2_front.jpg?v=1705113112"},{"product_id":"between-birdsong-and-boulder-poems-on-the-life-of-gaia","title":"Between Birdsong and Boulder: Poems on the Life of Gaia","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tpKJNHcIUmk\u0026amp;t=9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ebook trailer\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cem\u003eBetween Birdsong and Boulder: Poems on the Life of Gaia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Ambrose, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e is an environmental engineer retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. 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Bob lives with his wife by the Oconee River in Athens, and travels to England to visit his daughter’s family and dote on his two granddaughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 104 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 9, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Between-Birdsong-Boulder-Poems-Life-ebook\/dp\/B0CZ1CTP5V\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XFAMMBTMAFO0\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wHlk6NDvtPBHYw24PQfNSA.XuSJqh5Od04Y-m_fqoROa1gfdRXC6GonL-XSHvf4PQQ\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=bob+ambrose+between+birdsong+and+boulder\u0026amp;qid=1711571674\u0026amp;sprefix=bob+ambrose+between+birdsong+and+boulder%2Caps%2C100\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublicity:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/parnasuspy\/docs\/diciembre_2023_gaceta_parnasus\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGaceta Parnasus (Spanish Translation)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flagpole.com\/arts-culture\/arts-culture-features\/2024\/04\/17\/beyond-the-elegant-equations-the-joy-of-bob-ambroses-between-birdsong-and-boulder\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlagpole (Review)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43076201283768,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/ambrose2_front.jpg?v=1710173650"},{"product_id":"answering-chaos-a-handbook","title":"Answering Chaos: A Handbook","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinera Lucas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Northwest writer whose poetry has appeared in \u003cem\u003eAmerican Journal of Poetry, Briar Cliff Review, Cirque, Eclectica Magazine, I Sing the Salmon Home Anthology,\u003c\/em\u003e The Museum of Northwest Art website, \u003cem\u003ePageBoy Magazine, Quartet, Redactions, River Mouth Review, Spillway,\u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. \u003cem\u003eAnswering Chaos: A Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut poetry collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe won the Crucible Fiction Prize and her short stories have been published in\u003cem\u003e Boomtown Anthology, Change Seven Magazine, Crucible, The Jack Straw Talking Chairs Project, Pipes \u0026amp; Timbrels Anthology, Pindedyboz, VerbSap, VoiceCatcher Anthology,\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere. She is co-editor of \u003cem\u003eWhen Home Is Not Safe: Writings on Domestic Verbal, Emotional, and Physical Abuse\u003c\/em\u003e (McFarland Books, 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLucas has a B.A. from Reed College, an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte, and has taught at the Reed College Alumni Writing Workshop, The University of Washington Women’s Center, and Hugo House. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisit her online at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lineralucas.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.lineralucas.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 119 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 13, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Answering-Chaos-Handbook-Linera-Lucas-ebook\/dp\/B0CZZ124KZ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OMITXQSQQ3AM\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mJWtTl4WWsMt36DAR9__b1o0nXQcZVNSSTblT7fJ4fM.1OdvT0sq2GFhTDppwS-7CDnWBi4JIhbVczxyS6GszaI\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Linera+Lucas+-+Answering+Chaos\u0026amp;qid=1713547884\u0026amp;sprefix=linera+lucas+-+answering+chaos%2Caps%2C81\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43097242992824,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/lucas_front.jpg?v=1710365341"},{"product_id":"echoes-in-my-eyes","title":"Echoes in My Eyes","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Sargent\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hard of hearing writer and artist adopted in Luxembourg. She is the author of an award-nominated memoir in verse entitled \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/seeing-voices-poetry-in-motion?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3dd873ac0\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeing Voices: Poetry in Motion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2022), in which she reflects on growing up with her Deaf twin sister in Europe and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe has written for \u003cem\u003eSIGNews,\u003c\/em\u003e a newspaper for the Deaf and hard of hearing community, and worked with Deaf students in education. She serves as Creative Nonfiction Editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Bookends Review\u003c\/em\u003e and on the Editorial Board of \u003cem\u003eBeyond Words. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer cover art and poems have appeared or are forthcoming in more than eighty literary journals, most recently including\u003cem\u003e Rattle, Chestnut Review,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Broad River Review.\u003c\/em\u003e Honors include: The Rash Award in Poetry finalist, Eric Hoffer Award nominee, Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems nominee, and two-time Best of the Net nominee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe is also the author of \u003cem\u003eBookmarks\u003c\/em\u003e (Red Moon Press, 2023), a collection of haiku and senryu poems, and a children's storybook entitled \u003cem\u003eSundae Sundays,\u003c\/em\u003e winner of the international Firebird Book Award (Children’s Inspirational).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisit her website to learn more about her:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kellysargent.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.kellysargent.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 42 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 14, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Echoes-My-Eyes-Kelly-Sargent-ebook\/dp\/B0CWVVT45W\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21VLJMMILTIQM\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7rEpDQC-jovU4xlXf-R9rTsJnYlpPcYX6lcyAjzYrvc.ofWPjOvzPHDAFXFJ-aKRPbWloEFv_5g3O-wyaqzwM8s\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Kelly+Sargent+-+Echoes+in+My+Eyes\u0026amp;qid=1711661209\u0026amp;sprefix=kelly+sargent+-+echoes+in+my+eyes%2Caps%2C127\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReview:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100051182303296\/posts\/pfbid037kW2tar1tgzzQomS8MWYaFcC5GGjVdkcxGstMQVJEHTkCeGjtEcAA3YADbH7gYC5l\/?app=fbl\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100051182303296\/posts\/pfbid037kW2tar1tgzzQomS8MWYaFcC5GGjVdkcxGstMQVJEHTkCeGjtEcAA3YADbH7gYC5l\/?app=fbl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHighland Park Poetry Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thewiseowl.art\/book-echoes-in-my-eyes?fbclid=IwAR2u7vAIjrKTlw5X566CWyof_XIcSU9VkCvODR65A2ZbeH0XhwJCF8hAMIw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Wise Owl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stortellerpoetryreview.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/storyteller-and-book-of-week.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStoryteller Poetry Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43105158955192,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/sargent_front_b0a1498f-c475-4418-90f9-42de33ff582b.jpg?v=1710437571"},{"product_id":"til-the-well-runs-dry","title":"’Til the Well Runs Dry","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Leary\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Boston, grew up in Franklin, MA, and still lives there. He has written for pleasure all his life. He has published many articles and book chapters in the field of dental implantology, a discipline he practiced as part of his profession. He started writing poetry in 2017. This is his first book of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis non-literary experience includes service as a Marine, an FBI agent, and a Periodontist, as well as wide variety of less visible, but nevertheless important tasks: floor washer, painter (of walls), mill worker, grocery clerk, chicken farmhand, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith such varied life experience, he comes with a rich source of material for his poetry. Themes of this work are wide-ranging and include: humor, family relationships, self-knowledge, and the beauty of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in childhood, \u003cstrong\u003eJack Leary\u003c\/strong\u003e continued a lifetime of creativity. He started in the art world, essentially self-taught, earning a place as the acknowledged class artist in high school. Later he studied at the Boston Museum School, eventually setting out on a solo journey that took him across Europe, the Baltics, and Asia. He spent months in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning to the United States (he crisscrossed the country, continuing to Mexico), sketching and painting all along the way; he eventually settled in Heber City, Utah, for many years. His work includes painting in multiple mediums: stained glass, wood carvings, collages, and reliefs in wood and paper. Much of it can be seen on his website. He’s had shows in Boston, North Carolina, California, and Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVisit his website at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jackfleary.com\/WELCOME.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejackfleary.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 152 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 27, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Til-Well-Runs-Joseph-Leary-ebook\/dp\/B0D28C6XWH\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PVAUAEE70S29\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8OoX0ZLD-mAjQw-44dTavNB7lgRVbcKSjpv9H46Rg_DGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.zHR_YtluhXbKi02GrBHWwOY-a_boTBTIhbFuYKu7idk\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=joseph+leary+-+til+the+well+runs+dry\u0026amp;qid=1714580306\u0026amp;sprefix=joseph+leary+%2Caps%2C107\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195214987448,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/leary_front.jpg?v=1711639527"},{"product_id":"a-day-like-this","title":"A Day Like This","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e, a native Vermonter, lives in coastal Alabama. Her writing has appeared in many journals and anthologies. Her debut collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eSurvival Skills,\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Ashland Creek Press and short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award. \u003cem\u003eLovers and Loners\u003c\/em\u003e is her second story collection. She has also published a novel, \u003cem\u003eLost Sister,\u003c\/em\u003e and a book of nature essays, \u003cem\u003eStrange Company.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jean-ryan.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejean-ryan.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA note from the author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eInitially, I wrote literary fiction, mainly short stories. As time went on, I found myself drawn to poetry, intrigued by the challenge of uncovering the essence of a subject in just a few lines. What I prize most in any writer is the ability to distill experience by shearing off the unnecessary parts and leaving only clear and startling imagery. Words are keys, and the right ones in the right places unlock our minds and open us to wonder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 60 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 29, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Day-Like-This-Jean-Ryan-ebook\/dp\/B0CW19W5Q2\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37SNPC9Z1I7BF\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EeGZJCho5H9cmWwIXCVtqiGa1SX8Y5X0XagK7YYcIIHsxlE-6pR77Co_aXgHXYuB_K2so28JteUVFYzYY9pX9poNBWKb8ixcrajnWr52f2jduBHv-74PdhwTNOLDIhVBvTW6pYRs6RXL-RZuk5YSWdxhQpxEWqck_JrrGagLlFEGaPWgp7o0KDLm1oFlMdsWCJ1lQ21ZT_TiN8BI1cODXica1tiBH2YFgyFTuPc4OCc.pmwYvQS15q03SbN9hus6pej7QQh4ote5TRhOAtZZvaw\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Jean+Ryan+-+A+Day+Like+This\u0026amp;qid=1713548136\u0026amp;sprefix=jean+ryan+-+a+day+like+this%2Caps%2C115\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43263823741112,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/ryan_front.jpg?v=1712093998"}],"url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/collections\/ebook.oembed?page=16","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}