Posts Tagged ‘Poetry’
This Uncertain Voyage, by Susan Sworski Nusbaum
This Uncertain Voyage, by Susan Sworski Nusbaum This collection of poems explores the ambiguities of existence by re-visiting personal memories and narratives, and re-imagining the future. Perspectives often change by “taking a second look”—at a photo or familiar work of art, hearing anew a Bach Sarabande, or recalling the strains of a love song. Even…
Read MoreIdeas of Reference at Jesuit Hall, by Matthew Freeman
Ideas of Reference at Jesuit Hall, by Matthew Freeman The basic conflict in the poems is the poet fighting what is real and what is not real in his brain. We see him going around St Louis struggling to come up with a language that would make sense of his experiences. While somewhat confused, he…
Read MoreOpen Wide, the Eye, by Susan Dworski Nusbaum
Open Wide, the Eye ($11.95, 150 pages, ISBN: ) is a collection of sixty new poems by Susan Dworski Nusbaum. Read an interview with Susan on Cultured Vultures. “They say writers are artists and that really shines through in Susan Dworski Nusbaum’s writing. I should imagine there are many artists out there, who would pay…
Read MoreEverything I Love Restored, by Matthew Freeman
Everything I Love Restored and Other Poems (152 pages) is the newest anthology by award-winning St. Louis poet Matthew Freeman. Coffeetown published Freeman’s collection Darkness Never Far in 2010 and The Boulevard of Broken Discourse in 2011. “Musician and poet Matt Freeman was once the Dogtown poet; now he’s in U. City, but St. Louis…
Read MoreThe Fun of Speaking English, Dorothea Grossman
The Fun of Speaking English: Selected Poems (120 pages) is the definitive collection of American poet Dorothea Grossman. She died on May 6, 2012 at the age of 74. While we were deeply saddened by Dorothea’s death, we feel fortunate that she had already approved nearly every aspect of the design and content. We completed…
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