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This world is still the only one we have. V.C. Myers understands that humanity's confidence will be its downfall, but that doesn't stop the poems in this book from celebrating all the wonder we've yet to lose. In reverant elegy, these pages exalt a dying planet casting its last coins to the well."Myers' poems are timely in their depiction of Appalachia's environmental devastation, and she writes movingly about hard times, past and present, of the region's inhabitants, but she also shows us beauty too, not only in her evocations of nature but, even more impressively, in the beauty of her language."-Ron Rash, Poet and Author of 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall

"Steven Karl's I HRT the Cult Years critiques and embodies the cult leader at the center of the book who, in turn, critiques and embodies the American society that bred him. The overflowing and excessive ritual and repetition enacted throughout these poems build out a vision of what Svetlana Boym called "restorative nostalgia" - an alluring and fatal vision."-Dan Magers, author of Party Knife

"In Splash Fields, Joseph Cooper picks up where James Tate left off in such books as Memoir of the Hawk and The Government Lake. Like Tate, Cooper creates a memorable wacky ¿rst-person narrator, a ¿aneur of sorts, wandering an imaginary landscape peopled with odd unpredictable characters-a landscape where just about anything can happen. Splash Fields is satire at its best, all delivered in a deadpan voice with pitch perfect dialogue between his characters, so that you never question the reality of this Cooperesque world-one which I am beginning to think may be more sane and entertaining than the supposed real one we currently occupy."-Peter Johnson

Ingenious and original in its execution, Riverine is a collection of short shorts that is richly imagined and compelling. In twenty-five vibrant pieces, ¿ukasz Drobnik shows us a vision of ourselves that remains with us long after they are finished. Whether it is about what Neptunes could hold or the death of a pregnant sperm whale to an endless loop of life and simulations within a heart, the characters in these restrained spaces crackle with light and self-awareness, and about what makes life a murky and joyful ride.Tara Isabel Zambrano, author of Death, Desire, and Other Destinations

The selected writings of Milwaukee's favorite drafting prompt, as read every Thursday at Nessun Dorma by Freddy La Force and chosen by majority rule.

"This book is as good as one of my acting roles. I like my characters like I like my cannoli. Hard exterior but filled with sweet, soft, and sometimes nutty, insides." - the ghost of Gina Lollobrigida

With over 70 pages, this Jumbo Activity Book provides hours of fun-filled puzzles, coloring, and more! Spoil the children with this Lil' Marco and Friends Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book For Kids Ages 4-8!>This fun-filled coloring, games, and puzzle book include: Coloring pagesMazesSpot the differenceWord searchesCountingMatchingTracingThis activity book doesn't only keep the kids busy and entertained but also promotes and develops: Counting skillsProblem-solvingMotor skillsSense of Personal AccomplishmentTons of fun for the entire familyBONUS: Matching card game found on the back of the book. Also makes a cool gift for preschool kids and children between 4 and 8. Perfect for boys or girls.

Two brand new chapbooks by Dani Tauber in one portable volume! Take a gander at marbling and you'll surely get enough feels to flip this sucker over and start ex-ossibus right away. Or save it for later, whatever. You're gonna wanna read both sides over and over anyway.

Do your kids have trouble winding down and going to bed on time? Buttercup does too! Buttercup loves to play. When night falls and it's time for bed, Buttercup tries to wiggle out of sleep. Will Buttercup ever calm down enough to fall asleep? In this charming read-aloud, both children and parents will cheer Buttercup on, no matter which way she finally lands. Easy-flow rhymes and adorable illustrations make this a treasured bedtime story for today's children and the generations to come.

Love and philosophy wrapped in fast-food paper and pulled through bong rips. With both humor and anguish, Jane-Rebecca uses the canvas of everyday life to deliver images that transport the reader to unparalleled dimensions of benevolence, divination, and trust.

A kaleidoscope learns to speak, informing humanity of its errs in a voice tingling with sarcasm, precision, and gaiety.Al Russell''s second collection of verse continues finding absurdity in the everyday, taking a more personal dive into the ways our physical and mental inventions skew our perception of existence.

"If I can give myself anything, let it be a way into anger," a reasonable creed for navigating a life continually demanding passivity toward the violence and loss it inflicts. Allison writes the plights of mothers, daughters, lovers and spouses in a voice that endures scars and calluses but refuses to accept them as necessary. "Some unbecomes happen slowly." This book provides precise detail of ascendance above survival.

Nobody wants to grind for the man, but most of us have to. Gina Tron has clocked into a lot of nonsense which has luckily led to these undeniably relatable poems recalling the details of making other people money in order to survive. Employment is a book about how we actually spend our lives, wrapped in humor and working-class wisdom.

A Love Story inspects the bleakest corners of the heart, unwinding our concept of identity and being through a strange, unknown universe that we often grapple to understand and make sense of. These poems are a symphony within an unopened box. Do we choose to open it and find what''s inside? Are we brave enough to go deeper to find what we ourselves contain?