Narrativity by Aaron Shurin (1990)

 Narrativity

Aaron Shurin

20 Pages (division of Sun & Moon Press)

(c)1990

This 20 page booklet is an essay that was first given as a talk at the Painted Bride in Philadelphia in June 1989. Interesting subject matter. 

the unscene by Derrick Weston Brown (2006)

 the unscene

Derrick Weston Brown

self published

(c)2006

This is a DC poet making his work known early on, Staple bound. Designed by Melanie Henderson, another incredibly talented DC artist. Worth the read, and the finding. 

The Animal After Whom Other Animals are Named by Nichole Sealey (2016)

 The Animal After Whom Other Animals are Named

Nichole Sealey

Northwestern University Press

Evanston, IL

(c)2016

The introduction to this tiny collection by Chris Abani is brilliant in its own right. The first poem for me that excited my poetry taste buds is the poem "Clue". Every poem in this 23 page collection is brilliant. Oh my god even!

Exploded Assembly by Karen Donovan (2020)

 Exploded Assembly

Karen Donovan

The Sow's Ear 2019 Chapbook Competition Winner

(c)2020

I am as impressed the artwork, Apart Accordion, (2012) by Todd McClellan as I am by the poetry in this fine little collection.  Track this one down and read it !

Simple Needs by Janet Rumpf (1984)

Simple Needs

Janet Rumpf

Self Published

This chapbook has local flavor with all the scents creating a bouquet good enough to consume. If, of course, one knew the area being described. It's a labor of love from someone who loved the land and the labor and the town and its people. 

Dream Straw by Mariflo Stephens (2019)

 Dream Straw

Mariflo Stephens

Finishing Line Press

(c) 2019

Very thin collection. Another collection of poetry looking back at a life lived. 

All Animals Want the Same Things by Jeanne-Marie Osterman (2021)

 All Animals Want the Same Things

Jeanne-Marie Osterman

Slipstream

(c)2021

Narrative personal poetry collection. Nothing wrong with the poems at all but I am weary of all the "first personal singular" throughout. Also, I am not certain that all animals do want the same things. 

Poems of Affection by Hugh Pendexter III (1994)

 Poems of Affection

Hugh Pendexter III

Armstrong State College

Savannah, GA

(c)1994

Staple-bound larger format chapbook. 48 pages. Credited listed on back cover (never saw that before)

Prisoner in the Streets of Paradise (1984)

 Prisoner in the Streets of Paradise

Mao Penha

St. Thomas Graphics

Virgin Islands

(c)1984

Wheelchair bound, Mao Penha had this book released in 1984. His is an unfortunate and tragic story and yet he has, as of 2005, made the best of a truly terrible situation. 

Beaches by Ruth Messenger (1981)

 

Beaches

Ruth Messenger 

The Partridge Press

Hudson, OH

(c) 1981

Illustrations by Janet Child. Staple bound collection of island poems. The author had a number of chapbooks published by this printer in the 1970s, apparently, and this was one assembled from some previously published work suggested by the subtitle of the book, "selected poems". There is an address for the author to the person who bought the copy from her and the address is in the Virgin Islands.