Freight by Sondra Upham (2000)

 Freight

Sondra Upham

Slapering Hol Press

Sleepy Hollow, NY

(c)2000

This hand sewn inscribed and signed chapbook came from the Hudson Valley Writers Center and was printed on interesting paper (I have seen or felt a book that was made of the same kind of paper before) 

This is a contest winner as well. Not all the poems are fluffy happy clouds though. Living with the Memory of Rape is as gut wrenching and painful as the title suggests. 

Spirit Beast Chant by Ralph Salisbury (1982)

Spirit Beast Chant

Ralph Salisbury

The Blue Cloud Quarterly 

Marvin, SD

(c)1982

Another fine example of what this Quarterly produced during their heyday. Cover art by Wendy Rose. 

 

Bible Stories for Children (1994)

 Bible Stories for Children

The Christian Science Publishing Society

Boston, MA 

(c)1994

I am writing about this booklet because they had the wherewithal to have nice cover stock paper and interior for a book that likely would get manhandled (to death) by an actual child. Full color images throughout. Well done.