2006 Titles

Cures Include Travel
Poems by Susan Rich
This is a dynamic new collection by the winner of the PEN West Poetry Award. Rich’s poetry tracks the globe, drawing us into the lives of ordinary people on nearly every continent.

“I admired her talent years ago, and this book makes it clear that she has grown into a mature and accomplished poet.”  —Linda Pastan
$14.00     96 pages     ISBN 1-893996-75-5

Chaosmos
Poems by Magda Cˆarneci
Translated by Adam Sorkin
Cˆarneci is a widely acclaimed Romanian poet, essayist and art critic, and one of the most innovative and important poets to emerge from Eastern Europe. Chaosmos reflects a world that is chaotic on a local level, but cosmically ordered on a larger scale, a “carnival of sensory images, strong emotion, and brilliant intellect,” according to Fiona Sampson.
$14.00     96 pages     ISBN 1-893996-78-6

What the Raven Said
Poems by Robert Alexander
“I think there is an Emersonian sensibility in his tightly written prose poems. If there is such a thing as a Midwestern prose poem, Alexander surely invented it, merging natural imagery and personal reflection, transforming what could have been mere picturism into profundity..” —Peter Johnson
$14.00      80 pages      ISBN 1-893996-76-X     

The Trouble With A Short Horse in Montana
Poems by Roy Bentley

Winner, White Pine Press Poetry Prize

“Roy Bentley’s exceptional collection of poetry peels back the soul of Middle America to reveal its idiosyncrasies and enigmas. No tricks, no formulas; just plenty of surprises—poignant, human, picaresque—told in the direct language of an acconmplished storyteller.” —Johm Brandi
$14.00     96 pages     ISBN 1-893996-77-8

Eyes of Dew
Poems by Chonggi Mah
Translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé
Chonggi Mah represents a unique figure in Korean poetry, similar to that of William Carlos Williams, but with a twist. While he is recognized as an award-winning poet in Korea, he has worked in the United States as a doctor and professor. Many of his poems reflect his work as a doctor and his concern with people and humanity. This first English-language edition of his work presents poems that span the length of his literary career.
$16.00    160 pages      ISBN 1-893996-79-4  

Secrets in the Sand: The Young Women of Juarrez
Poems by Marjorie Agosín
Translated by Celeste Kostopulos-Cooperman
In the past decade over 350 women have been raped and murdered near Juarrez, Mexico. Their remains continue to be found in the parched desert. Agosin invites readers to bear witness to the reality that the grieving families of the women face every day.
$15.00      128 pages     ISBN 1-893996-47-6     

Eduardo & I
Poems by Peter Johnson
“Peter Johnson takes his place alongside today’s most original prose poets.”     —Morton Marcus
This darkly comic book takes the reader on two
separate but interrelated journeys. Eduardo is part
alter ego and part cultural artifact, recalling Berryman’s character Henry from the Dream Songs.
$14.00     96 pages      ISBN 1-893996-46-8

The Angel of Duluth
Poems by Madelon Sprengnether
“...a fierce book, deeply attentive to nuance and rich with emotionally compelling drama...the breadth of the hybrid form and the cumulative power of each section...go deep into myth, into marriage, art, and the natural world.” —Rosellen Brown
Marie Alexander Poetry Series, Volume 9
$15.00      76 pages      ISBN 1-893996-48-4

Because of the Rain: An Anthology of Korean Zen Poetry
Translated by Christopher Merrill & Won-Chung Kim
Buddhism was introduced to Korea via China in the fifth century and, similar to China and Japan, a long tradition of Zen poetry developed. This collection spans 1500 years of this tradition with a selection of the key poets and teachers starting with Great Master Wonhyo the founder of Korean Zen Buddhism.
Companions for the Journey Series, Vol. 10
$14.00    96 pages      ISBN 1-893996-44-1

Simmering Away: Songs from the Kanginshu
Translated by David Jenkins & Yasuhiko Moriguchi
Illustrations by Michael Hofmann
“a collection of endearing, melancholy little songs. I am grateful to have such an engaging translation..” —Robert Aitken Roshi

A lovely gift book of songs of love and wisdom drawn from the classic Japanese poetry collection, the Kanginshu; interspersed with sumie drawings. 
Companions for the Journey Series, Vol. 11
$14.00     96 pages      ISBN 1-893996-49-2    

Even Birds Leave the World
Selected Poems of Ji-woo Hwang
Translated by Won-chun Kim & Christopher Merrill
Ji-woo Hwang’s poems describe a life governed by the inescapable reality that all hell can break loose at any time. In the early 1970s, he was arrested and tortured for his anti-government activities, but by the 1980s, he was leading the new wave of deconstructionist poetry which was part of the new “rhetoric of resistance” in Korean literature.
Korean Voices Series, Volume 10
$14.00     104 pages       1-893996-45-X