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Alan Michael Parker
Poetry. In his seventh poetry collection, Alan Michael Parker aims to surprise. Recombining lists, fables, and mathematical equations, LONG DIVISION is formally playful, wielding irony as a lever of political…
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Poetry. DAYS LIKE PROSE, Alan Michael Parker’s debut poetry collection, was originally published by Alef Books in 1997. It was named a Notable Book of the Year by the National…
In the darkness of a May night in the middle of rural Ohio, Ray Stanton is thrown, naked and injured, from a pickup truck. For hours, he struggles to get…
An absurd look at democracy and bureaucracy, The Committee on Town Happiness consists of ninety-nine linked stories about disappearing townsfolk
Wild and calm, boisterous and quiet, these accessible poems contain surprisingly complex philosophical and personal knowledge.
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Alan Michael Parker’s latest collection, The Age of Discovery, is a work of enduring beauty, filled with his signature ten-derness and surprise
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Fiction. Avi Heyer’s rollicking adventure begins when he returns to Elsbeth, North Carolina, to settle his mother’s affairs. A student chef with the wrong girlfriend and a mud-loving dog, Avi…
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Just for fun, the vandals toss monkey wrenches into the machinery of life, wreaking poetic havoc.
This newest collection showcases Parker’s ability to wed fiction elements to his own distinct poetics.
The poetic manifesto has a long, rich history that hasn’t been updated until now. What does a poetic manifesto look like in a time of increased pluralism, relativism, and danger…
Poetry lovers will delight in this hugely enjoyable and enlightening collection of such poems beginning in the age of Chaucer and ending in the present day.
Poetry lovers will delight in this hugely enjoyable and enlightening collection of poems beginning in the age of Chaucer and ending in the present day.
A priceless true story.
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Describes the inner workings and dynamics of democratic therapeutic communities (TCs) in prisons. This work explores the complexities of working in therapy with the powerful emotional impact generated in the…
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