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Cleveland Hostel Poems by Vladimir Swirynsky

Vladimir Swirynsky started writing at the age of 45 after spending two weeks at Mardi Gras. He has read to the homeless, the elderly, battered women and veterans of foreign wars (this brings him satisfaction). Someday Vlad hopes to move out West, wherever his car decides to break down, hopefully in …

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Our Patch by Phillip Larrea

Phillip Larrea has a need to be on the record. His viewpoint in poetry is off the beaten track. He writes for the reader first, then for himself. With his original poetic form “Tri-Cubes" Larrea assures the reader there is a method to his madness.

$6.00 USD

From the Book:
    “God, that’s disgusting…

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Cleveland Working edited by Carla Thompson


Young Audiences of Cleveland brings another collection of work. This time we see into the hearts and minds of the Cleveland Working. These teens take a personal look at the struggles faced by the everyday common workers bringing fresh eyes to daily situations.
$6.00 USD


From the Book:
“Little Johnny's…

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I See Things are Falling by Kathleen D. Gallagher

Kathleen D. Gallagher is a writing instructor by day and writer and collage  artist by night.  She patches together words for her writings and publications like she creates assemblages:  by collecting found objects from the rumblings of human nature and the spoken word, and/or the occasional sidewal…

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The Way We Were by Crystal Lane Swift and J.C. Jones

“Crystal Lane Swift and J.C. Jones create a stirring conversation through poetry: a quest for love, connection, and how to best grow into harmonious individuals in such reckless times.”
 — Rich Ferguson, Push Cart Nominated Poet
 
This powerful call and response collection of poetry by Crystal…

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As the Cannons and Muskets Roar by Walter Beck

As the Cannons and Muskets Roar is the second chapbook from Walter Beck; abandoning politics and protest for a look at the field of Civil War re-enacting with his off-beat, often humorous voice and a pen as sharp as the bayonet on the end of an 1853 Enfield musket.
$6.00 USD

From the Book:
“One last …

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In the Beginning and the End by Siddartha Beth Pierce

In the Beginning and the End is my first printed collection of poetry.  It delves into important memories of family, the metaphysical aspects of our lives and the sensational senses.  It explores a wide range of artistic influences including science, math, nature, and the aesthetic.  It is my hope t…

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People Are Shadows by David Mac

 Poems etched in lost rooms, scrawled in loneliness, twisted in bitterness. Poems for lost girls, their faces haunting, flicking up against the lampshade. Poems that drip down the walls like agony. Poems left to burn in the night. And poems for shadows, and the people like them, coz people are shad…

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100 Voices Edited by Carla Thompson

100 Voices is the culmination of the work done by the poetry/literary arts co-op of the summer 2012 ArtWorks program provided by Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio. The poetry apprentices conducted interviews with adults in the Cleveland area who were currently working through life crises such as une…

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Cannibal Sunflowers and Van Gogh's Ear by Catfish McDaris

Cannibal Sunflowers and Van Gogh's Ear by Catfish McDaris  
Cannibal Sunflowers and Van Gogh's Ear is a throwback to the Beat Generation (the cover is a piece created by Allen Ginsberg 8 months before his death and given to Catfish). After 3 years G.I. Joe, Catfish hopped freights & hitchhiked across the U.S. & Mexico. He built adobe houses, tamed wild ho…

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if the moon was right by Marc Mannheimer

if the moon was right by Marc Mannheimer  

Marc Mannheimer's impetus behind writing “if the moon was right” was to compose a poetic autobiography. From a Charlie Brown childhood to late-teen psychiatric indigestion and a Renaissance in his prime, this book just about covers it all.
$5.00 USD
From the Book:
“like Ghandian gangstas

they …

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up against the firing squad by Justin Reynolds

up against the firing squad by Justin Reynolds  

the poems, written between 2008 and 2012, attempt to capture fluctuations in the human psyche of a man in his mid-20s. sometimes they're dark, sometimes they're light, but they're always honest & hope to prove that however bleak it appears, we're always in control, life is what we make it—
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I Write the Colors by Ken Gradomski

I Write the Colors by Ken Gradomski  
This chapbook contains anthology 
of over 50 years of creativity
and the love of writing.
Color
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From the Book:
“I started throwing flowers, bouquets, cascades… […] I gave them first to anyone I thought I loved, to anyone I thought loved me, then to children, then to   anyone…

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Myths and Other Misdemeanors by Mistress Rosie

Mistress Rosie's Rules of Slave Behavior:
1. Never speak unless spoken too.  You are a miserable dog, a slut, a pig, AND a whore. You are fortunate that I even waste my breath on you.
2. Always say Thank you, Mistress, and Yes Mistress when you are addressed. Proper etiquette goes along way with The…

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Life Through Broken Pens by Walter Beck

Life Through Broken Pens is the debut chapbook of Hoosier poet Walter Beck; in his hands, the pen or the mic is a weapon as sharp as a straight razor. As the author stated, “I want my work to have all the explosive feeling of a shot of straight Everclear”.
$6.00 USD
From the Book:
“In a thousand …

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Bad Ink by Dianne Borsenik

Bad Ink, a chapbook by Cleveland area poet Dianne Borsenik, is in turns shocking, erotic, irreverent, witty, and wise.  Unafraid to tackle issues such as misogyny, intimacy, aggression, lust, conformity, and religious fundamentalism, she “litters the floor with sawdust verses” in this new collection…

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Masha Allah: Part Two by Andrew Line

Masha Allah Part Two by Andrew Line  
“Masha Allah: Part Two” is the second of two parts following a transgender Muslim Man    looking for his place in the world.
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From the Book:
“Were you proud of the way you turned them against me, as if I were the predator?
This
is not a poem about how much I hate you, or how broken I a…

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Writing Knights Press 2011 Anthology

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Since April 2011 Writing Knights Press has gathered the best and brightest poets from around the Cleveland Area, the United States and even the world.

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From the Back Cover:
     -for TMG

"She is hellfire and heavensent;
not about love, but love, unwrapped.

She is electric company.

She is …

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Electric Company by John Burroughs


 "Electric Company" is a collection of poems about lit lovers and others who've given John Burroughs a charge. Sizzling with current, stimulating and sometimes even shocking work, this chapbook promises to plug into you, turn you on and leave you tingling all over. No batteries required.
Color Cove…

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