All proceeds help fund FutureCycle Press's Good Works projects. A selection of poems describing American society from a personal point of view. Collectively, they constitute a critical look at the way things are, expressed in poems whose fine quality makes them deserving of attention. Note: A PDF version is available for free viewing at futurecycle.org.

Just as a theme played by the Devil in a dream was turned into a sonata, in THE DEVIL'S SONATA day-to-day observations are turned into poems. In David Chorlton's seventh book of poetry, the desert climate of the Southwest is often the supporting theme in work that speaks for animals as well as a humans and the land itself.

THE POROUS DESERT is an extraordinarily rich collection of poems from the Arizona desert.

Eric Greinke (in Presa) has written that "Chorlton more than meets my criteria for inclusion in the canon of the best poets of the Boom Generation." With more than 90 diverse selections spanning the work of 30 years and 29 books and chapbooks, DAVID CHORLTON: SELECTED POEMS is a great introduction to Chorlton's poetry as its themes have ranged from his European background to the desert Southwest. For those already familiar with his work, these selections include many poems you may not have seen or heard. A definite must-have book.

The Flagstaff Arts Council selected 10 artists and a poet to contribute to an exhibition addressing the role of fire in forest management. In September of 2014 the group visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon where numerous fire managers, ecologists, and fighters, spoke about the past, present, and potential futures of fire on the Colorado Plateau. David Chorlton was the poet, and A Field Guide to Fire is the collection of poems he wrote. The book also contains charcoal drawings by Julie Comnick, one of the artists. The poems draw on historic as well as contemporary sources to reflect on...

Co-edited by poets David Chorlton and Robert S. King, WEATHERINGS is three poetry anthologies in one: Homeland (Writings About Homelessness); Metamorphosis (Writings About Aging); and Our Place (Writings About the Earth). Proceeds from the sale of this FutureCycle Press Good Works project are donated to charity. Visit futurecycle.org for more information.