Not Aloud presents some 30 plus years of Christopher J. Jarmick's marvelous poetry. Jarmick's thematic territory is expansive-- family, relationships, the art of writing, philosophy, his patented poem starters, and much, much more. His language is musical, approachable, and memorable. His refreshing turns of phrases stand clichEs on their heads: "The clouds/are not metaphors at all./ They hide the sky, /they get fat, /sometimes they burst, /but not with tears, /Mr. Tambourine Man, /just with rain." Full of humor, acute observation, and deep emotion, Not Aloud is a collection you'll want to...

"Night Beyond Black pushes through the limits of the given--color, light, natural world, experience--to question what lies beyond with level-headed intelligence and, always, kindness. Edstrom's language is devoid of pretension yet elegant and precise, like the inside of a beehive. She shares with Stanley Kunitz a way of perception that is equal measures playfulness and gravitas, rooted on the soil around them, open-canopied. Almost hidden by the beauty of these poems, there is a small history of the American West of small farmers and quiet small-town folk--their love of nature and...