If the word is mightier than the sword, poetry is the cutting edge. In the Rabbit Hole is a collection of 9 essays, some tongue-in-cheek, and 55 poems that describe the warren of tunnels behind the opening of the rabbit hole. Highly critical of politics, the poems follow more or less the chronological order in which nefarious schemes and deceptions are visited upon the American people. Many of the main characters of recent administrations and the political opposition (Reagan, Bush, the Clintons, Palin, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, and others) are captured between the lines. The eight sections of...

'Easy reading about writing poetry' is a great descriptor for this book on writing poetry. Aimed at young writers who want to explore poetry as an outlet for their talents, the author describes the process in plain language, avoiding the trap of being too esoteric for average readers. Several poetic terms are defined by necessity, but there is no excursion into the bewildering world of types of poetry. Examples of poetry and hints for writing are based on free verse or blank verse, the styles of many contemporary poets. Several exercises are included in the body of the text and appendix....

This volume of the Written word Series (LTA Inc.) presents 46 trimerics, half of which have not been published previously (half appeared in a limited edition chapbook by the author). Trimerics are structured poems of four stanzas each with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th lines of the first stanza repeated to introduce successive stanzas. Since their introduction in 2006, they have become favorites for educators who find the style easy to read and easy to write. Casual and serious readers of poetry will find this volume a treasure on their bookshelves.

In this poignant set of 53 poems, the author tells the story of abuse suffered by his mother as he was able to piece the story together from her confessions and from family gossip. There are no records to affirm these stories, and no eyewitnesses to interview at this point; the stories have been imprinted in the author's mind and that will have to suffice as he travels with these poems from her childhood, through her adolescence, to her marriage, deterioration and death. The stories could as well be told about tens of millions of children and as many families; abuse is, after all, a family...

Dr. Charles A. Stone challenges the reader with this collection of 40 previously unpublished poems that test the limits of conventional poetry. Using the margins of pages, uncommon arrangement and spacing of words, and introducing for the first time a broad application of fontics, he addresses ordinary subjects in an extraordinary way. In his search for fulfillment as a poet, Dr. Stone has stumbled upon a style that utilizes all the typographic tools at his disposal to create poetry that leaps off the page.

Poetry (is not) for Nerds is not for nerds. It is for readers and writers who are interested enough in poetry to sit for a while with an easy-to-read book on concepts of poetry, its language and its forms. The author, a widely published poet, asks the readers to do some soul-searching about poetry and presents a few exercises based on concepts covered in the text. Several of the authors poems are published here for the first time.

Poetry as a visual force is evolving, and Dr. Charles A. Stone is at the forefront of the changes in style and presentation. Using fontics in the text and blank space on the pages, Dr. Stone presents two dozen fresh poems to stimulate the mind of established poets and sophisticated readers in the evolutionary process. This volume (a follow up on Between the Margins in the Written Word Series) is a tantalizing look at poems as diverse as conceptual verse and acrostics. Topics range from Hobie Cats (a catamaran sailboat) to tear drops. Some are even take0offs on classics by Emily Dickenson.

Sportsmen, those among us who enjoy hunting and fishing, are following ageless traditions, but get scant respect from members of society who have lost touch with nature and do not understand the finely tuned balance among species of the world. Sportsmen are not atavistic creatures roaming the open fields, forests, and waterways with bloodlust in their hearts and conquest on their minds. While hunting or fishing, sportsmen are interacting with nature in the most basic of ways - gathering of foodstuffs as has been the quest of man for millennia. Sportsmen respect and protect the environment as...

When Time and Space Conspire is a set of nearly 200 poems that touch on the concepts of place and time in human existence. Contributing poets range from the well-known to novices, but each has a story to tell about a special place or a special time in his/her life. Many of the poems dwell on the concept of parallel universes, shifts in the understanding of time, and alternate dimensions.

Through a Picket Fence, a collection of poems about poets and their work, is the fifth in the Hobbyist Collection of poetry, a series focused on pastimes of ordinary citizens of the world. In this volume, the author likens poetry to a recreational pursuit that quenches his need to explore the wonderful world of words, much as archeology, gardening, playing bridge and hunting (the foci of earlier volumes in the Hobbyist Collection) quench other needs. Following the lead of other volumes in the Hobbyist Collection, the author presents here more than six dozen poems that focus on the nature of...