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Summer is waiting in the wings while Winter hogs the stage. Spring gave up and went home. So let’s cuddle up with poetry martinis and a flash chaser. The couch in the Carpwork Gallery is plush with a little something special too, nice and relaxing.
Oh, and if you don’t vote for your favorite piece you’ll piss off the groundhog. You know what happens then! Finally, I’m pleased to announce StC is now accepting Creative Non-fiction submissions. I’ve been toying with the idea for a while and have decided to give it a go. See the submission page for details. Enjoy! - Ken Apparel for all at the Bait Shop. Support the Carp.
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Each of Peter Hamer’s poems presented here, Catechism, Look, and Just Us is a work of art, in sound, sense, and meaning. And best of all, Peter is a carp in the best sense of the word.
F L A S H
A literary word puzzle wrapped in a fairy tale. You’re in for a real treat with Joan Connor’s ‘The Lady and the Bear’.
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Pathetic. That’s how I feel waiting for the doctor. You might too. ‘Doctor God’ by Peter D. Goodwin portrays this perfectly.
S H A P E P O E M
Jehn Johnson’s ‘Goose Lake’ beautifully evokes memories of youth, without getting mushy or melodramatic.
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I guarantee you’ve never heard of, yet alone read in a poem, many of the words in Colleen M. Farrelly’s ‘Jackson Memorial ER, Day 1’. And yet it works. You’ll see.
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S H A P E P O E M
You’ll need to read Bo Niles’ clever and poetic ‘Hurricane’ a couple times to get the whole effect. I know I did.
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As Patrick T. Reardon’s ‘Out of the blue’ shows us, there’s nothing wrong with not knowing. I wonder how many readers will get the references?
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ARTISTS and SHUTTERBUGS I’m looking for original artwork and enhanced photos featuring Carp (including Koi) for the Carpwork Gallery. See the Submissions page for details. |
Author's Row
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Patrick Reardon
In “Requiem for David,” Patrick T. Reardon wrestles with the suicide of his brother and the pain they shared as the children of demanding and emotionally absent parents. Novelist-poet Sandra Cisneros calls Reardon's book “the heart’s howl,” and poet Haki Madhubuti writes: “Reardon’s poetry reminds me of the great poet and Catholic priest, Daniel Berrigan.”
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William Swarts
Readers praise William Swarts’ latest poetry collection, Harmonies Unheard: for example, ”Bill Swarts rewards us with poetry of an often delightful earthiness and much ironic humor,” says Black Buzzard Press publisher and poet Bradley Straham. “This is a book not to be missed.” And, University of Vermont English Professor Emeritus Richard Sweterlitsch agrees, “His verses resonate with rich images; his themes are universal.”
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Ken Poyner
A collection of fantastical mini-fictions. A man who encounters mammoth rustlers. Houses that begin to move on their own, forcing the inhabitants to finally introduce themselves to their neighbors. Giant chickens that are hunted for processing in the chicken sandwich industry. And much more.
Humor, irony, mythical realism, surrealism, soft science fiction. |
Ken Schweda
If you enjoy thought provoking, unusual science fiction, that might not even make sense the first time you read it, then this book of short stories is for you.
A summary for them might be: first contact, pig, birds and black holes, conspiracy, more birds, lunacy (or not?), lost time. Your reaction to each story might be something like: ? ? ? , , , ? . . . !!! , , ? |
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Jacqueline Jules
“Jules’ gift is in finding the small moments — green paisley pajamas, carrot cake, the giggle of a nine-year-old boy — and gracefully elevating them to tell the story of a life. If half of all marriages end in widowhood, Stronger Than Cleopatra is a manual for how to go on.”
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Jeanne Julian
The changing seasons provide a framework for these poems that explore the loss and rebirth in the natural world and in the spirit. "These poems challenge and resonate; the reader will be haunted by them." - David E. Poston, author of Slow of Study
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Ken Poyner
Forty-two surreal, irreal, subreal fictions of master bird races, nine foot tall women, chickens and their cell phones, the collection and consumption of oxygen, a surrogate lover for a mermaid.
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Brett Stuckel
Guided by Shadows: A Westward Walk on Spain's Camino de Santiago. Discover the absurdity of Europe’s most famous pilgrim path (a Kindle eShort, ~15,000 words, also available for Nook and Kobo).
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Carol Roan
When Last on the Mountain: The View from Writers over 50 offers nonfiction, fiction, and poetry that range from the heart-wrenching to the hilarious. Who better to bear witness to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune than writers over 50?
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Carol Roan
Speak Up: The Public Speaking Primer is an inspirational guide through the thickets of stage fright, in all its forms, to the freedom of speaking up. The journey begins with a breathing exercise and wends its way through practical advice about the use of space and energy.
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William Quincy Belle
Fate can be kind. Fate can be cruel. However, every once in a while, fate can be funny. This is the lust love story of how one man met the most unusual of women in the most unusual of circumstances.
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