Lee Rossi's new book of poems is "Say Anything." Gerald Fleming says, "Lee Rossi's previous books have been, in part, a progressive chronicle of his life, his dialectic with God, and our common joys & flawed humanity. This new book, 'Say Anything,' takes it further, varying dictions—sometimes Bukowski-esque without the crassness, sometimes riffing on Christopher Smart, sometimes like Creeley in thin, taut lines, still other times in prose poems." The previous books mentioned above include "Darwin's Garden," "Wheelchair Samurai," and "Ghost Diary." His work has been published in journals including Poetry Northwest, Harvard Review, Main Street Rag, and many others, he has also appeared in anthologies, including "Don't Leave Hungry: 50 Years of Southern Review" and "Grand Passion: The Poetry of Los Angeles and Beyond." He's a Contributing Editor for Poetry Flash.
Lenore Weiss's new book of poetry is "Video Game Pointers." Genero Ky Ly Smith says, "These poems form a beautiful blunt balance between nostalgia and a reconciliation, a reckoning of human struggles and our appreciation for nature, and our personal relationship with others." Her previous collections include "Cutting Down the Last Tree in Easter Island" and "The Golem: Poems of Love, Loss, and Being Mortal." Her poems have been widely published in The American Poetry Journal, Portland Review, New Verse News, Spillwords, Tiger's Eye, and elsewhere. She recently published "Pulp into Paper." Leslie Kirk Campbell says, "'Pulp into Paper' is an engaging, disturbing and sometimes humorous novel ....Weiss's talent for detail is extraordinary as she takes us into the homes, sandwich shops and hydrogen-sulfide infested creeks of East Hentsbury with its unforgettable cast of characters."
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