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Current Catalogue
40th Anniversary Anthology
Waterblind
Ralph Adamo
Luckland
Paul Benton
The Other Side of Sleep
Maxine Cassin
Roach Opera
Christian Champagne
Far Flung
Dean Thomas Ellis
Beauty Eating Beauty
Nancy C. Harris
Sonata in F# minor
Barry Ivker
Behind Lies the Sugar
Danny Kerwick
Evening of Wonders
James Knudsen
The Great Reveal
Mark Marley
Extended Remark: Poems from a Moravian Parking Lot
Michael Martin
Reflections: A Yogi on Her Journey
Karin O'Bannon
Geometry of the Heart
Valentine Pierce
All the Words in Between
Paris Tate

Miracles and Wonders
Michael S. True

Diabolical Seas
Michael S. True

On Shaky Ground
Michael S. True

The Maple Leaf Rag
The Maple Leaf Rag III

 

 

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Current Catalogue

40th Anniversary Anthology

40th Anniversary Anthology
ISBN 978-0-9970666-4-7
$20 (includes shipping)

Collection of old and recent poems and photos from 40 years of Sunday afternoon literary readings.

 

 

 

 

Miracles and Wonders

Miracles and Wonders
ISBN 978-0-9970666-5-4
$20 (includes shipping)

Captivating collection of imaginative stories involving wishful thinking, SF and altered states of consciousness.

 

 

            
 

 

Far Flung

Far Flung
by Dean Thomas Ellis
ISBN 978-0-9970666-6-1
$20 (includes shipping)

Collection of poems exploring communications, identity and the role of art – with illustrations by Selina McKane.

 

 

 

 

Luckland

Luckland
ISBN 978-0-9970666-3-0
$20 (includes shipping)

Collection of poems by insightful New Orleans-based poet.

 

 

 

 

Extended Remark

Extended Remark: Poems from a Moravian Parking Lot
By Michael Martin
ISBN: 978-0-916620-26-4
$20 (includes shipping)

Debut collection of poems by the wide-published poet and former feature writer for Amsterdam Weekly.

 

 

Diabolocal Seas

Diabolical Seas 
by Michael S. True
ISBN 978-0-916620-14-1
224 pages
$20 (includes shipping)

Selected poems by the New Orleans-based singer/songwriter, painter/poet.

 

 

Sonata in F# minor
by Barry Ivker
ISBN 978-0-916620-93-6
$20 (includes shipping)

Ivker, a clinical social worker, shares poetic insight into life experiences, including his exploration of his Jewish heritage. Many poems in this 240 page collection are spiritual reflections imbued with musical motifs.

 

 

Beauty Eating Beauty

Beauty Eating Beauty 
by Nancy C. Harris
ISBN 978-0-916620-13-4
144 pages
$20 (includes shipping)
A collection of poems by the long-time host of the Maple Leaf Reading Series in New Orleans.

Her words leap off the pages with a passion and fire that beckon the human heart to reach beyond its grasp." -- Edmund W. Lewis, Editor, The Louisiana Weekly


Roach Opera
by Christian Champagne
ISBN 978-0-916620-37-0
144 pages $20 Comic and satiric poetry by Chris Champagne.

 

"Chris Champagne is a southern Woody Allen." Liz Scott

Maple Leaf Rag III - Anthology

Maple Leaf Rag III
ISBN 978-0-916620-46-2
192 pages; $20

 

New collection of poems by 85 writers who have read at The Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans from 1979-2006.

Ralph Adano - Waterblind

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Waterblind
by Ralph Adamo
ISBN 0-916620-47-6
120 Pages $20

"'Waterblind' collects thirty years of Ralph Adamo's poems, long needed by us all, so dazzling is his voice, so singing his syntax, so original his art that we may have forgotten what we hungered for in poetry were it not for him. I celebrate 'Waterblind' with awe and gratitude." Carolyn Forché



Maxine Cassin - The Other Side of Sleep

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The Other Side of Sleep
by Maxine Cassin
Selected Poems with Photography by Clarence J. Laughlin & J.K. Potter
ISBN 0-916620-50-3
144 pages $20

"This is an extraordinary collection by Maxine Cassin, a gifted observer whose language is both witty and wise, and whose understanding of our lives of wakefulness is deep and precise." Sue Owen, author of The Book of Winter.

Maxine Cassin was one of the founders of The New Orleans Poetry Journal Press. Her other collections include A Touch of Recognition and Turnip's Blood.



James Knudsen - Evening of Wonders

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Evening of Wonders
by James Knudsen
ISBN 0-916620-65-4
128 pages $20

"The writing is beautifully paced, like poetry . . ."  Tim Gautreaux, author of Same Place, Same Things and The Clearing.

". . . this jewel of a collection celebrates the high adventure of common people faced with those everyday choices that make all the difference."  Fredrick Barton, author of The El Cholo Feeling Passes and A House Divided

 


Maple Leaf Rag poetry Anthology

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The Maple Leaf Rag
15th Anniversary Anthology
ISBN 0-916620-99-9
192 pages $20

An outstanding collection of poetry by 100 writers who read at the Maple Leaf Bar Poetry Readings during the late 20th C. Includes works by Ralph Adamo, Grace Bauer, Randolph Bates, Helen Toye, Tom Whalen, Yictove, dozens more.


Mark Marley - The Great Divide

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The Great Reveal
by Mark Marley
ISBN 978-0-99706669-2
92 pages $20

Collection of stories, poems and essays that reflect on the ironies of life, love and loss.


Michael S. True - On Shaky Ground

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On Shaky Ground
by Michael S. True
ISBN 978-0-99706668-5
92 pages $20

Poetic observations on the impact of humanson the environment.