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Looking
Down Life, A Mortal Cocktail -
Poetry by Peggy Fletcher Platinum Series # 1 - Member Collection - 50 pgs Beret Days Press - A division of TOPS - ISBN: 978-1-897497-22-7 |
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When
Angels Weep - Poetry by Norma West Linder Platinum Series # 2 - Member Collection - 56 pgs Beret Days Press - A division of TOPS - ISBN: 978-1-897497-24-1 |
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When
I was Green I Was an Acrobat - Poetry by Joseph Brush Premier Series # 1 - Member Collection - 48 pgs Beret Days Press - A division of TOPS - ISBN: 978-1-897497-15-9 " There is an autumnal, sweet sadness in the poetry of Joseph Brush. It is the poetry of observation; the notation of the immediate and the detailed without the ponderous 'Why?' that possesses so many poets. We just 'are' in our existence in much the same way as John Steinbeck illuminates humanity in his novel Cannery Row. Beautiful, ugly, - confused, knowing, - kind, cruel. It is poetry of love in the full meaning of the word." Martin Holroyd ( editor - Poetry Monthly International ) |
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Slippin'
Through the Cracks - Poetry by Tony Valuch Premier Series Series # 2 - Member Collection - 69 pgs Beret Days Press - A division of TOPS - ISBN: 978-1-897497-25-8 "Tony Valuch puts his points and feelings across in a subtle and uncanny way. His poems appear engaging and easy, but actually carry complex emotions and situations without offending, instead perfectly achieving his aim and point." Stella Ducker, Editor - Stellar Showcase Journal |
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Word
Music - Poetry by John Jansen in de Wal Premier Series Series # 3 - Member Collection - 62 pgs Beret Days Press - A division of TOPS - ISBN: 978-1-897497-30-2 "Reading John's poems is like savouring good wine-- the depiction of the human condition told through a variety of styles and forms in a collection carefully fermented over the years, enabling the reader to witness transfigurations that occurred in John's writing as in his life." Bianca
Lakoseljac - President - Canadian Authors Association, Toronto
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Café
Erebus - Poetry by Stephanie Hodgins "I have admired Stephanie's poetry for years now, and yet I still have to catch my breath whenever I read one of her poems. In the collection, Café Erebus, she will challenge your intellect, she will evoke dark emotions and she will appeal to your sense of play. She is clever, sassy, profound as she probes all dimensions of the human soul. Whether it is the brilliance of Planetary Playboy, the dizzying tale of Gizmo or the visceral fear of Alpha Dog, like your coffee, you can have it light, frothy or espresso." Pat Hicks - Long-time Fan |
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The
Moon Before the Sun - Poetry by Carmen Ziolkowski Premier Series Series # 5 - Member Collection - 70 pgs Beret Days Press - A division of TOPS - ISBN: 978-1-897497-31-9 "Carmen's poems have energy and a kind of mystical wildness that will appeal to the reader. There is a clarity which contrasts with the dramatic and is played out successfully in her poems which emulate her great love of nature." Salvatore Ala |
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A Limerick
A Day
- by John Jansen in de Wal "In A
Limerick a Day, John Jansen in de Wal uses the limerick form
to engage his reader in fun and whimsy, giving its familiar cadence
a new twist with his unique interplay of charming wit and astute
observation. Not too much to absorb in a single sitting necessarily,
but even better enjoyed when savoured over time like a fine port.
And in a daring break with tradition, John challenges his readers
to compose their own limerick every seventh day, as if, perhaps,
he is conducting a master class. Such a prodigious writer would,
after all, hardly need rest from his labours." |