Tim Kahl
Drips, Spills, Bursts, Tangles, & Washes
Cold River Press, 2024
Book & Enclosed CD $20
Playlist:
“The Body Forever"
-Tabla Pro for Jaunpuri in Teentaal Native American flute tuned to Jaunpuri in E
“The Earth's Song"
-Epiphone guitar w/ modified capo Tenor ukulele
“A Simple Gesture"
-Mid-East Drummer [Lumbeat] Native American flute tuned to Persian Dastgah Shur
“Dear If"
-Concert ukulele
Native American flute tuned to Kafi raga in G
“A Proud Standard"
-Janggu Native American flute tuned to Korean danso
“Mobility Drills"
-Classical guitar tuned to Kora tuning (with apologies to Derek Gripper)
Susan L. Leary
Dressing the Bear
Trio House Press, 2024
$18
Playlist:
Dressing the Bear is a book-length elegy to my brother who died by overdose in September 2020. Central to the collection are the themes of grief, loss, love, and addiction, though these poems especially seek to capture the distinctness of my brother's personality and perspective as well as my longing to communicate with him across our now two separate worlds.
Poems read:
“If, Elsewhere"
“Ice"
“Influencing the Angels"
“The Not-Yet Flowers"
Dawn Macdonald
Northerny
University of Alberta Press, 2024 $19.99
Playlist:
Dawn Macdonald grew up in a cabin in the Yukon without electricity or running water. Her debut collection, Northerny, explores the tensions and dislocations of being from a place that's often mythologized as a destination for adventure and self-discovery.
Poems read:
“Every Yukoner owns the 1979 Encyclopedia Britannica"
“Roadside Wildflowers of the Northwest"
“Wasp Summer"
“ONLY GENIUS CAN SOLVE THIS PUZZLE"