E. Ethelbert Miller
How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask
City Point Press, 2022
$9.99
Playlist:
I’m going to be reading from my book How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask. This collection of poems is the third book of my baseball trilogy. The titles of the first two books are- If God Invented Baseball and When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery. All three books are published by City Point Press.
These poems from How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask are not just about the American pastime, they are also about the human condition.
Poems read:
“Every Buddhist Is A Baseball Player”
“Radio”
“How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask”
“The Change UP”
“Beer”
“The Slump”
“The Shooting”
“Just Be Young For Me”
former DMQ Review Featured Poet
Margaret R. Sáraco
If There Is No Wind
Human Error Publishing, 2022
$15.00
Playlist:
In If There Is No Wind, I explore themes of family, love, and activism by unearthing grief and exploring beauty. The randomness of human brutality can be overwhelming. “Quiet Moment" and “Invocation" offer ways to get through the day.
Poems Read:
“Unleash the Trauma of Our Lives” “Love Valley”
“The Venetian Blinds”
“Canadian Immigration Site Crashed”
“Living in an Age of Fear”
“Invocation”
Jessica L. Walsh
Book of Gods and Grudges
Glass Lyre Press, 2022
$16.00
Playlist:
I wanted to share poems that mark the property of this book: restlessness, anger, survival, fear. What I created in writing this book was a space for all my battles to play out, a dingy basement for a bare-knuckle fight between all the versions of myself who have allowed me to be here. I'm endlessly grateful that I'm able to share Book of Gods and Grudges with readers, and I thank you.
Poems read:
“On the Pere Marquette”
“No Trees For Shade”
“You'll Be Disappointed”
“When my daughter tells me I was never punk”