Q&A (& Giveaway): Amy Kurzweil, author of Flying Couch

“I ask myself, Was I born from a stone? Do I still speak Jewish? Does Jewish still exist? I try to say the words to myself. Maybe somebody should hear me. I try to picture a face. My mother’s face. If I could draw, I would draw her. Just to bring her back to my …

Conversations in Poetry, Lessons in Life:
Q&A (& Giveaway) with F. Douglas Brown and Geffrey Davis

“recall the repose / of your curling posture in my thick arms / my thumb praising your eyebrows / and forehead   your baby skin   your hand / around my pinkie as I move   gripping / solid as in–safety  as in–safety” ~ Brown and Davis in “Second Sleep” Poetry isn’t my finest skill. …

Q&A (& Giveaway): Jan O’Hara, author of Opposite of Frozen

On the whole, the town of Harmony did its best to live up to its optimistic name. the streets were neatly plowed, the sidewalks free of snow and litter, the storefronts cheerful and labeled with lettered script. The mountain ranges on either side of the valley were snow-peaked and set off by attractive architecture. ~ …