A second book of poetry from Joan Fiset, pairing with, resonating with, photography by Sabrina Roberts.  A lot is laid bare in these pages: the chips, scars and surprises in words and black & white images–expressions of precision, blur and slant, all woven into what forms memory and narration.  A book to savor and return to.

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“Lovely, clever and strange,” a full-color art book documenting assemblages made from items found in thrift stores, reminiscent of Cornell, but largely emerging from the framing box — given titles and poetic captions which speak to the “plaintive aura of lives outlived by objects.”  Declared “Beautiful, witty, tragic and basically holy-*-great” by Open Books: A Poem Emporium, Seattle (where it is available.)  70 pps, 2014.  ISBN:  978-0-9905265-5-1.  First in a series of three books.

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Author and Illustrator Cathy Nilon has created the book that she wished had been available to share with her young son when she was first diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in the fall of 2004. There were no programs available for his age group; the family had no mental health coverage to help deal with the trauma. Cathy decided to write one, and began sketching while still bald. Chemo Cat is the account of the pain-filled journey of her family, told in the voice of her son Luca who was four years old at the time. This book hopes to bridge the gap for families with children as to how to deal with the news of this awful illness. Luca and Mama cat, aka Cat-Cat, personified as a family of cats, take you through the emotions and realities of that most difficult time.

It is meant to open a dialog with children without adding to their fears. It explains the changes they can expect when their mother loses her hair and is sick from chemotherapy and can’t be with them all the time. The story is real and all too common. It should prove also to be emotionally helpful for the child and the whole family.

The author’s net proceeds will be donated to Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Brandon Hobson achieves through a sort of literary pointillism what other writers attempt with more. The precision of the text serves to amplify each section against the next. The result exponentially magnified beyond the scale of its dark sentences.  Currently OUT OF STOCK