A CAMELLIA FOR JUDY (ISBN 0-9648232-6-8) BY SUSAN KELLY-DEWITT. Sandra MacPherson says of this collection, "Susan Kelly-DeWitt involves her art with individual survival and communal struggle, as well as the exquisite and redeeming in nature..." The title poem was selected as winner of the 1998 Chicago Literary Prize. 28 pages, $6.00

A LONG DREAM OF DIFFERENCE (ISBN 1-930609-00-0) BY LAURIE ANNE WHITT, runner-up in the 2000 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. The author engages the questions of inevitability, cycles, finality and loss with a quiet and abiding passion. 36 pages, $6.00

BIDE-A-WHILE MOBILE HOME PARK (ISBN 0-9648232-7-6) BY PATRICIA M. BINDERT, winner of the 1999 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. The poet explores the last year of her father's life and her role as caregiver. A stunning poetic journey into a realm very much a part of the life experience of many. 22 pages, $6.00

MARTHA CONTEMPLATES THE UNIVERSE (ISBN 0-9648232-8-4) BY PEGGY MILLER, runner-up in the 1999 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. Martha is an irreverent, elusive, ethereal character seeking her place in a world that is too much with her. A must-read. 22 pages, $6.00

NOCTURNES (ISBN 0-9648232-1-7) BY JOYCE ODAM, a stunning collection of Joyce Odam's night poems, startling and dark, passionate and unsettling. These poems capture Odam's singular and hypnotic voice. NOCTURNES is a tour de force by an outstanding poet. Foreword by Ann Menebroker. 37 pages, $6.00

PRACTICAL POETRY - A GUIDE FOR POETS (ISBN 0-9648232-4-1) BY LAVERNE AND CAROL FRITH, a concise and useful guide for the writing of poetry. Contents include a brief chronology of English language poetry, a section on prosody (including rhyme, meter, etc.), a discussion of figurative language, and an outline of some of the major schools of twentieth century poetry. Concludes with a detailed treatment of how to write, edit, and submit poetry for publication. A must-have book. 52 pages, $8.00

SMOKELESS FLAME (ISBN 0-9648232-5-X) BY MARTHA MODENA VERTREACE, winner of the 1998 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. This collection is a celebration of experience, an adventure of the spirit, informed by a profound intelligence and humanity. 33 pages, $6.00

SOUTH OF IQUITOS (ISBN 0-9648232-9-2) BY PATRICIA TERRY, winner of the 2000 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. These poems of place peel off the layers and carry you through a latticework of possibilities as the poet searches out the sublime. 28 pages, $6.00

THE LEAST HINGE (ISBN 1-930609-02-7) BY DAVID HAMILTON, winner of the 2002 FRITH PRESS OPEN CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. This is a thoughtful chapbook arresting in its scope, depth and intensity. 32 pages, $6.00

SUBLIME OF THE NORTH AND OTHER POEMS (ISBN 0-9648232-3-3) BY WILLIAM DORESKI, winner of the 1997 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. This is a rich and place-centered collection by one of America's foremost poets and critics, a book you will return to over and over. 29 pages, $6.00

THE DARWIN POINT (ISBN 1-930609-03-5) by JIM WILLIS, winner of the 2003 Frith Press Open Poetry Chapbook Competition: a veritable feast of the islands of Hawaii, flowing with metaphor. 32 pages, $6.00

TO BE QUIETLY SPOKEN (ISBN 1-930609-01-9) BY WILLIAM REICHARD, winner of the 2001 FRITH PRESS OPEN POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. This is a chapbook filled with tender sensitivity and consuming passion, rich in the nuances of human longings. 28 pages, $6.00.

EKPHRASIS (ISSN 1095-841X), a poetry journal focusing on the growing body of verse based on individual works from any artistic genre, has earned the attention and respect of some of the best poets currently writing verse based on works of art. Two poems from EKPHRASIS were nominated for a Pushcart Prize by a Pushcart Contributing Editor in 1999. Indispensable for poetry lovers and art lovers alike. Individual copies are $6.00. An annual subscription (2 issues) is $12.00.

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