READING THE BODY BY CARYN MIRRIAM-GOLDBERG Reading the Body: Poems by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg 28 pp. Staple bound. $5.00. isbn 0-9761773-090000.Cover painting by Kathy Hird Wright. This moving suite of poems follows the course of breast cancer, from diagnosis to healing. Mirriam-Goldberg is a nationally published poet who shares her intimate verse memoir of transcendence of the disease. Mirriam-Goldberg coordinates the Transformative Language Arts program at Goddard College in Vermont. These poems show her teaching and leadership at their best, as she brings the reader into the magic of her spiritual process. The poems commemorate an inter-arts performance with blues singer Kelly Hunt and the Prairie Wind Dancers. Mirriam-Goldberg has published Lot's Wife and Animals in the House with Woodley Press (Washburn University, Topeka). She is the author of Write Where You Are: How to Use Writing to Make Sense of Your Life (Minneapolis, Free Spirit Press). For more information about this poet, see www.writewhereyouare.org or www.goddard.edu.

POWWOWS, FAT CATS, AND OTHER POWWOW TALES Powwows, Fat Cats, & Powwow Tales by E. Donald (Eddie) Two-Rivers. $12.00. 80 pages. Cover art by Chris Pappan. Jointly published with Woodley Memorial Press, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas. Poems convey, with tender detail, traditional Canadian Ojibway Indian life, in contrast to hard-hitting Urban Indian experiences. This award-winning writer is a political activist and performer. He is an authentic, sincere, and energetic word crafter. A. LaVonne Ruoff, Univ. of Illinois, writes, “In Powwows, Fat Cats, and Other Indian Tales, E. Donald Two-Rivers vividly portrays the experieces of contemporary Native Americans on reservations and in the cities. This volume illustrates why Two-Rivers has been nationally acclaimed as a forceful voice of resistance to injustice and the harshness of urban Indian life.” Kimberly Blaeser, Univ. of Wisconsin, writes, “Two-Rivers' boldly comic voice and his vision of contemporary American Indians are unique. His comedy is peppered with moments of telling cultural critique.” Diane Glancy, Macalester College, writes, “Underneath the brash cover is a voice of good sense, mediation, and justice.”

NEW & SELECTED POEMS BY DENISE LOW New and Selected Poems: 1980-1999 by Denise Low 132 pp. Perfect bound. Full cover photo by Terry Evans. Selections from 7 books plus new poems by one of the premier poets of the Middle West and Great Plains region. From grasslands to mountains and river, Low's vision never fails to find the human qualities that imbue nature with meaning. She is one of the most original voices among the nature writers. William Stafford praises Denise Low's book Spring Geese: “This book is a delight. Low got to use so many good words in diligent pursuit of accuracy. I am going to be learning from this book.” Jo McDogall writes “The energy of Low's voice lovingly complements the subjects it describes; it never intrudes . . . .she knows her surroundings. She has incorporated her sense of place into a vision of maturity and awe.” Midwest Q. Victor Contoski writes, “Low's voice unifies. Her lines leave a hushed silence in their wake.” New Letters Rev. of Books. Originally published by Penthe Press. Available only through Mammoth. isbn 0-9632475-2-2

PHOENIX PAPERS, edited by STANLEY LOMBARDO & STEVE ADDISS

Phoenix Papers: 26 Lawrence Poets. $10.00. 136 pages. Editors Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo. Design by Lois Greene. Cover photo by Terry Evans. With this book you join the excitement of the arts community in Lawrence, Kansas. This university town, founded by abolitionists, is a crossroads for writers, as well as musicians, artists, and dancers. The book includes representative selections from Ken Irby, Trish Reeves, Judith Roitman, Stanley Lombardo, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Jim McCrary, Denise Low, Philip Kimball, Victor Contoski, John Moritz, James Bogan, Philip Wedge, Anne Wallace, et al. Stanley Lombardo (Univ. of Kansas), known for his translations of Homer, Sappho and other Greek and Latin classics, brings his editorial skills to this work, along with those of art historian, poet, author, and calligrapher Stephen Addiss (Univer. of Richmond). isbn 0-9632475-1-4