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A Poet's Past Lives by Carl Nelson

Shoving My Way Into the Conversation by Carl Nelson

Shoving My Way Into the Conversation by Carl Nelson

poetry, fun with words, fanciful poetry, ruminations

This first book of poems by Carl Nelson delights in verbal play, rumination, assonance and dissonance, silliness and sadness, the comedy/drama of the small event, the inspired flight of thought, and topics of all sorts from Dumbo to Oscar Wilde. What's a book for if not a place to fly poems like paper airplanes.

Shoving My Way Into the Conversation by Carl Nelson

Shoving My Way Into the Conversation by Carl Nelson

Shoving My Way Into the Conversation by Carl Nelson

poetry, polemics, philosophy, ruminations, memoir

Poems that push the contrary. Poems that vent. Poems that stick their tongue out and don't wash their hands. Poems that are critical. Poems that eulogize Bukowski. Poems that embrace unpopular topics and thoughts. Poems that embrace religion and bourgeoisie life and still enjoy small birds, kids, and dogs.

I'm Forgetting Things in My Dreams by Carl Nelson

Shoving My Way Into the Conversation by Carl Nelson

I'm Forgetting Things in My Dreams by Carl Nelson

ruminations, poetry, small-town life, aging

Poems taken from a current life of moseying around a small Ohio river town.

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Proof of My Existence by Nellie Hufford

Proof of My Existence by Nellie Hufford

Proof of My Existence by Nellie Hufford

Appalachia, memoir, poetry, tragedy

The poetry of a woman's life lived in rural Appalachia on the Ohio River. Deftly written characters and piquant stories will engage you.

take the next step by Nellie hufford

Proof of My Existence by Nellie Hufford

Proof of My Existence by Nellie Hufford

Appalachia, memoir, river town, poetry, women,

I met my friend when we were nine and in the third grade.

When anyone talked to her she hung her head

and chewed her long stringy hair.

We had a couple of things in common, so she talked to me.

Our dads and grandfathers were friends.

Both of our grandfathers also committed suicide a few days apart.