Tag Archives: January 2013

Books on the nightstand… by Ann E. Michael

Posted in January 3, 2013
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Bedside Table Series: #1 by PQ Contributing Editor Ann E. Michael Wow, where does one begin? Or more accurately, where does it all end? The books on the nightstand—which, in my case, is a blanket chest—represent a kind of temporary …

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Essay: The Instructional Dose—One Lump or Two?

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The Instructional Dose—One Lump or Two?Essay by Leslie L. Nielsen We all are taught; some of us are also teachers. Part of instruction is assertion and part of it is redirection. In a creative writing classroom, right and wrong become …

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Ghost in a Red Hat by Rosanna Warren

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Ghost in a Red HatRosanna WarrenW.W. Norton &Company Inc.,  2011 Perfect Binding,  99 pages ISBN: 978-0-393-34370-0Purchase at wwnorton.com Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Dawn Leas Reading Rosanna Warren’s Ghost in a Red Hat is like taking a long walk in …

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Vermont Exit Ramps by Neil Shepard

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Vermont Exit Rampsby Neil ShepardBig Table PublishingPaperback, 44 pagesISBN: 9780984956760Purchase link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Brian Fanelli Anyone who has ever hopped in the car for a cross-state or cross-country road trip will find familiarity in the images in …

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The Kangaroo Girl by Judith Baumel

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The Kangaroo Girl Judith Baumel GenPop Books Paperback, 78 pages ISBN: 9780982359433 Purchase at SPD Books Reviewed by Edan Mohr                                                            Judith Baumel’s latest book conveys both a playful nostalgia and a haunting regret. In navigating a course through personal history, …

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Space, in Chains by Laura Kasischke

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Space, in Chainsby Laura KasischkeCopper Canyon Press, 2011paper, 110 pages, $16                                Purchase Link Reviewed by PQ Contributing Editor Arthur McMaster Michigan poet Laura Kasischke’s latest volume, her eighth, won the National Book Critic’s …

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