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Poetry by Wisconsin author Joan Wiese Johannes who writes of life's interplay, much like a dance. Wit and humor, wisdom and reflection. She takes us with her, glimpsing personal failures and triumphs we can all relate to.

It is the summer of 1968, but for Marion Goodman, a 62-year-old widow from Wisconsin, life on her Summit Road farm is miles away from the strife of the nation, until one evening when she aims her rifle at what she thinks is a coyote and instead discovers a runaway teenage girl foraging in her garden. Despite an inner voice warning her not to, Marion acts on her impulse to be generous to those in need. In doing so, she unwittingly solders the link of a chain that will bring others to her door-a girl fleeing abusive foster parents, a draft dodger with a growing list of crimes, and a young man truly without a home. When the three converge at summer''s end, Marion''s once-safe haven is threatened by a sociopath''s violence and revenge.

Karl Elder, Lakeland University''s Fessler Professor of Creative Writing, has gathered the best of his poetry in Alpha Images: Poems Selected and New. This 270 page volume includes over 50 new or previously uncollected poems. Noted for exceptional range-his work in open, closed, and invented forms-Elder''s verse is similarly multifaceted in his choice of subject matter.

Kathryn Gahl''s THE VELOCITY OF LOVE is a poetic memoir about wonder, loss, and longing. Kathryn''s magic lies in transforming unimaginable grief into everlasting grace.