Say It With MeRooted in everyday communities, the voice of Say It With Me is wry, candid and knowing, offering poems that playfully record the foibles of domestic life. There are curious stories: a parrot flies away but always returns to its master, a school bully becomes their victims acupuncture patient in adulthood, and a donor finds new kinship with the woman who receives his cells. All these stories are gems full of twists and turns. Often the poems represent

A Poetry Book Society Wildcard Choice

at the age of 67

From Syrian author and poet Maher Sharafeddine comes an excerpt from his debut novel

they conjure relationships and exchanges

Featuring: Rachael Allen

which also features drawings by the author

unsung heroes

The Mexico we hear about in the news—with its vicious drug cartels

although this is her journey (in many senses of that word) the narrative is at least as interested in who she meets and what she sees

All roads lead to

where life and death meet

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