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IN THE CITY OF WORD PEOPLE 
by Noel Black.
A truly inspired lyric set of ruminations,
permutations & bi-polar drive-bys with all
the goof, wonder & clarity that can only
come from an authentic poetic soul.
Cover painting by Marina Eckler.
2008. Paper, 5.25" x 8", saddle-stapled
$7.00

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THE RIVER: BOOKS ONE, TWO & THREE
Revised 2nd Edition
by Lewis MacAdams.
MacAdams' epic work on the much maligned
L.A. River. One of America's toughest poets.
Lyrically resonant, like the call of a lute in flames.
"Read this book as if it were an ancient scroll
written in a very hip language..."
- Los Angeles Times Book Review.
Revised 2nd Edition 2007. Paperback,
perfect bound. $15.

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THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2007
Edited by Michael Price & Kevin Opstedal.
A dozen poems by a dozen poets.  The best of
the best by such household names as
Valerie Bang, Rachel Donner & Morrison Lopez. 
2008. Paper, 5.25" x 8", saddle-stapled.
$7.00

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USER'S MANUAL TO THE
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
by Kevin Opstedal.
Poems.
Published by SEVEN FINGERS PRESS
of Boulder, Colorado. 
2007.  Paperback, saddle-stapled. 
$10.

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from Smog Eyes Books

RARE SURF, VOL. 2

NEW & USED POEMS

by Kevin Opstedal.

“If poetry is the Atlantis of the arts, then

Kevin Opstedal can breathe under water, and

each poem is a pair of shades for a beach

blanket apocalypse.” –Noel Black. 

Cover art by Pamela Dewey.  2006. 

Paperback, perfect bound, $12. 

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PROMENADE THROUGH A PRECIPITOUS PARK
by Mary Kite.
Short poems in a loosely linked sequence strolling amongst the higher reaches of a refuge that quite possibly doesn't exist.
2006.  Paperback, perfect bound.  $12.

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DON'T SAY A WORD 
by F.A. Nettelbeck.
Highgrade, heavy-duty lyric torque
from the last of the great Amerikan
poets.  18 new poems all laying it
down solid"I doubt anyone will be /
the same again." 
2008. Paper, 5.25" x 8", saddle-stapled
$7.00

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IT'S LIKE THIS 
by Micahel Price, Micah Ballard
& Kevin Opstedal. 
Three poems by three poets.
A conversation.
Cover & illustrations by Kevin
Opstedal. 2008. Paper, 5.25" x 8",
saddle-stapled$7.00

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DARRELL: a poem
by Micah Ballard.
A long elegy of remarkable depth
and power.  Ballard brings it all together
with lyric dexterity and eternal flames.
2007. Paper, 7" x 9", Japanese hand-
stitched binding.  $7.00

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THE YEAR OF THE MOTHER
by Michael Price.
Poems smuggled in from a dirt floor
cantina in an undisclosed location in
Central America.  Tough, true and forever
in your debt, Triste...these are the kind of
road songs Deke Thornton forgot to telegraph
Townes Van Zandt that night in El Paso.
2007.  Paperback, 9 x 7. 
$10.

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BLUE PRESS PORTFOLIO
SPRING 2007
A cool collection of broadsides, postcards,
pamphlets and bookmarks featuring work by
Micah Ballard, Bill Berkson, Noel Black, Pamela
Dewey, Patrick Dunagan, Donald Guravich,
Joanna Jaworowska, Cralan Kelder, Joanne
Kyger, Lewis MacAdams, Duncan McNaughton,
Menri Michaux, F.A. Nettelbeck, Kevin Opstedal,
Michael Price, Cedar Sigo, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, 
and Will Yackulic.
All pieces are packaged in a 9.5 x 11.5 folder. 
$25.00

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THE BAMBOO LIBRARIAN
by Mary Kite.
Poems that slyly divert your attention from the
threat of discourse to green scenes with
extenuating circumstances. 
2006.  Paperback, perfect bound.  $15.

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