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Grace Cavalieri’s “Other Voices, Other Lives” Recieves Large Discount "In the darkest of times, you will encounter starlight" says Herbert Woodward Martin of the MD Poet Laureate's Legacy Book. In continued celebration of Women's History Month, we are offering Grace Cavalieri's Legacy Book, Other Voices, Other Lives which is an abridged compendium of her poetry, plays, and interviews with United States Poets Laureate, for the discounted price of 14.99. Not only is Grace Cavalieri one of North America's premier women of letters, the recipient of many awards and honors, … [Read more...]

“Girls Like Us” Reviewed in London Grip "Who or what, exactly, are “girls like us”?" Asks Charles Rammelkamp in his review of Hazen's latest collection for London Grip ELIZABETH HAZEN'S new collection, Girls Like Us, was recently reviewed by international culture magazine, London Grip. Enjoy an excerpt below, check out the full review here, and buy Elizabeth's book here. Full Review Buy Girls Like US An excerpt from the review “Girls like us” are filled with doubt. (“The Bereaved” includes the lines, ‘It was doubt // that first defined existence. Time itself / makes no … [Read more...]

International Women's Month Sale Starts Today March is International Women's Month; this week we have a sale on two collections by poet Elizabeth Hazen. IT'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S history month and We’re Having a Sale! We’re proud of our strong list of women authors, and so we’re celebrating the month of March — International Women’s History Month — with weekly special book sales on our site of poetry and prose by women. And we’re kicking off with our latest release, Elizabeth Hazen’s poetry collection, Girls Like Us. This week only, we’ve got a 2-for-1 deal on Elizabeth’s work. … [Read more...]

Catch Reuben Jackson on WPFW's Live@5 Reuben Jackson will appear on WPFW's Live@5 today to read from his new collection of poems, "Scattered Clouds" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd: Reuben Jackson will appear today on WPFW's Live@5. Although the coveted spot is usually reserved for musical guests, Reuben Jackson's jazz-informed Scattered Clouds will be the focus of today's show as the author reads from his own work. Started in 1977 as a single-room broadcast, WPFW has become one of the leading voices for progressive news in the DC area. They are known for their dedicated volunteers, … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Hazen at AWP Come see Elizabeth Hazen at the world's largest writing conference. ALTHOUGH Elizabeth Hazen will not be reading from Girls Like Us at the AWP conference in an official capacity, she will be there for conversation, books on hand. The 2020 Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in San Antonio has undergone some adveristy recently as the San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg declared a public health emergency in the Texas city on Monday. Though, according to the San Antonio Express-News, the maneuver is more about "[wresting] control of the … [Read more...]