Accompanied by Angels: Poems of the Incarnation
Luci Shaw
$15.00 Paperback

From the time she was a child, poet Luci Shaw has sent Advent greetings to her friends and family with a carefully crafted original poem. Though a number of these poems have appeared elsewhere, Accompanied by Angels gathers all of them for the first time into a collection for all readers for any season of the year. Beginning with the joy, terror, and wonder of the annunciation, Shaw leads the reader on a poetic journey through the birth, life, and death of Jesus, culminating in the joyous and unexpected wonder of his resurrection.

Beloved Community: The Sisterhood of Homeless Women in Poetry: A WHEEL Anthology
The Women of WHEEL
$17.95 Paperback

The Women of WHEEL (Women's Housing, Equality and Enhancement Leauge have filled this anthology with poetry as honest, powerful and thoughtfully written as anything being published in American Letters. These women tell not only their own stories, but the larger story of homelessness as well.

These are our sisters, our friends, our families -- ourselves.

This book will change you. After reading the experience, strength and hope contained in these powerful poems. it becomes impossible to ignore or tolerate homelessness in our communities. This is the transformational power of poetry in action.

The Cuckoo's Haiku and Other Birding Poems
by Michael J. Rosen and illustrated by Stan Fellows
$17.99 Hardcover

In spare and graceful words, poet and birder Michael J. Rosen captures the forecasting call of the mysterious cuckoo as well as essential characteristics of more than twenty commonly seen North American birds. This artfully compiled field notebook -- enriched by the evocative artwork of watercolorist Stan Fellows -- captures the excitement of recognizing a bird, whether a darting kingfisher, a wandering wild turkey, or a chirpy house sparrow.

A joyful primer on the pleasures of bird-watching merges haiku, notes for identifying species, and exquisite watercolor illustrations.

Episcopal Haiku
by Sarah Goodyear and Ed Weissman
$10.00 Paperback

Episcopal Haiku will delight Episcopalians with its humor and universally recognizable situations: the Episcopal Church's rituals and foibles, character and characters, beauty and liturgy - seventeen syllables at a time:

Stand, sit, kneel, stand, kneel:
It's quite a good workout for
a Sunday morning.

Blessing animals
is a joyous day at church.
Who has ugly pets?

Haiku—The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines
by Margaret D. McGee
$16.99 Paperback

“Writing haiku offers the chance to honor, hold, and fully experience a fleeting moment that takes you out of yourself, a moment that hints at the deeper unity that lies beneath the surface of things.” —from Chapter One

In this encouraging guide for both beginning and experienced haiku writers, Margaret D. McGee shows how writing haiku can be a consciously spiritual practice for those of any or no faith tradition. Drawing from her experience as a spiritual retreat leader and published haiku writer, McGee takes the mystery and intimidation out of beginning to write haiku, providing helpful hints and exercises to broaden and deepen both your haiku artistry and your appreciation of haiku as part of your spiritual life. With humor and encouragement, she offers step-by-step exercises for both individuals and writing groups.

Love Haiku: Japanese Poems of Yearning, Passion, and Remembrance
by Patricia Donegan
$16.00 Hardcover

Haiku is celebrated as a concise form of poetry able to convey a singular moment with great clarity. While most often depicting the natural world, when focused on the elements of love and sensuality, haiku can be a powerful vehicle for evoking the universal experience of love. In this elegant anthology, love is explored through beautiful images that evoke a range of feelings - from the longing of a lover to the passion of a romantic relationship. Written by contemporary Japanese poets as well as by haiku masters, these poems share not only the haiku poets’ vision for love, but their vision of the poignant moments that mark love.

Now Available: A limited supply of autographed copies from Taha's visit

So What: New and Selected Poems 1971-2005
by Taha Muhammad Ali with translations by Peter Cole, Yahya Hijazi & Gabriel Levin
$18.00 Paperback

So What: New and Selected Poems, 1971-2005 presents the essential poems from Taha Muhammad Ali, one of our most important contemporary Palestinian poets. The village of Muhammad Ali's childhood, destroyed in the Arab-Israeli War, serves as the nexus of his work, which is grounded in everyday experience and driven by a storyteller's vivid imagination. Published in a unique bilingual Arabic-English format, this volume of 34 poems and one short story brings to the forefront the politically complex and sensitive work of a poet bridging the barriers between English, Hebrew, and Arabic-speaking nations.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost (Author) & Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)
$16.99 Hardcover

A perennial favorite, this picture-book presentation of Robert Frost's poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening accompanied with sweeping backgrounds of frosty New England scenes is just the gift for someone special. The handsome new vellum jacket will attract new and old fans as it evokes a frost-covered windowpane.