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ADA Awareness Month: “Disability Is Not Just a Metaphor” from The Atlantic

ADA Awareness Month: “Disability Is Not Just a Metaphor” from The Atlantic

“Pop culture’s more interested in disability as a metaphor than in disability as something that happens to real people.” Read the full article at The Atlantic Read More
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For Florenz: “The Salt Of Our History” by Mark Nepo

For Florenz: “The Salt Of Our History” by Mark Nepo

Florenz left a caring mark on each of our books, bringing them into the world. -Mark Nepo   The Salt Of Our History from Surviving Has Made Me Crazy The net... Read More
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For Florenz: "Body of Diminishing Motion" by Joan Seliger Sidney

For Florenz: "Body of Diminishing Motion" by Joan Seliger Sidney

“Body of Diminishing Motion,” which must have caught Florenz’s attention as title poem to the book she chose. I’m forever grateful to her, when, after several months of hearing nothing from CKP,... Read More
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For Florenz: “Childhood Elegy” by Joseph O. Legaspi

For Florenz: “Childhood Elegy” by Joseph O. Legaspi

When I think of my first book, Imago, which would forever be my first, I can’t help but feel immense gratitude.  In part because I felt heartened and validated that someone, a... Read More
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For Florenz from Joan Cusack Handler

For Florenz from Joan Cusack Handler

Dear CKP Friends- Today, October 18, is a sad day for all of us here at CKP –it marks the first anniversary of the death of Florenz Eisman, CKP’s Managing... Read More
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From Randy Smit, for ADA Awareness Month

From Randy Smit, for ADA Awareness Month

Several years ago I received an email from Randy Smit. I had no idea who this Randy Smit was. He asked if I had any time to come by and... Read More
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The Mad Hatter of Poetry by Donald Platt

The Mad Hatter of Poetry by Donald Platt

This summer, the New York Times Book Review ran an article titled “Does Poetry Matter?”  In it, David Orr stated that “poetry is the weak sister of its sibling arts.”... Read More
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ADA Awareness Month: "Why Do We Fear the Blind?" from NYT

ADA Awareness Month: "Why Do We Fear the Blind?" from NYT

“Even the most brilliant sighted person can be dumb about the obvious.” Read the full article at The New York Times Read More
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CavanKerry Press remembers Carolyn Kizer

CavanKerry Press remembers Carolyn Kizer

In her introduction to Carolyn Kizer: Perspectives in Her Life and Work (CavanKerry Press 2001), Maxine Kumn wrote: Carolyn Kizer was a feminist before the word came into vogue. Her famous poem “Pro Femina”... Read More
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