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This Season, Give to CavanKerry

This Season, Give to CavanKerry

CavanKerry’s 2013 Releases “CavanKerry has distinguished itself as unique among American literary presses for its twofold mission: it is dedicated equally to the advancement of fine writing and to outreach programs... Read More
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“Primary Lessons” on The Women’s Voice List

“Primary Lessons” on The Women’s Voice List

  Congrats to Sarah Bracey White!  Primary Lessons was picked as a 2013 “Memoir We Love” by Women’s Voice for Change. Read More
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"door of thin skins" reviewed in Rattle

"door of thin skins" reviewed in Rattle

"The brilliance of door of thin skins lies not only in the narrative, but also in the way Shira Dentz stretches and fractures language, not just to report on damage, but toenact damage,... Read More
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“Primary Lessons” Reviewed by Vicki Hudson

“Primary Lessons” Reviewed by Vicki Hudson

"The story presents well how young children learn to interact with their world based upon those decisions they make when small about how their world works and how to protect themselves... Read More
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Give to CavanKerry on GivingTuesday

Give to CavanKerry on GivingTuesday

What is GivingTuesday?#GivingTuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday... Read More
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Dearest Florenz-

Dearest Florenz-

It’s hard to believe that over a month has gone by since the death of Florenz Eisman, our beloved friend and colleague. As so often happens, during her final illness... Read More
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"Primary Lessons" reviewed in Southern Literary Review

"Primary Lessons" reviewed in Southern Literary Review

"And while Primary Lessons is about a young black girl during a time of racial inequality, its themes speak to the child in all of us, and to mothers and daughters of all... Read More
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Poetry and Education: Dawn Potter on Hopkins’s “The Soldier”

Poetry and Education: Dawn Potter on Hopkins’s “The Soldier”

Punctuation and Poetry:Looking at Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “The Soldier” by Dawn Potter Gerard Manley Hopkins It’s so easy to overlook punctuation. Our eyes are trained to glide past it, automatically... Read More
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Nin Andrews Interviews Adriana Páramo

Nin Andrews Interviews Adriana Páramo

Adriana Páramo Nin AndrewsI love this book (My Mother’s Funeral)!  It reads like a novel, and it is a beautiful celebration of you mother’s life.   What an amazing woman your... Read More
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