Books published by Great Weather for Media, LLC

The poems in Tricks of Light, a breathtaking collection from award winning writer Thaddeus Rutkowski, meditate on myriad ways of seeing not merely the small, astounding mysteries of life but how seeing, the effort to see clearly, might be the most important thing of all. Under the clear and steady lines, with spare, precise imagery, the poems pulse with the competing urges of love and loneliness. There are also startling comparisons between observational moments and the tender practice of the Buddha that are perfectly balanced with humor. To the patient watcher, a city becomes the universe where the observing self on a bench contemplates a snail, which is, in fact, a wad of gum. At a time when reality itself is questioned and truth appears in short supply, the poet, through his keen eye, assures us that enlightenment is not only possible, but necessary.

Birds Fall Silent in the Mechanical Sea is a dynamic collection of contemporary poetry and fiction from established and emerging writers across the United States and beyond. Contributors include Aimee Herman, Neeli Cherkovski, Tanya Ko Hong, Steve Dalachinsky, Janet Hamill, Valery Oisteanu, and G.G. Silverman. The anthology also contains an interview with musician and artist Walter Steding.

In her second poetry collection, something sweet & filled with blood, melissa christine goodrum demonstrates a growing talent. Drawing from her experience in a musical family, a deep well of feeling, and expansive knowledge of art and art history, she presents subjects ranging from Elizabeth Boott Duveneck and Susan Apthop, their true selves hidden-she might say jailed-on museum walls, to the works of artists Ronald Lokett, Manet, Degas, and Kehinde Wiley. Demonstrating facility in a variety of poetic forms, goodrum shakes up convention by imagining the inner lives and thoughts of these subjects through the lens of current day politics and issues of race and gender identity. The lively imagery throughout this new collection is fresh and inspiring.

"Suitcase of Chrysanthemums" is an exhilarating collection of contemporary poetry and fiction from established and emerging writers across the United States and beyond. Contributors include Stephanie Dickinson, Edgar Oliver, Puma Perl, melissa christine goodrum, Patrick Lawler, Mary Mackey, Margarita Serafimova, and John Sibley Williams. The anthology also contains an interview with actor and director Sonja Sohn (The Wire, The Chi, Baltimore Rising). "These annual anthologies and other work by great weather for MEDIA are an admirable contribution to arts and culture." - The Compulsive Reader

Surge, the award-winning debut poetry collection from Michelle Whittaker, ruminates on how specific memories survive over a lifespan. Through haunting recollections with a powerful momentum, the poems recall vividly a suddenness of the uncontrollable physical and psychological disturbances as seen through loss and recovery. The lyrical narrative threads in Surge explore conversations between authority and disillusionment of human nature; while asking what we as humans might learn about how to heal - from the ecology of nature or other species. Surge was named Finalist in the 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. ΓÇï 

Gritty, vivid, at times harsh, Wil Gibson''s latest poetry collection, Harvest the Dirt, is a tour-de-force of the American dream-nightmare. Traveling the back roads of double-wide trailers and mobile meth labs, Gibson arrives at a new truth and realism, a pride in the dirt from which you come.

Writers who let go of more than just stars... "I Let Go of the Stars in My Hand" is a fearless, dynamic collection of contemporary poetry and short fiction by established and emerging writers from across the United States and beyond. Contributors include John Amen, Rob Cook, Rosie Garland, Aimee Herman, Ron Kolm, Katharyn Howd Machan, Al Ortolani, and John Sibley Williams. The anthology also has an interview with John Sinclair - the legendary jazz/blues poet, former manager of the MC5, radio host, and activist.

A collection of fearless poetry and prose from fifty-five writers across the United States, plus Botswana, the Philippines, Denmark, and Canada. This is world writing with a New York flair-no nonsense, no claptrap, ready to spit in your eye or call you lover in a cyberminute.There''s brutality, glamour, danger, and glitz...but an unexpected tenderness too. Contributors include Rich Ferguson, Joan Gelfand, Janet Hamill, Aimee Herman, R. Nemo Hill, Puma Perl, Cin Salach, and Jon Steinhagen.