From the most recent down, titles that are still in print:

LRB 59 Hesitant Commitments by Pris Campbell; 48 pages. One of my favorite collections in the series!

LRB 58 The Mysterious Woman Next Door by William Gainer; 56 pages. Engaging poems from the man who coined the term, "after hours poetry".

LRB 57 Whipped Cream and Sushi by nila northSun; 48 pages. New work by this talented Native-American poet.

LRB 56 I Saw it on TV by Terry McCarty; 36 pages. Topical pop culture vignettes.

LRB 55 As If by Angela C. Mankiewicz; 36 pages. Surviving cancer and it's effects on the immediate family.

LRB 54 The Hunger by RD Armstrong; 48 pages. Forbidden affairs from the old DOG himself.

LRB 53 Bare Feet, Broken Glass by Anita Wynn; 36 pages. A cautionary collection on domestic violence.

LRB 52 Tapping Ashes in the Dark by Rob Plath; 36 pages.

LRB 51 The Painter by Marie Lecrivain; 24 pages. A concept piece.

LRB 50 Digging my Own Grave and Enjoying the Work by Ed Jamieson, Jr.; 36 pages. Lummox Journal's erstwhile poetry editor's first collection of poesy.

LRB 49 Outrun Your Fate by Glenn Cooper; 36 pages. Poems about Australia's #1 criminal, Neddy Smith

LRB 48 The Barbie Poems Vol. 2 by Lyn Lifshin; 48 pages. Lifshin updates the Barbie myth -- and Barbie will never be the same!

LRB 47 The Barbie Poems Vol. 1 by Lyn Lifshin; 48 pages

LRB 46 L.A. Rhapsody by Larry Jaffe; 36 pages.

LRB 45 American Child by normal; 48 pages. Another tour-de-force from normal...reflections on the impact of 9-11-2001 on the American psyche.

LRB 44 Raining All Over by Rebecca Morrison; 48 pages. A woman wronged is NOT a thing of beauty and Rebecca will prove this to you.  Poems that make men weaken and women strong.

LRB 43 A Gathering Glance by Patricia Wellingham-Jones; 48 pages. 

LRB 42 Paper Heart #4 by Raindog; 48 pages.  “Love” poems from RD’s ongoing ‘field’ research.  Not for the faint of heart or pregnant women.

LRB 41 Poems of the Royal Concubine Li Xi by Leonard J. Cirino; 48 pages.  Cirino writes with such sympathy for his main character that one thinks this is a translation, rather than an original work.  Damn good!

LRB 40 Death & Transfiguration Cocktail by Alan Catlin; 48 pages.   The third in Catlin’s Killer Cocktail series, in which he draws from his experiences as a bartender to create the portraits in this collection.  Intoxicating.

LRB 39 Piss Talks by Harry R. Wilkens; 48 pages.  Harry knows what he’s talking about.  This book tells it like it is over in Europe.  Almost banned in Switzerland.

LRB 38 bakersfield 99 by Lindsay Wilson; 56 pages.  A road north out of a Central Valley town…Wilson details a change of locations as well as perception in this long poem.

LRB 37 Late Night in the Psych Ward by Belinda Subraman; 48 pages.  Two weeks in the life of a psych nurse working the graveyard shift.

LRB 36 New Shouts at Broken Dreams by Lawrence Welsh; 48 pages.  The poet lariat of El Paso, Texas takes on the Texas Way, from gas wells to the royalty of Odessa.

LRB 34 & 35 The Queen of Bohemia & Cold Eye Burning by Philomene Long, Venice, CA beat poet & documentarian, Long – the widow of John Thomas – tells it like it was in this special two-volume set.

LRB 33 Familiarities by Patricia Cherin & Gerald Locklin; 48 pages.  Poetry about hearth and home, kith and kin from this pair of gifted writers.

LRB 31 Feeding the Animal by John Thomas (Lummox of the Year 2001); 52 pages. The late, great Poet of Venice Beach portrays his life in this, the last collection of poetry before his death, that is both touching and caustic!

LRB 28 Lost Highway – A Blues poetry collection by 15 poets; 48 pages. A powerful mixture of good whiskey & bad men.

LRB 27 On/Off the Beaten Path by RD Armstrong; 48 pages.  A poem about New Mexico, driving, duende, ghosts & discovery.

LRB 26 Bombed in New Mexico by Todd Moore & Mark Weber; 48 pages.  Moore’s short, staccato poems are written with a Thompson, while Weber lazily meanders through a smorgasbord of tasty ideas.  

LRB 24 Apollo's Motorcycle by Frank Lonabaugh; 48 pages. Gayer than a $3 bill.

LRB 23 Blue Collar Work by Errol Miller; 48 pages.  This good, old boy favors you with a workingman’s portfolio of past deeds.

LRB 20 The Corpse Is Dreaming by Todd Moore; 48 pages.  “A phantom language of death & love & the dark kiss rising.” - Tony Moffeit, poet & reviewer. (

LRB 19 No Earthly Sense Gets It Right by Linda Lerner; 56 pages.  One poet’s examination of the trauma of losing connection with one’s parents.

LRB 17 ME by Hugh/Connie Fox; 48 pages.  A transgender-blending nightmare.

LRB 16 Maytag Heights by various poets; 48 pages. A fundraiser for Habitat For Humanity, Long Beach, CA

LRB 15 Blood on the Floor by normal; 56 pages.  Normal’s first-ever collection, powerful & compelling poetry from this longtime Jazz poet. 

LRB 14 Any Abyss Will Do by William Taylor Jr.; 56 pages.  The poet is black where it counts…in his clothing as well as his soul. 

LRB 13 Hang Gliding On X by Scott C. Holstad; 48 pages.  A cautionary set of poems detailing how not to deal with the LAPD.

LRB 12 The Inside-Out World of BZ Niditch; 48 pages.  It’s crazy!

LRB 10 Journey Up The Coast by RD Armstrong; 48 pages. A trip made to SanFran back in ’99 to visit friends and family, frames this long poem. The poem that started ‘em all!  

LRB 8 Eyes Like Mingus - A Jazz poetry anthology; 46 pages. 12 poets riff on various musicians such as Ella and Miles and Mingus.

LRB 7 Apology to the Idiots by Laura Joy Lustig; 48 pages.  Lustig holds nothing back in this tour-de-force lambasting of the male sector.

LRB 6 Scar Tissue by A.D. Winans; 48 pages.  A scathing examination of the poet’s family life and an unflinching look at the loss of his parents.

LRB 4 Bone by Todd Moore & RD Armstrong; 48 pages.