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  • The Awful Grace of God

    by Jhon Z Baker ...
    The Awful Grace of God is a raw, unflinching, and darkly luminous collection of poetry by Jhon Z Baker, a physically disabled, schizoaffective bipolar writer from Cook County, Illinois. Through verses steeped in vulnerability, grit, and an often-haunting beauty, Baker invites readers into a world where madness and clarity hold hands over coffee, and survival itself is both an act of grace and ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Hands on the Hips

    Collected Poems

    by jhon z. baker ...
    hands on the hips is the newest volume of the collected poems of Jhon Z. Baker, compiled from published and unpublished poems. This is poetry for the real, poetry for the people, poetry for the moment, poetry to satiate the needs, poetry of an American outlaw. untitled (the sane) The sane point fingers to keep themselves appearing sane to stay their definition The glamorous point bejeweled fingers ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

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  • Hinge & Sign

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  • Perhaps You Could Breathe for Me

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  • Blue Rock

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    by Manolis ...
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  • One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir

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  • Eye Level

    Poems

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