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Almost Touching: A Reader for Women and Men(press here to order)by John Milam, Bethany Schryburt,
Mike Jones, Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Mary-Jo Lord, Lori Solymosi, Karen Read, Anita
Page, Linda Angér, David Sabbagh, and Polly Opsahl
With pathos and humor, eleven women and men writers explore deeply human challenges-physical, emotional, personal and universal. Finding a dialogue of the heart between the genders, it is an anthology of healing that touches darkness and openly celebrates light. -- Margo LaGattuta, Editor, Almost TouchingThere is a cycle in these poems and stories taken as a whole, a movement from burial of one kind or another to an arduous blossoming. This book demonstrates how art can derive from life, how we are located somewhere within the powerful memories of childhood, the struggle to overcome personal loss or trauma, and our hopes for the future. Almost Touching understands where the blues comes from. Another kind of singing, these pages link the difficulties of life to our attempt to discover equilibrium. All of us, men and women, will find something of ourselves in this. -- Edward Haworth-Hoeppner, Professor of English, Poet-in-Residence, Oakland UniversityHow do you honor the writers within these pages? Read their work, and listen carefully to the tales they tell, for somewhere inside ‘Almost Touching’ there’s a message for you. Forget the almost part . . . these poems and stories will touch you in times and places that’ll surprise you. -- Jack Mingo, author of The Juicy Parts and How the Cadillac Got Its FinsA delicious celebration of self discovery with revealing, yet graceful exploration. Powerful . . . sensitive. -- Wallace F. Smith, Oakland Community College, Founder, Wallace Smith Theater ProductionsThese writers know how to capture attention, stir the
imagination, and stimulate good thinking through a broad spectrum of captivating
experiences. --
Ray Lawson, Rochester
High School
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