Ceremonial Author|Gloria Respress-Churchwell Although Hasse was only 34

Although Hasse was only 34 when the collection won the annual Minnesota Voices Project sponsored by New Rivers Press its unique blend of lyric and narrative qualities already carried what Patricia Hampl recently referred to as "a rare 'old soul' authority

When you add the reminiscences of the sights and sounds of 1930s New Mexico the result is a fascinating story vivid and easy to read

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"This " says David Ray of Sutter's work "is poetic storytelling at its best

"I have found that people's bodies want to be healthy and I can help people to better work with their own bodies' goal to heal themselves

Ceremonial Author|Gloria Respress-Churchwell Although Hasse was only 34In her debut poetry collection Carly Joy Miller surprises and enraptures on every page. The visceral poems of Ceremonial figure the body at its most sublime and at its most feral with equal attention. With an unflinching eye Miller crafts psalms of petition and praise from the raw material of life. Carly Joy Miller's work has appeared in The Adroit Journal Blackbird Boston Review Gulf Coast West Branch and elsewhere. She is a contributing editor at