Murmurations.

[Saint Paul, Minnesota]:: Hot Tomato Press,, 2020.. Edition of 20. 4.5 x 13 x .75 "; 32 pages. Letterpress printed on Rives Heavyweight paper. Font for text is Georgia. Handmade cover paper of cotton, Aardvark dyes, dictionary pages and gelatin size. End sheets of Nepalese Lokta. Coptic stitch binding. Edited by Mark Spitzer. Graphic design by Bryan Starry. Printing assistance from Laura Brown. Book design and publication by Erica Spitzer Rasmussen. Numbered. Hot Tomato Press: "Where can a single word lead us? In this book of poems, titles are used like quirky dictionary entries that lead readers to archaisms, tragic histories, omni-present popular culture, observations of the natural world and elegy. We find Salman Rushdie and Donald Trump at a Crosby, Stills and Nash concert; a visit to a former detention center in Argentina's Dirty War ends up in 80s pop songs and bilingual jokes. The pervasiveness of violence and pain is threaded throughout the poems, but so is wonder and joy. "Lea Graham is the author of 'From the Hotel Vernon' (Salmon Press, 2019) and 'Hough & Helix & Where & Here & You, You, You' (No Tell Books, 2011) and three chapbooks: 'Spell to Spell' (above/ground Press, 2018), 'This End of the World: Notes to Robert Kroetsch '(Apt. 9 Press, 2016) and 'Calendar Girls' (above/ground Press, 2006). She is the editor of the forthcoming anthology of critical essays 'From the Word to the Place: The Work of Michael Anania' (MadHat Press, 2021). Her poems, translations, reviews and articles have been published in numerous journals and anthologies. She is an associate professor of English at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY." Pegasus Literary: "Lea Graham’s 'Murmurations'; a limited edition/ fine arts book, hand-bound by the artist, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen; connects readers to nature, historical facts and affairs, and present culture. The fusion of the natural world with present culture and historical affairs is flawless.