Červená Barva Press / Ruth C. Chad and Brad Rose Book Launch

Červená Barva Press Book Launch
Ruth C. Chad and Brad Rose
Sept. 29th, 2024

"In the Absence of Birds" by Ruth Chad

The lyrical and powerful poetry in this book addresses the complexity of family life, grief, loneliness and communion. Many of the poems convey the poet’s urgency to notice and appreciate the richness of nature and the sadness of watching its demise. “In the Absence of Birds” brims with personal and universal poetry, offering insight and solace.

Selected Blurb:
Ruth Chad chooses her words with great care to create gem-like poems—although gems are cool and hard, her poems are warm and full of heart. They are also full of sensual detail, ranging across life experiences from peeling a ripe plum to watching her mother fade away in a nursing home. Whatever the situation, simple or profound, Ruth draws us right into it with her, generously sharing what she sees, hears, smells, tastes and feels, compelling us to experience it with her. "The Absence of Birds" is a feast.
~Lawrence Kessenich, Winner of Ireland's Strokestown International Poetry Prize

"WORDinEDGEWISE" by Brad Rose

Brad Rose was born and raised in Los Angeles, and lives in
Boston. He is the author of five collections of poetry and
flash fiction: "Lucky Animals," "No. Wait. I Can Explain," "Pink
X-Ray," "de/tonations," and "Momentary Turbulence." Seven times
nominated for a Pushcart Prize and three times nominated for
the Best of the Net Anthology, Brad’s poetry and fiction have
appeared in Los Angeles Times, The American Journal of Poetry,
New York Quarterly, Puerto del Sol, Clockhouse, Folio, Cloudbank,
Baltimore Review, 45th Parallel, Best Microfiction 2019, Lunch
Ticket, Sequestrum, Unbroken, Right Hand Pointing, and other
publications. Brad is also the author of seven poetry chapbooks,
among them "Democracy of Secrets," "Collateral," "An Evil Twin is
Always in Good Company," and "Funny You Should Ask". His website
and blog can be found at bradrosepoetry.com.

Selected Blurb:

Brad Roses's "WordinEdgewise" displays the madcap features that readers have come to relish in his work --fast-talking, unreliable narrators and surreal situations depicted with brittle sympathy and manic humor. When it comes to prose poetry, Brad Rose plays, to borrow his own phrase, "first violin in the orchestra of the absurd."
~Howie Good, author of "Famous Long Ago" and "The Bad News First"
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