After Spruce... by Clay Thistleton

After Spruce: Poems in the Manner of Tom Jenks’ “Spruce” During the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic is Five-Two contributor Clay Thistleton’s second collection of poems.

Focusing on the public health response to the pandemic in Australia and the United States, Thistleton uses contemporary British poet Jenks’ form of the juxtapositional tercet both to skewer his targets and to record an elegy for the world-wide suffering caused by COVID-19.

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Steerage by Robert Cooperman

Five-Two alum Bob Cooperman announces his latest from Kelsay Books, Steerage, calling it "a ripping yarn very loosely based (or as they say in the movies, 'inspired by') my grandfather's travails and misadventures on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the early 20th Century."

The Trapeze of Your Flesh by Charles Rammelkamp

Frequent contributor Charles Rammelkamp's latest BlazeVOX book is available for pre-order.

Middle Age Spread by Peter M. Gordon

Frequent contributor Peter M. Gordon sends word he's published a new poetry collection on Amazon.com:

In Middle Age Spread award-winning poet Peter M. Gordon delves into the mysteries and shared moments between friends and family, along with his thoughts about 30 years living in Central Florida. The collection includes the "Best of the Net" nominated poem, "Florida Man," the Thomas Burnett Swann Poetry award winning trio of "Home of the Brave," "Amateur Night, and "B & K Bungalow Colony," and many other contest and award winners from the last few years of Peter's poetry career.