NEW!

Hot off the press in April 2007! Printed at Coach House.

Only CAN$15 postpaid in Canada and US$15 postpaid to the United States. Pay via PayPal to stu_ross[at]sympatico.ca. If you'd like to
pay by cheque, email me at that address
and I'll tell you where to send it.

There are a few copies still available of the special edition:
26 copies, signed and lettered by Ron Padgett,
and bound into boards. $50 each.

Proper Tales Press is proud to announce
the publication of

MY LUMP IN THE BED:
LOVE POEMS FOR GEORGE W. BUSH

edited by STUART ROSS

In this unique and timely anthology, 31 writers form Canada,
the U.K. and the U.S. reveal their true feelings about George W. Bush.
These are poems to be read again and again…
poems to be treasured for all time (what's left of it anyway).

A 36-page chapbook, with cover art by Stuart Ross,
My Lump in the Bed: Love Poems for George W. Bush
is a vital collection for anyone whose chest tightens when they watch CNN.

Published in an edition of 300 copies.
Available for $5 plus shipping.
To order, CLICK HERE.

AND SLIGHTLY LESS NEW!

A LESSON FROM THE ORPHANAGE
AND OTHER POEMS

by BILL KNOTT

Since the late 1960s, Bill Knott has been one of the most important
voices in American poetry. His work has been praised by Charles Simic,
Richard Hell, Marvin Bell, Stephen Dobyns, Sharon Dunn, Tom Andrews,
W.S. Merwin, Kenneth Rexroth, James Wright, Andrei Codrescu, and more.

A 48-page chapbook, with cover art by Tara Azzopardi,
A Lesson From the Orphanage is a major new work by Knott,
and his first book with a Canadian publisher.

Published in an edition of 250 copies.
Available for $8 plus shipping.
To order, CLICK HERE.

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