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Lisa Devon is a suburban Mom who uses poetry to express her frustrations with the world. With topics ranging from policities to parenting, no one is spared her ire. Luckily for the listener, the madder she gets, the funnier it is. Lisa Devon’s work is heavily influenced by Dr. Seuss, with word play sandwiched between rhythm & rhyme. Her unexpected voice and impassioned performance offers a fun and fresh perspective on the issues we all face. Lisa Devon has performed at various venues around Indianapolis, IN and in other cities. Her first book of poetry was released by Chatter House Press.

Lisa Devon

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Have you written a book? Are you looking for a publisher? Have you searched out and submitted your manuscript to dozens of publishing companies only to be turned away, time and time again? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, Chatter House Press could be your answer. Chatter House Press is a mainline publishing organization with a mission to discover and market contemporary authors who write in the various genres. We are not a self-publisher in our approach, operation, or philosophy in any way. We receive and review submission from inquiring authors, but choose only those manuscripts that are of high quality and a modern voice. We will look at your work and respond within weeks with our observations. CHP contracts with the author for publication rights to their fiction, poetry, or non-fiction book. CHP covers all costs associated with publication including such items as cover design and basic copying editing. The author then receives royalties based on the contract.

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SOPHOMORE STOMP Lisa Devon Lisa Devon's second book of poetry is even more impactful than her first. These powerful poems about current social issues will light a fire in your soul to change the world. Her work beats with the rhythm of today and she does not back down from tough themes. Her ability to visualize in words current events is uncanny. Spoken word in written form often lacks delivery on the page, but not this work. You will find yourself wanting to stand-up and speak the words yourself. If you are socially conscious read this book for motivation. If you are a working womcchan you will find poems to empower you. If you have not read poetry since high school, read this book to gain a new perspective on what poetry can be.

MARRIAGE MAPS AND DRIVEN DESTINIES Mary Sexson & Lylanne Musselman Mary Sexson and Lylanne Musselman connected quickly and became poetry sisters. This joint book leads the reader down two different paths the authors have walked. As you meander through the pages you will find tears and joy, fear and anticipation, life and death. This book leads you down a self-reflective arc where you will find hope in good times and bad. Despite having traveled very different paths, Mary Sexson and Lylanne Musselman remind us in Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies that the people we journey with profoundly impact our paths and purposes. The poets' talents for imagery and analogy place us in fast cars driving Indiana roads after curfew and sitting in waiting rooms reflecting on mortality-raw and relatable vignettes resonating of hardship, heartache, and tenderness. Poems illustrate how our choices when navigating threats, for better or worse, prepare us to survive and find joy in what might feel routine or mundane. Independence comes from boldly taking the wheel and learning when to stop and ask for directions. Sexson and Musselman's collection explores relationships that shape and bind us: those we cherish and those we must forgive. Liz Whiteacre Author of Hit the Ground and founder of Etchings Press

WOUNDED WINGS: A LESBIAN JOURNEY OF LOVE AND LOSS Elizabeth Kidwell Wounded Wings is a work of love; a unique fusion of poetry and prose that reveals a wondrous relationship between two women. While the book begins as a story of heart wrenching loss and grief, it slowly unfolds to reveal a complex tale of personal sacrifice, selfless national service, and the gradual aging process, consistently balanced by the joys of daily life and a thirst for adventure, always set firmly in the blessings of unconditional love and the glories of the natural world. Elizabeth Kidwell was born in Los Angeles, California, growing up in the produce-rich San Joaquin River Valley, sixty miles from San Francisco, before returning to Los Angeles for her last year of high school and four years of college. While serving ten years as a nun in the LA area, she began her career in education, teaching high school and junior high students for five years. Seeking to live in a much smaller city with four distinct seasons, she left Los Angeles behind and moved to Indianapolis, earning her Masters Degree at the University of Indianapolis. Thirteen years later, while playing softball for an older women's league at Broad Ripple Park, she met her life partner, who threw her out at first base!

THE PROVIDENCE OF GRASS Eric Fisher Stone The Providence of Grass is a poetry collection that invites the reader to be humble before and to accept the slow moving, though inevitable realities of death and the cosmos. One central image of the book is grass, a plant that usurps empires and breaks through abandoned concrete. The transience of specific places, even the entire Earth, is illuminated, and the far future of the sun enveloping the world (what astronomers say will happen in several billion years) is mentioned more than once. The reader confronts the impermanence of life.