Poetry Series

The poetry series is an initiative that ran from 1999 to 2014 to revive the publication of small, collectible editions of poetry. The majority of poets have a regional connection and are the recipients of multiple awards and distinctions.

As of January 1, 2026, Parallel Press no longer offers publications for sale. Most items continue to be available here online.

Title and Link (if available online)AuthorYear
Alibi for TwoAugustus Merrill2014-2015
The Beauty of This WorldRosemary Zurlo-Cuva2014-2015
The Book of ArabellaTimothy Walsh2014-2015
PresencesCaroline Collins2014-2015
YesB. J. Best2014-2015
Fearing WaterMarjorie Saiser2013
The Lawyer Who Died in The Courthouse BathroomThomas J. Erickson2013
Lemon Bars of ParnassusLee Kisling2013
Lottery TicketHeather Corbally Bryant2013
The Mississippi Book of the DeadTimothy Young2013
Small, Imperfect ParadiseDallas Crow2013
Transport of the AimMaxine Silverman2013
American BruiseL. Ward Abel2012
Conversations With ThoreauAlice D’Alessio2012
From the Fool to the WorldAlison Stone2012
Through Sun-glinting ParticlesAllegra Silberstein2012
VectorsKelly Cherry2012
Walk With MeMark Belair2012
Bird of ParadiseGeorge Young2011
Journey to Wisconsin: African American Life in HaikuFabu2011
Rain DanceRichard Broderick2011
The Required Accompanying Cover LetterRichard Fein2011
The Scientific MethodMary Alexandra Agner2011
This Small Breathing CoincidencePaul Terranova2011
Tricks of LightJeanie Tomasko2011
A Catch in the Throat of AllahLynn Shoemaker2010
ChermaJacqueline West2010
Driving to HeavenTracy Youngblom2010
Late Life HappinessBarbara L. Greenberg2010
Li Po Comes to AmericaAlex Stolis2010
St. Cecilia’s DazeKatrin Talbot2010
That Red Dirt RoadKay Sanders2010
The Edge of DamageHeather Swan2009
The Formal ImpulseJohn Pidgeon2009
Going WrongMarilyn L. Taylor2009
One Hundred Small Yellow EnvelopesJames Crews2009
Target PracticeJan Chronister2009
Where We LiveDon Thompson2009
Acting LessonsJohn Lehman2008
The Choreographer of RaindropsCarl Lindner2008
In the Silence of the Migrated BirdsAustin Smith2008
Kamikaze CommotionCathryn Cofell2008
KinnickinnicThomas R. Smith2008
We Nod Our Dark HeadsLisa Marie Brodsky2008
Aqua RegiaF. J. Bergmann2007
Bone Flute and Other PoemsR. Virgil Ellis2007
Casting OffCatherine Jagoe2007
Only on This PlanetJohn Graber2007
Stones in Our Pockets: Art and the Art of MedicineMichael Salcman2007
Things I’ve Never Told AnyoneCX Dillhunt2007
The Discovery of HeavenRichard Hedderman2006
OneDiane Kerr2006
Short Story and Other Short StoriesCorey Mesler2006
Stilt ManDoug Flaherty2006
SundogsJames Silas Rogers2006
What Wisconsin TookPaul Dickey2006
Alley ScattingSharon F. McDermott2005
Considerations of Earth and SkyTemple Cone2005
Facts of LifeJim Ferris2005
The Minimalist’s How-to HandbookKarl Elder2005
Now You See ItRon Wallace2005
White Horses on Sale for a SongShoshauna Shy2005
The Heart of WarCarmine Sarracino2004
A Little Dinner MusicStephen Murabito2004
The Promised LandHarriet Brown2004
Virgins on the RocksKarla Huston2004
when gertrude married aliceEve Robillard2004
Wild ApplesTimothy Walsh2004
Bones of LightJudith Sornberger2003
Chapman’s PackJohn Niles2003
Getting Out AliveTisha Turk2003
Light Made From NothingSusan Elbe2003
Marquees of BuffaloDennis Trudell2003
Singing to the GardenRoger Pfingston2003
A Girl in WaterBarbara Edelman2002
From the Sketchbooks of Vanessa BellAllison Funk2002
Rendered into ParadiseJean Feraca2002
Sand Island Succession: Poems of the ApostlesJudith Strasser2002
Small ActsMary Mercier2002
What the Body KnowsAlison Townsend2002
Anna, washingTed Genoways2001
Border CrossingsHeather Dubrow2001
CicatrixCharles Cantrell2001
Eat and RememberCarl Lindner2001
How Dumb the StarsFrancine Conley2001
The Only Everglades in the WorldRobin Chapman2001
LuckMarilyn Annucci2000
Our Sainted Lady EstherMatt Welter2000
Them PoemsMason Williams2000
The Twig SongsGwen Ebert2000
A Visionary’s CompanyRick Hilles2000
What Grandmother SaysJ.D. Whitney2000
ApparitionMax GarlandPre-2000
HosannasKatharine WhitcombPre-2000
The Perfect DayAndrea PotosPre-2000
Sure KnowledgeElizabeth OnessPre-2000