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Likely: Poems (Wick Poetry First Book Series)

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I recently bought a copy of this 1st book of Poetry from Lisa Coffman. I found it in the famous City Lights bookstore in San Francisco: haunt of Alan Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac, and other "Beat Generation" authors -- so she's already made her mark with a buying department thats tuned into the best of our emerging talent! This is powerful writing from a passionate new voice: it resonates with images and emotions familiar to all who have lived, loved, and evolved in the heart of old America (as opposed to the new West-coast America). I believe Lisa Coffman has quite a bit more to say and that she will undoubtedly ripen with our generation (the current 30 somethings) to become one of our noted laureats. I also think many of these verses could be turned into fine popular songs (but that's just my humble opinion).

I have had the pleasure of meeting this very talented poet. She is an amazing writer, so full of details and life. These poems really have a lot of truth and feeling in them. This is one great book that you will always remember.

I've been reading poetry for many, many years, and there are few books I admire as much as Lisa Coffman's "Likely." It remains one of my all-time favorites. Coffman never tries to impress in the hip-slick-cool style of so many poets trying to demonstrate how smart they are. She's too subtle for that, and too honest. "Likely" is a treasure, a pleasure, a book quietly ringing with the humility and authority of the very best poetry. I highly recommend it.