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x 8&frac12;&quot;, 112 pages<br> Price: $14.50 </p> <p> In her latest collection of poetry, Katerina Stoykova-Klemer fearlessly probes the 'porcupine of mind,' the prickly defenses of the psyche, to lay bare the experiences of love and leaving, regret and discovery, severed roots and new possibilities, all from the perspective of an intellectually voracious and passionate wanderer between two languages and cultures. </p> <p> This book is available for purchase from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://www.broadstonebooks.com/Porcupine_of_Mind_Page.html">Broadstone Books</a>, on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://amzn.com/1937968006">Amazon</a>, or directly from the author.<br> <p> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----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-----END PKCS7----- "> <input type="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907im_/https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> </form> <div class="clear"></div> <blockquote class="review"> With droll wit and brainy imagination Katerina Stoykova-Klemer turns a large life and a long journey into the vibrant, astonishing miniature poems in <i>The Porcupine of Mind</i>, the first full book of her poems in English. These rubies, which she creates from potatoes, miseries, candles, mistakes, kisses, and lost friends, shine in surreal splendor. Tempering her extreme compassion is the prickly, matter-of-fact attitude of a Bulgarian dark humorist. Although we know her from a chapbook and from translations, now it's time to savor fully Katerina Stoykova-Klemer's protean imagination: one that can hold a conversation with a single cell or observe the heave in the body of a housefly. <i>The Porcupine of Mind</i> announces a vital new voice in contemporary American poetry. <br> <p> &mdash; Molly Peacock </p> </blockquote> <hr> <h2>Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems<span class="seo">Published December, 2011</span></h2> <img class="book" src="/web/20220502035907im_/https://www.katerinaklemer.com/images/9781936628070.small.jpg" alt="Indivisible Number"/> <p> Editor: Katerina Stoykova-Klemer<br> Publisher: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://www.accents-publishing.com/">Accents Publishing</a><br> ISBN: 978-1-936628-07-0<br> Size: 5" x 7", 316 pages<br> Price: $15.00 </p> <p> <i>Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems</i> is a 316-page volume of poems of up to 50 words, including titles. Whether poignant, funny, tragic, or inspirational, each poem is always complete and memorable, representing a world larger than the space it takes on the page. This book features work by 192 contemporary masters of the short free-form poem. </p> <p> This book is available for purchase at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://accents-publishing.com/biggerthantheyappear.html">Accents Publishing</a> or on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://amzn.com/1936628074">Amazon</a>. </p> <div class="clear"></div> <blockquote class="review"> There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.<br> <p> &mdash; Mary Ann Taylor-Hall </p> </blockquote> <hr> <a name="indivisiblenumber">&nbsp;</a><br> <h2>545;8<> G8A;> / Indivisible Number<span class="seo">Published August, 2011</span></h2> <img class="book" src="/web/20220502035907im_/https://www.katerinaklemer.com/images/9789549772746.small.jpg" alt="Indivisible Number"/> <p> Language: Bulgarian<br> Publisher: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://www.fakelexpress.com/">Fakel Express</a><br> ISBN: 978-954-9772-74-6<br> Size: 5.25" x 7.75", 108 pages<br> Price: $10.00 </p> <p> Katerina Stoykova-Klemer's second full-length book, <u>545;8<> G8A;> / Indivisible Number</u> is a Bulgarian-language collection of poems. The collection is comprised of four sections: <i>@5A5G=8 B>G:8 (Points of intersection)</i>, <i>J;68=8 (Lengths)</i>, <i>1/16 >B ;C=0B0 (1/16<sup>th</sup> of the moon)</i>, and <i>@0OB =0 B@05:B>@8OB0 (The end of the trajectory)</i>. Professor Svetlozar Igov contributes an insightful afterword to the book. </p> <p> To purchase this book, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/mailto:katerina.klemer@gmail.com?subject=The Air around the Butterfly">contact the author</a>. </p> <div class="clear"></div> <blockquote class="review"> !B8E>25B5 =0 0B5@8=0 !B>9:>20 ?@8B56020B A4J@60=0B0 =5?@8<8@8<>AB =0 682>B0 :J< A>1AB25=0B0 A8 ?@5E>4=>AB. "O =5 ?55, =5 ?;0G5, =5 B0=FC20 >:>;> A515 A8 8 70 A515 A8. "O <8A;8 A GC2AB20B0 A8 8 =8 ?@028 GC2AB28B5;=8 G@57 ?><8A;8B5 A8. 5I0B0 9 A0 A?CA=0B8, 0 BO 5 A0<> 1OA=0B0 D;59B0 =0 BL<=>B> 8< 874CE20=5 2 1O;>B> >:>;>75<=> ?@>AB@0=AB2>. "O C<55 40 <J;G8, => <J;G0=85B> 8 3>2>@8 8 :0720 2A8G:>, :>5B> 5 =C6=> 40 A5 ?>GC2AB20<5 70 =O:>;:> <830 >B=>2> G>25H:8 AJI5AB20. <br> <p> &mdash; C<5= 5>=84>2 </p> </blockquote> <hr> <a name="airaroundthebutterfly">&nbsp;</a><br> <h2>The Air around the Butterfly<span class="seo">Published August, 2009</span></h2> <img class="book" src="/web/20220502035907im_/https://www.katerinaklemer.com/images/9789549772647.small.jpg" alt="The Air around the Butterfly"/> <p> Publisher: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://www.fakelexpress.com/">Fakel Express</a><br> ISBN: 978-954-9772-64-7<br> Size: 6.5" x 8.5", 147 pages<br> Price: $10.00 </p> <p> Katerina Stoykova-Klemer's first book, <u>The Air around the Butterfly / J74CEJB >:>;> ?5?5@C40B0</u> is a bilingual collection of poems, each of which appears side by side in both English and Bulgarian. Originally written in English, each work has been translated by the author into her native Bulgarian. The collection is comprised of three sections: <i>My Mother Was Going to War</i>, <i>E.T. and I Phone Home</i>, and <i>The Apple Who Wanted to Become a Pinecone</i>. </p> <p> To purchase this book, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/mailto:katerina.klemer@gmail.com?subject=The Air around the Butterfly">contact the author</a> or visit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://amzn.com/9549772640">Amazon.com</a>. </p> <div class="clear"></div> <blockquote class="review"> Katerina Stoykova's "The Air around the Butterfly" is lapidary poetry, even ascetic, without excessive wordiness and stylization; poetry that intrinsically creates its own form, like an authentic confession peering into itself and into the world& Katerina Stoykova s American poetry is also Bulgarian, not only because it is translated by its author into Bulgarian, but also because it introduces us to the artistic self-awareness of a new breed of Bulgarians.<br> <p> &mdash; Prof. Svetlozar Igov </p> </blockquote> <hr> <a name="themost">&nbsp;</a><br> <h2>The Most<span class="seo">Published March, 2010</span></h2> <img class="book" src="/web/20220502035907im_/https://www.katerinaklemer.com/images/themost_front_small.jpg" alt="The Most"/> <p> Publisher: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://www.finishinglinepress.com/">Finishing Line Press</a><br> ISBN: 1-59924-534-5<br> Size: 5.4" x 8.5", 26 pages<br> Price: $12.00 </p> <p> Katerina's chapbook, <i>The Most</i>, contains 21 poems discussing overcoming obstacles, moving on and stepping with hope into the future. </p> <p> To purchase this book, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/mailto:katerina.klemer@gmail.com?subject=The Most">contact the author</a> or visit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220502035907/http://amzn.com/1599245345">Amazon</a>. </p> <div class="clear"></div> <blockquote class="review"> Katerina Stoykova-Klemer s The Most is absolutely charming! Her chapbook debuts some of the most original, smart, engaging, and well-crafted poems I ve read in years. Whether a poem that features the voice of a reluctant spare tire or Katerina s  conversations, witty epigrams that leave the reader in a marvel, this is all work of a poet who will, I have no doubt, make her mark on our literary world. <p> &mdash; Kathleen Driskell, author of Seed Across Snow </p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="review"> Each of Katerina Stoykova-Klemer s astonishing poems contains a piquant surprise. If the poem s outer shell is funny, its startling pearl is edge-y. If the poem s fruit is tragic, its pit is comic. Stoykova-Klemer s brilliance lies in her unnerving sense of how to turn conclusions inside out. In The Most, her debut chapbook, she makes a wisdom of her questions and questions what we once assumed was wise, creating a new kind of poem-as-pensée that flourishes on buoyant, beguiling contradictions. <p> &mdash; Molly Peacock, author of Second Blush </p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="review"> Katerina Stoykova-Klemer is a refreshing new voice in American poetry with echoes of Yugoslavian-American poet Charles Simic as well as her countryman, Bulgarian poet Konstatin Pavlov. Born in Bulgaria and writing in English, Stoykova-Klemer creates a way of speaking in The Most that allows her to make sense of unthinkable moments, such as a mother struggling with cancer or a boyfriend reporting to the draft board. Revealed through unusual personifications and surrealistic turns, there is great wisdom in these poems. Fierce and sure-footed, Stoykova-Klemer creates a personal schematic that personifies everyday abstract notions ( I ve heard a lot about you / Worst Case Scenario ) as well as common objects ( The Spare Tire / Is constantly afraid / That one day / It will be his turn ) with equal precision. Seeing the world through Stoykova-Klemer s most intelligent and unique lens, we know it more profoundly. <p> &mdash; Jeanie Thompson, author of The Seasons Bear Us </p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="review"> Katerina Stoykova-Klemer knows how to get the most out of language. She sees the absurdities in our daily dramas and uses them to reveal the slanted truth. She can take two clichés and rub them together and make them shine. She has the skill and the wisdom to turn sadness into laughter and the integrity to keep us thinking in the silence that follows the poem. 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