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Notes from a Nomad — Snyder '77
$16.99
By Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Class of 1977 Poet Sarah Dickenson Snyder moves between worlds as traveler and teacher — from the crowded streets of Hanoi, to Istanbul, Eleuthera, Machu Picchu, and Rwanda — where a woman sets down a heavy water jug, the scar on her arm "a cracked map of what remains." Snyder's carefully observed "earthbound stories" ...
Waves from a Time-Zoned Brain — Simonds '57
$12.95
By John Simonds, Class of 1957 The rhythms and sounds of old thoughts in new settings have added to the meaning of experiences, some real, some dreamed, some a mix. All are from a brain subjected to waves of different kinds—magnetic resonance and nostalgia, a surrounding ocean, a childhood river. -From the publisher.
Footnotes to the Sun — Simonds '57
$14.95
By John Simonds, Class of 1957 In this his second book of poetry, retired Honolulu and former Washington D.C. newsman John E. Simonds explores further experiences, travels, family milestones and personal encounters. Footnotes to the Sun pursues his interests in running and reflection, while also revisiting some compass points of life. A Depressi...
What You Know in Your Hands — Poliner '82
$19.99
By Elizabeth Poliner, Class of 1982 Elizabeth Poliner's poems are of painting, literature, and music, of family, memory, and loss. Whether set in Washington, D.C., the small Connecticut town of her childhood, or the coast of Maine, these poems speak with uncommon clarity and musicality as they explore the complexity of the human heart. -From the...
Venison — Moeckel '93
Venison — Moeckel '93
$17.95
By Thorpe Moeckel, Class of 1993 Food doesn't get any more local, cosmic, primitive, tasty, or disturbing than in this book-length, lyrical-meditative poem. At stake are no less than the origins and mysteries of flesh and touch. -From the publisher.
Laughing Cult — McCaffrey '79
$13.95
By Kevin McCaffrey, Class of 1979 Inspired by the spirit and approach of Bertolt Brecht's Manual of Piety, the poems of Laughing Cult often employ the structures of ballads, folksongs, and other traditional forms to create miniature sketches marked by romantic ambiguity, occultism, science fiction, and quirky angst. As cool in tone as a Lee Koni...
Prospect of Release — Mandel '71
$12.95
By Tom Mandel, Class of 1971 These 50 poems, 700 lines (neither number divisible by three), confront self, other, identity, loss, history, language and meaning through the most concrete instance we have of what poststructuralists call "an absent presence" — the death of a parent. This loss of apparent meaning (who gave you your name?) doubles (t...
Alchemy of Awakening — Hobin '82
$15.95
By Lynn Hobin, Class of 1982 Alchemy of Awakening is a window into the author's life during the time it was transformed from a carefully planned life into one more in alignment with her authentic self, and consistent with that which she came into being to do. A life-altering event was placed in her path enabling her to become conscious of univer...
Natural Sustenance — Fleck '58
$17.00
By Nick Fleck, Class of 1958 Nick Fleck is a retired high school teacher. He spends much of his time sauntering in the open spaces and woods wherever he lives, and especially in unsettled areas on Moosehead Lake in Maine. He has been influenced by the words and wandering of Thoreau and feels that he is not apart from the flora and fauna of our p...
Life Watch — Barnstone '48
Life Watch — Barnstone '48
$13.95
By Willis Barnstone, Class of 1948, Honorary Degree 1981 Life Watch: A Circle of Ninety-One Nights is an ambitious sequence of poems that begins in childhood, moves through Barnstone’s adult years, and returns to youth. The poems engage and reflect on the civil wars that the author found himself in the midst of, Mexican orphanages, the cafes and...
Cartographer of Crumpled Maps — Pérez '04
$14.99
By Jonathan Andrew Pérez, Class of 2004 Review Quotes: Jonathan Andrew Perez's The Cartographer of Crumpled Maps cleverly subverts and displaces the idyllic essence of the pastoral in service of an ethics society has consistently betrayed. The poems in this chapbook, occasionally referential yet always original, find their verve in the asymmetr...
Mexico in My Heart — Barnstone '48
$23.99
By Willis Barnstone, Class of 1948 Willis Barnstone is a literature in himself: poet, translator, interpreter, in one year he can range from Jesus to Sappho and Borges with calm authority and good humour. He re-translates the New Testament in a version Harold Bloom describes as 'a superb act of restoration'. Borges himself declared, 'Four of the...
The Girl of the Early Race — Boe '76
$11.95
By Deborah Boe, Class of 1976 Lovers of poetry who remember Deborah Boe's critically acclaimed debut book, Mojave, will wonder why she published no subsequent book -- until now.Thomas Simmons of the University of Iowa wrote in his September 6, 1999, review of Mojave on Amazon.com: "Deborah Boe is one of the most under-rated poets in America. I h...
The Kinfolk — Morgan '89
The Kinfolk — Morgan '89
$18.95
By Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989 In the conclusion of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, Evelyn, and Knox fight to save not just the island of Ayda but their own world. They are scattered throughout the war-torn island as Dankar, the power-hungry ruler of Exor, mounts his greatest attack. His forces begin a final, fatal siege on the weakening rea...
Chantarelle — Morgan '89
Chantarelle — Morgan '89
$18.95
By Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989 In Book Two of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back to the island of Ayda, where one realm is burning and two others are under siege from Dankar’s dark forces of Exor. Meanwhile, Knox and Evelyn mus...
Songs and Dreams — Reilly '71
$18.00
By Neill Reilly, Class of 1971 There is a correlation between waking experiences in a sleep state and inner experiences in a waking state. Both involve awakened consciousness. The songs in this volume are halting attempts to put into words inner events that are experienced in a waking consciousness. Inner experiences are filtered into images, id...
Apartheid in South Africa — Gordon
$24.15
By David Gordon, Professor of History This volume introduces undergraduates to a collection of primary documents on apartheid in South Africa, one of the best known and frequently cited systems of institutionalized and legalized racial and ethnic segregation. David Gordon’s introduction provides context essential to understanding the emergence, ...
Lake City — Kohnstamm '98
Lake City — Kohnstamm '98
$16.95
By Thomas Kohnstamm, Class of 1998 Hunkered down in his childhood bedroom in Seattle’s worn–out Lake City neighborhood, idealistic but self–serving striver Lane Bueche licks his wounds and hatches a plot to win back his estranged Manhattanite wife.He discovers a precarious path forward when he is contracted by a wealthy adoptive couple to seduce...
The Bear Who Couldn't Sleep — Nastro '92
$17.95
By Caroline Nastro, Class of 1992 There’s no place like home when it’s time for bed. When Bear can’t sleep, he goes on an adventure and discovers the wonders of New York City—a parade, Central Park, hot dogs, and more! But when he finally gets tired and looks for a place to rest . . . he learns why it’s called the city that never sleeps. What’s ...
Living Sustainably — Sanford '83
$36.95
By A. Whitney Sanford, Class of 1983 In light of concerns about food and human health, fraying social ties, economic uncertainty, and rampant consumerism, some people are foregoing a hurried, distracted existence and embracing a mindful way of living. Intentional residential communities across the United States are seeking the freedom to craft t...
Into the White — Heuer '94
Into the White — Heuer '94
$32.95
By Christopher Heuer, Class of 1994 European narratives of the Atlantic New World tell stories of people and things: strange flora, wondrous animals, and sun-drenched populations for Europeans to mythologize or exploit. Yet between 1500 and 1700 one region upended all of these conventions in travel writing, science, and, most unexpectedly, art: ...
Youth Power Blend Jogger with Bear from Champion
$29.99
Charcoal heather fleece sweatpants with polar bear mascot and BOWDOIN imprint on left thigh. From Champion. 50% cotton/50% polyester. Size chart
Everest Sustainable Paw Back Tee from MV Sport
Everest Sustainable Paw Back Tee from MV Sport
$19.99
A high-quality sustainably made T-shirt with arched BOWDOIN on chest and a paw print on the back. From MV Sport. 60% organic cotton/40% recycled polyester. Size chart
So Conceived and So Dedicated — Wongsrichanalai '03
$40.00
Edited by Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Class of 2003,and Lorien Foote Highlighting recent and new directions in contemporary research in the field, So Conceived and So Dedicated offers a complete and updated picture of intellectual life in the Civil War–era Union. Compiling essays from both established and young historians, this volume addresses th...