A short list of publications available for purchase from MBooks of BC
Out of Blue Nothing, 24 Shakespearean sonnets by Joe Ruggier, Vancouver, BC, MBooks of BC, poetry series #1, 5th Edition July 1992, ISBN 0-9694933-0-4, $11.95. Out of stock (featured within This Eternal Hubbub, 3rd revised edition).
Savitri, a prose-poem by Chandramapatti, Vancouver, BC, Multicultural Books, © Chandramapatti 1992, ISBN 0-9694933-2-0, 36 pp. $11.95
Purple Premonitions, a sequence of mystical love poems by Chandramapatti, Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © Chandramapatti 1998, ISBN 0-9681948-2-6, 22 pp. $6.95
Poems, by John Laycock, with a preface by Philip Higson, Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © John Laycock 1997, ISBN 0-9694933-8-x, 112 pp. $19.95
Intelligible Mystery. A Critical Introduction to the life and poetry of Rex Hudson with special emphasis on: Sonnets for the Psalms. Published with the assistance of influential friends of the poet. 1st Ed. Wisconsin: Arrowhead Printing & Publishing, 1985. 170 pp. Paper. Temporarily out of stock.
The Voice of the Millions, Selected Poems, 1977 1988. ISBN 0 929659 01 5. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUE CARD No: 88-62403. 4th, substantially improved, Rpt. Wisconsin: Pierpont Press, 1991. 104 pp. Paper. $16 Canada; $US16, USA; £9 stg. UK. Out of stock (featured within Lamplighter most gracious ...)
The Poetry of George Borg, translated from the Maltese by Joe M. Ruggier, with a critical introduction by Joe Ruggier, Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © George Borg & Joe M. Ruggier 2000, ISBN 0-9681948-5-0, 74 pp. $17
Selected Poetry of Roy Harrison, with a preface by Warren Stevenson (UBC), Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © Roy Harrison 1996, ISBN 0-9694933-6-3, 28 pp. $12.95
The Flying Dutchman, a poem in 18 parts by Roy Harrison, w/author’s preface, Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © Roy Harrison 2004, ISBN 0-9733301-5-5, 36 pp. $12.95
Pharaoh’s Children, a novel by Roy Harrison, 4th Cdn print edition (revised & improved) Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © Roy Harrison 2006, ISBN 1-897303-01-7, 304 pp. $19.95
“Tarshish” and Other Poems, by Roy Harrison, edited, with an introduction, by Warren Stevenson, Vancouver, BC, MBooks, © Roy Harrison 2007, ISBN 978-1-897303-05-4, 82 pp. $19.95.
The Consciousness of Earth, by Esther Cameron writing as George Richter, edited by Joe M. Ruggier, Vancouver, BC, MBooks, Revised Edition © Esther Cameron 2004, ISBN 0-9733301-3-9, 254 pp. $18.95
This Gardener’s Impossible Dream “a not so green thumb, (or why I took up poetry instead)” and other poems & translations, by Emery L. Campbell, with an introduction by Manuel Durán (Yale University), Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Emery L. Campbell 2005, ISBN 0-9733301-8-X, 108 pp. $19.95
42 Poems in Rhyme & Meter, selected from the poetry of Mary K. Meisel, 1889-1965, edited, with a critical introduction, by Joe Ruggier, Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Harry J. Meisel (CA) 2005, 2nd print ed. ISBN 0-9733301-6-3, 72 pp. $19.95
Take Me Home to Pringus, selected poems by Zyskandar A. Jaimot, Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Zyskandar A. Jaimot 2006, ISBN 1-897303-00-9, 130 pp. $19.95
In the Suburbs of Europe, perspectives on Maltese Language & Literature, by Joe M. Ruggier. Vancouver, BC. MBooks © Joe M. Ruggier 1993, ISBN 0-9694933-1-2. 2nd ed. 36 pp. $12.95. Out of stock (featured within Lamplighter most gracious ...)
This Eternal Hubbub, by Joe M. Ruggier, Foreword by Rex H. Hudson (deceased), Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Joe M. Ruggier 2004, ISBN 0-9733301-4-7, 3rd rev. ed. 294 pp. $29.95
regrets hopes regards and prayers ... Verses composed in Youth, By Ruggier. Comprises: early, unpublished poetry and other sketches; with an introduction by LeRoy Douglas Travis. 1st Ed. Vancouver: Multicultural Books — August 1996. ISBN 0-9694933-5-5. 140 pp. Paper. $24.95 Canada; $US24.95 USA; £16.95 (UK). Out of stock (featured within Lamplighter most gracious ...)
Lady Vancouver. 9 Poems by Joe Ruggier. Comprises 4 elegies, including an elegy for President Kennedy; with a foreword by Oliver Friggieri, University of Malta. 2nd Ed. Vancouver: Multicultural Books Poetry Series #5 — July 1997. ISBN 0-9681948-0-X. 46 pp. Paper. $10 Canada; $US10 (USA); £7 (UK). Out of stock (featured within Lamplighter most gracious ...)
A Richer Blessing. Poetry & Prose by Joe Ruggier. With a foreword by George Csaba Koller. 1st Ed. Vancouver: Multicultural Books Poetry Series #7 — July 1999. ISBN 0-9681948-3-4. 120 pp. Paper. $21.95 Canada; $US21.95 USA; £15 (UK). Out of stock (featured within Lamplighter most gracious ...)
Pope Caesar’s Wake, Letters to Pope Woytyla, by Joe M. Ruggier, edited, with an introduction, by Michael Burch, Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Joe M. Ruggier 2005, ISBN 0-9738392-4-4, 1st print. ed. 376 pp. $29.95
Outlaw’s Retreat, Selected Poems of Tom Merrill, with an author’s preface, Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Tom Merrill 2005, ISBN 0-9738392-7-9, 1st print. ed. 90 pp. $16.95
Lunar Rhapsody, Poems by V. Ulea with Michael Burch, editor. Vancouver, BC, MBooks © V. Ulea Spring 2007, ISBN 978-1-897303-06-1, 1st print ed. 86 pp. $16.95
Infernal / Supernal Love, Poems Selected & New, by Warren Stevenson, edited by Joe Ruggier, with an author’s preface. Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Warren Stevenson 2006, ISBN 0-9738392-2-8, 1st ed.; 2nd printing with revisions 114 pp. $14.95
Infernal / Supernal Love, Poems Selected & New, by Warren Stevenson, edited by Joe Ruggier, with an author’s preface. Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Warren Stevenson 2008, ISBN 978-1-897303-10-8; 2nd revised edition, includes six new poems. 122 pp. $19.95
No Continuing City, Poems by Ralph O. Cunningham. Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Ralph Cunningham 2004, ISBN 0-9733301-2-0, 1st ed. 132 pp. $19.95.
Mirrors of Memory, Poetry & Prose by Ralph O. Cunningham. Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Ralph Cunningham 2006, ISBN 0-9738392-9-5, 1st ed. 90 pp. $19.95
Schwanengesang, Poems by Ralph O. Cunningham. Vancouver, BC, MBooks © Ralph Cunningham 2008, ISBN 978-1-897303-08-5, 1st ed. 68 pp. $16.95.
MBooks on Compact Disk — From Door-to-Door to CD-ROM (1972-2003) Special Edition 2003. 19 outstanding titles in one convenient package, edited & compiled by Joe M. Ruggier. Vancouver, BC, © MBooks 2003 on behalf of all participating authors, ISBN 0-9733301-0-4, 1st electronic ed. $26.95
Songs of Gentlest Reflection. Poetry & Prose by Joe Ruggier. With a critical intro. by Ron Johnson, Ph.D. 1st Ed. Vancouver: MBooks Poetry Series #10 — May 2003. ISBN: 0-9681948-9-3. 104 pp. Paper. $24.95 Canada; $US 24.95 USA; £15 (UK). Re-issued as: 3rd enl. ed.—Spring 2004. ISBN: 0-9733301-1-2. 108 pp. Same price as 1st ed. but features two additional critical reviews. 2nd Edition was issued on CD-ROM …
Thirty-One Sonnets. By Joe Ruggier. With a foreword by Dr. Philip J. W. Higson, (Staffs., U.K.). Cover art by Karen Butchart. 1st Ed. Richmond, BC: MBooks Poetry Series #30; Spring 2009. ISBN: 978-1-897303-11-5. 56 pp. Paper. $21.95 Canada. $US 20 USA. £10 (UK).
Lamplighter most gracious … Collected poems & selected prose, 1972 – 2009, by Joe Ruggier. With an author’s preface. Cover photo by Joe Ruggier. “Excluding all poetry and prose published in This Eternal Hubbub.” 1st Ed. Richmond, BC: MBooks Poetry Series #28; June 2009. ISBN: 978-1-897303-07-8. 572 pp. Paper. $50 Canada. $US 50 USA. £30 (UK).
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