Poet and Writer
J. L. L. Kroll
POETRY COLLECTIONS
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Ghost Town Girls
ISBN-13-9781726409155
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From the Amazon description: "The poems in Kroll's...chapbook are accessible, thought-provoking, and sometimes heart-breaking. These meticulously crafted poems often read like short, short stories or character sketches, and touch on themes of small town life, adolescence, inertia, and escape."
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Poems published in this chapbook previously appeared in Faultline, Spillway, The Hamline Journal (now Water-Stone Review), The Talking River Review, The Higginsville Reader, and other journals.
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This collection of poems has appeal for teens, as well as adults, and would be ideal for classroom use with high school or undergraduate students.
Pantheon
ISBN-13-9781727433944
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From the Amazon description: "In beautifully crafted, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes playful poems. J.L.L. Kroll riffs on the ancient Greek vision of the world as inhabited by a multitude of gods and nature spirits. The poems are illustrated with luminous black and white photographs by the author."
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44 pages. Poems in this collection have appeared previously in Cold Mountain Review, Visions International, The Baybury Review, Burning Cloud Review, and other journals.