Our One-way Street by RebeccaSchumejda Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 2017 by New York Quarterly Books ISBN-13: 978-1-63045-045-8, ISBN: 1-63045-045-6
"Our One-Way Street is a series of poetic snapshots of a working-class neighborhood and its quirky inhabitants. Schumejda zooms the lens in and out on herself as well as neighbors trying to make it through the day in hopes of a better tomorrow. Characters from Schumejda's other books take on minor roles in this collection, such as Jolene, a waitress from Waiting at the Dead End Diner and Willy the Whale, an old school pool hustler from C ..."
Cadillac Men(Updated) by RebeccaSchumejda Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2012 by Nyq Books ISBN-13: 978-1-935520-68-9, ISBN: 1-935520-68-7
"Poetry. Rebecca Schumejda's second full-length collection, CADILLAC MEN, explores the pool hall subculture before the economic downturn in 2008, when the narrator and her husband took a calculated risk and purchased a pool hall in downtown Kingston, New York. During their arduous planning, they did not consider that their business and livelihood would depend on men who threw pebbles in church collection plates, shot up in the bathroom, ..."
"The title is centered around the death of her father and integrates personal narrative with universal concepts. The author explains, "The collection explores how and why we allocate our time and efforts. I endeavor to merge the narrative with the abstract and the universal. The movements of words and people motivate me to scrutinize the intentions of both.""
"In FALLING FORWARD, her first full-length collection, Schumejda dissects human shortcomings with the admission that often "the truth is too heavy, folded like two hands in prayer, filled with weeds and regrets." While illustrating the perseverance of the human spirit and showing that "falling forward" is still forward progress, these poems invite you to indulge in the familiar threads that tie lives together."
"This full-color poetry book by Rebecca Schumejda features a single long-form poem about the incarceration of her brother and its rippling effects across their family. Includes artworks by Hosho McCreesh."How do you forgive the unforgivable? This is the question Rebecca Schumejda wrestles with, on a grand scale, in this emotionally taut, tightly structured, intensely personal poem. Using a slow reveal, the poet dispenses morsels of infor ..."
Waiting at the Dead End Diner(1st Edition) Poems (Working Lives) by RebeccaSchumejda Paperback, 204 Pages, Published 2014 by Bottom Dog Press ISBN-13: 978-1-933964-79-9, ISBN: 1-933964-79-0
"A Book of Poems that Reads Like a Novel...With a spot-on ear for dialogue and a solid feel for gestural nuance, Rebecca Schumejda sweeps us swiftly into the late-night chatter and dish clanking of the Dead End Diner. In this collection, we meet a memorable cast of prickly though resilient characters who simultaneously shrink and expand under the high-pressure cooker of life. Cinematic in its conception, I can't help but think of Robert ..."
Sentenced by Schumejda, Rebecca Paperback, 102 Pages, Published 2023 by New York Quarterly Books ISBN-13: 978-1-63045-098-4, ISBN: 1-63045-098-7
"In this issue: Alicia Young / Gene McCormick / Misti Rainwater-Lites / Suzanne O’Connell / Lisa Segal / Shauna Osborn / L.K.Thayer /Suzanne Richardson / Marge Piercy / Chuck Calabreze / Richard King Perkins II / David Ross / Danielle Mitchell / Tony Gruenewald / Rich Boucher / Diane Dehler / Stellasue Lee / Rebecca Schumejda / Rebecca Gonzales / Richard Garcia / Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco / Jefferson Carter / Ian Holmes / Peggy Dobreer / ..."