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Dave Malone

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Rolla, Missouri, The United States

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Dave Malone is a poet and playwright from the Missouri Ozarks. A three-time Pushcart nominee, he is the author of eight collections of poetry, most recently Bypass (Aldrich Press, 2023). His work has been featured on NPR and appeared in Midwest Review, San Pedro River Review, and Red Rock Review. He offers a free monthly newsletter at davemalone.net. He can also be found on TikTok.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 70 ratings · 12 reviews · 20 distinct works

	Poems to Love and the Body 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Sycamore 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O: Love Poems from the Ozarks 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	View from the North Ten: Poems After Mark Rothko's No. 15 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tornado Drill 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Forgiven, Not Forgotten really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bypass it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring in Love 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons in Love 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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This is a lovely book. In her preface, Megan Willome quickly maps out the territory: “Perhaps there is nothing more theological than eros.” I so agree. I won’t pretend to understand all that she’s up to in this book, but I certainly appreciate what i ...more
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