I just had to open the slim volume for a glimpse – two degrees in literature will do that to you – and after falling in love with the first poem, devoured the rest of the collection. LaParne and Paul truly capture both the beauty and heartache that permeated the friendship and lives of two complicated and fascinating women.
~ Emily Moore, The Spokesman Review

Northwest authors Jasmine Paul and Amber LaParne are two names known throughout the national poetry community, whose works have been featured on Thin Air Radio, in The North American Review, and the Chiron Review among others…Ghosts is a winning and aesthetically charged collection.
~ Cara Lorello, Eve Magazine

The Ghosts of Anne & Sylvia deftly fills your senses with ardent prose. Wickedly stylish poetry woven between two authors and two historic women. It takes you on a journey of discovery that’s fresh and richly honest. It was an absolutely superb read and I look forward to much more from these authors!
~ AlleyCat (Vancouver, WA)

Disclaimer: I am not a poetry lover, having been exposed to the Dead Poets canon in college, but after reading the poems in this collection I have become a huge fan of this remarkable work and the two women who created it. They do not mimic Sexton and Plath, instead they evoke the very specific artistic temperaments and the full emotional palettes that these women brought to their work and their lives. The inspired conceit of contemporary poets channeling the voices of past ones in an intertwining dialogue results in a singular achievement that illuminates (and reflects) both Sexton and Plath, and the authors as well.
~ Kelly Alston (Dallas, TX)

The selected poems in the Ghosts of Anne & Sylvia are hauntingly beautiful. The poetry is fresh, bold and brutally honest. Images continue to linger in my mind. These poems resonated deeply for me. I would suggest this book to any serious lover of poetry.
~ Gal Noir

The poems in The Ghosts of Anne & Sylvia are accessible, yet intelligent – a unique combination in a book of poetry. The poems themselves touch on recognizable themes and are filled with striking imagery – all crafted in a way that any adult or even teen reader could relate to. The book makes poetry relevant and exciting again.
~ PDX Guy

I haven’t read poetry since I was forced to in college, but after thumbing through this collection on a friend’s coffee table, I was moved to buy my own copy. I kind of get it now. Reading these poems is a visceral experience. While I know nothing of either Anne or Sylvia – this collection has ignited an interest in poetry within myself that will extend beyond watching Def Poetry Jam.
~ D. Buzz Chatman (Los Angeles, CA)