Peculiar Fire describes the inspiration and evolution of Gunpowder Poetry during its first ten years, with a foreword by Founding Editor David Starkey and a selection of poems from each of the exceptional writers who have shaped the growth of the press. Poems by: Kellam Ayres Aaron Baker Christopher Blackman David Allen Case Nan Cohen Todd Copeland Meghan Dunn Keith Ekiss Michelle Bonczek Evory Glenn Freeman Lee Herrick Catherine Abbey Hodges Holly Karapetkova Susan Kelly-DeWitt Joshua McKinney Sandra McPherson Kurt Olsson Jim Peterson Catherine Esposito Prescott Peg Quinn Dennis Schmitz Gary Soto Barry Spacks SM Stubbs Chryss Yost