Landscape with Womb and Paradox

“Rendering an exquisite universality connecting us to each other and to the natural world, Erica Goss claims, “all trees had difficult childhoods … cannot grow up alone,” expressing both resiliency and the need for community—for trees, for the poet, and for us all.” – Rebecca Hart Olander, author of Singing from the Deep End

“In these vibrant poems of community, nature, biography, Goss showcases a true talent for imbuing the smallest human details with authenticity and layered meanings. – John Sibley Williams, author of As One Fire Consumes Another

“Erica Goss’s new collection celebrates the blessings and grieves the burdens of the body, the initiations we experience, via both awe and trauma.” – John Amen, author of Dark Souvenirs, editor of Pedestal Magazine

Rebecca Patrascu reviewed the book in the December 2026 issue of The Pedestal.

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Night Court

“Night Court leaves us hungry for more of the poet’s open, probing, leaping intelligence.” – Susan G. Wooldridge, author of poemcrazy: freeing your life with words

“Deeply imaginative, the poems describe a feral world of hungry ghosts, magic, beasts and violence. Goss takes us to this illuminating place.” – Robert Pesich, President, Poetry Center San Jose

“Goss tries on robes, viewpoints; she tries out voices, celebrating the sweeping powers of legend and myth. This poet loves the world.” – Al Young, California Poet Laureate 2005-2008

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Wild Place

“This is a book filled with observation and delight. Enjoy.” – Nils Peterson, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Emerita

“These poems reveal an inability to accept malice, a Bible without a devil.” – Kevin Arnold, author and president emerita, Poetry Center San Jose

“In this moving, lyrical book of poems, Erica Goss focuses on the ways people deal with the changes life brings.” – Richard Krawiec, author of She Hands Me the Razor (Press 53) and Breakdown (Main Street Rag)

Out of print