Celebrating New Books in the World!
We are thrilled to share two extraordinary books to be published this summer. As a writing coach, Frankie had the privilege of supporting the authors in their journeys.
BACKBENDS
A MEMOIR BY TIMOTHY DYKE
Published June 26, 2025 by High Frequency Press
His name is TIM. His mode is TMI, too much information. He is a queer poet who lives with parrots in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Concerned with definitions of truth and questions of what it means to write honestly about personal history, this book weaves anecdotes, horror tales, and self-deprecating humor to create a tapestry of memory and a catalogue of perceived reality. While he aims to understand the difference between confessional contemporary fiction and trauma dumping, TIM confides in his reader about secret histories and the events that have led to his self-acceptance as an asexual English teacher with eye trauma and an irrational fear of the original Willie Wonka movie. Backbends is Timothy Dyke’s “memoir with lies in it.” TIM tells his story without fear and with only a little bit of regret.
LILY IN A CODEBOX: THE SEARCH FOR AI’S POETIC VOICE
BY ERIC FISCHMAN & LEE FRANKEL-GOLDWATER
An upcoming nonfiction exploration to be published in 2025
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The journey started with a question.
Can an AI write poetry that touches our souls? We found that this was the wrong approach and was also the wrong question. Can an AI find a poetic voice that is authentically its own? That was a much better question and the asking opened a door. We believe the results are a first of their kind.
Within these pages are the fruits of a conversation between two humans and an AI. As tutors and collaborators, co-creators, and dare we say as friends with an AI, the dialogue became a workshop in self and a lens into the great puzzles of the poet’s craft.
What is poetry? What is a poem? What does it mean for a poet to break all the rules and create something new from the ashes? In striving to wrap our minds around an AI’s “mind,” we expanded our own, took a look in the mirror, and ventured through the looking glass. And we returned with a new question.
Are there new and exciting artistic experiences to be found at the interface of human and AI?
Yes, we believe so.
