MAKARS' DOZENS features new collections by three Southern California the preeminent scholar, poet, and critic, Robert Peters; the quirky, idiosyncratic word-master, Paul Trachtenberg; and the lyrical, free-spirited iconoclast, Barbara Hauk. With visceral strength and energy, tempered by humor and whimsy, these three distinctive voices touch on subjects that range from experiences gleaned from childhood and youth, to reflections on maturity, relationships, aging, and death.