I am very excited for this edition. We have an eclectic array of poets, including several new voices and alongside some of my favorites from the local community. I am hoping all who contributed and are included in the pages of this anthology will be pleased with the outcome and their representation.

Catching Calliope Summer Edition 2014 is now available for order on Amazon and Createspace.

We will have copies available for all contributors at The Second Saturday Slam on August 9th at Café Bella Coffee in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. If you are unable to attend the release, please send us an applicable mailing address at your convenience and you will receive your copy in late August.

Thank you for your submissions and for your support of the Rio Rancho Youth Poetry Community. If you would like to learn more about our organization, please visit our blogsite and continue your support by picking up a copy of one of our previous published editions of Catching Calliope (available in the ABQ/Rio Rancho area and on Amazon.com).

Cover Art: Adrienne Smith

The Moon’s Gravity
~Reed Bobroff

Reflection
~Manuel Gonzalez

Skin Tags
~Levi J. Mericle

Alchemy
~Kai Coggin

Mothers
~ Sarita Sol

Through Their Eyes
~Josephine Barela

They Call It a Crush Because It Is Orange and Carbonated
~Rob Sturma

I wanna
~Gabriella Reyes

The Lost Boy who cried at the Moon
~ Alicia Borillo

Wind
~Jude Marx

Minerals
~Danielle Smith

Watermelon

~Josephine Barela

Second First Dates
~ John Parker

Despedida para Breaking Bad
~Reed Bobroff

Albuquerque, a Woman
~ Gangadharan Esakki

Willing My Body Parts
~Kai Coggin

Doublets
~Rob Sturma

Cigarette
~Lissa Baca

La Curendera
~Manuel Gonzalez

Louder Than the Color Red
~Megan Young

A Convenience Store Revisited
~Amoja Sumler

Deep Sea Ghost Divers
~John Parker

I dreamt you
~Katrina K Guarascio

It Should Have Been Me
~Tapestry

Remember
~Wil Gibson