The Second Saturday Slam featuring Matthew Brown

On February 4, 2014 By awhitetrashpoetIn Local Events, News1 Comment

Sponsored by the Rio Rancho Youth Poetry Community, you are cordially invited to the Second Saturday Slam at Cafe Bella Coffee!

The Second Saturday Slam will feature the poetic talents of ABQ youth poet Matthew Brown, who will be debuting his newest publications: Verbrennen. Bring a little extra cash to take a piece of Matt home with you.

Come by around 6:30 to sign up for the open mic and the slam, and listen to stylings of The Second Saturday Band. (Keep… in mind Cafe Bella doesn’t open till 6:15ish o…n these nights). …

The slam list is limited to six and will be run head to head style, per our norm, so if you want to Slam you best get on the list early. This will be a qualifying slam for ABQSlams.

This is a free event, but we do request you purchase a beverage or snack from Cafe Bella and tip your baristas. We also will be accepting donations for the Rio Rancho Youth Poetry Community.

This is an all ages family friendly venue (that’s right kids, try not to cuss so much and I’ll work at it too :0) which will hopefully create a comfy, regular home for poetry in Rio Rancho.

If you can’t make the show, pick up Matt’s book on Amazon: Verbrennen.

Now Available: September: traces of letting go by Katrina K Guarascio & Gina Marselle

On January 15, 2014January 27, 2014 By awhitetrashpoetIn News, Publications

Swimming with Elephants Publications is proud to announce its newest publication: September: traces of letting go by Katrina K Guarascio and Gina Marselle. Currently the book is available through Createspace.

To order from creatspace: September: traces of letting go

To order from Amazon.com: September: traces of letting go

Description:

A collection of poetry by Katrina K Guarascio, accompanied by the photography of Gina Marselle, September: traces of letting go is a beautiful collaboration sharing the efforts of these two artists. This collection contains poetry from Guarascio’s previous out of print books as well as new poetry which has never been previously published. This is the first publication combining the works of these two artists but hopefully will not be the last.

Nika Ann

On January 7, 2014March 9, 2014 By awhitetrashpoetIn Authors

Nika Ann is a writer. She enjoys reading poetry out loud to her cat, playing tag with the snooze button on her alarm clock, and drinking beers while watching Austin City Limits. She is not known for taking author bios very seriously.

Nika Ann keeps a blogsite by the name of Chasing Rabbits which she invites visitors to shift though until they find something they like: nikarasco.wordpress.com.

She posts a poem every day, regardless of occasion, mood, or relevance. She mostly enjoys writing that only makes sense to her which is an incredibly selfish act and leaves her mostly shunned from the publishing world.

But she doesn’t really care about that, after all we all but walking shadows; poor players that strut and fret upon the stage, and then are heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Or something profound that some dead guy said once…

Nika Ann also enjoys using ellipses in random places and lifting quotes from great writers to use as inside jokes within her biographies and daily conversations. She is confident the right people will get the reference.

Oh, and she loves you madly.

Happy New Year from SWEP

On January 2, 2014 By awhitetrashpoetIn News

Swimming with Elephants Publications would like to wish all of our followers a very Happy New Year.

We are happy to have our first two releases available for purchase via Amazon.com and CreateSpace Direct.

Please check out our publications for ordering information.

Now Available: Some of it is Muscle by Zachary Kluckman

On December 31, 2013January 2, 2014 By awhitetrashpoetIn News, Publications

Swimming with Elephants Publications is proud to announce its newest publication: Some of it is Muscle by Zachary Kluckman. Currently the book is available through Createspace and Amazon.com.

To order from Amazon.com please visit the link: Some of it is Muscle

To order from Createspace Direct: Some of it is Muscle

A little about the book: The poems in this collection are meant to be read from beginning to end. These are poems of endurance, written with the conviction that “we survive” is the thread that connects the body to the spirit, and from that recognition comes an appreciation of the beauty that exists in the simple acts of living. These are poems that celebrate the anvil and the hammer, those things that shape and reshape us.

Jessica Helen Lopez

On December 12, 2013 By awhitetrashpoetIn Authors

Recently named one of 30 Poets in their 30’s to watch by MUZZLE magazine, Jessica Helen Lopez is a nationally recognized award-winning slam poet, and holds the title of 2012 and 2014 Women of the World (WOW) City of ABQ Champion.

She’s also a member of the Macondo Foundation. Founded by Sandra Cisneros, it is an association of socially engaged writers united to advance creativity, foster generosity, and honor community.

Her first collection of poetry, Always Messing With Them Boys (West End Press, 2011) made the Southwest Book of the Year reading list and was also awarded the Zia Book Award presented by NM Women Press.

She is the founder of La Palabra – The Word is a Woman collective created for and by women and gender-identified women. Lopez is a Ted Talk speaker alum.

You may find some of Lopez’s work at these sites –LaPalabra.abqnorthwest.com, thebakerypoetry.com, and asusjournal.org.

Her work has been anthologized in A Bigger Boat: The Unlikely Success of the Albuquerque Slam Scene (UNM Press), Earth Ships: A New Mecca Poetry Collection (NM Book Award Finalist), Tandem Lit Slam (San Francisco), Adobe Walls, Malpais Review, SLAB Literary Magazine and the upcoming Courage Anthology: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls (Write Bloody Press).

Her forthcoming release, Cunt. Bomb. a chapbook of poetry, will be released in January of 2014 from Swimming with Elephants publications.