between wonder & disappointment, ecstasy & crime, savagery & innocence.
The Bones Below (2010)
National Slam Champion Sierra DeMulder performs and teaches
with the release of her first book of hard-hitting, haunting poetry.
The Constant Velocity of Trains (2008)
The brain’s left and right hemispheres collide in Lea Deschenes’ Pushcart-Nominated book of poetry about physics, relationships, and life’s balancing acts.
Heavy Lead Birdsong (2008)
Award-winning academic poet Ryler Dustin releases his most
definitive collection of surreal love poetry.
Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom (2008)
Boston underground art scene fixture Brian Ellis
becomes one of America’s foremost narrative poetry performers.
Yesterday Won’t Goodbye (2011)
Boston gutter punk Brian Ellis releases his second book of poetry,
filled with unbridled energy and vitality.
Write About an Empty Birdcage (2011)
Debut collection of poetry from Elaina M. Ellis that flirts with loss,
reveres appetite, and unzips identity.
Ceremony for the Choking Ghost (2010)
Slam legend Karen Finneyfrock’s second book of poems ventures
into the humor and madness that surrounds familial loss.
Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2008)
Andrea Gibson, a queer, award-winning poet who tours with Ani DiFranco,
releases a book of haunting, bold, nothing-but-the-truth ma’am poetry.
These Are the Breaks (2011)
Essays from one of hip-hops deftest public intellectuals, Idris Goodwin
Bring Down the Chandeliers (2011)
Tara Hardy, a working-class queer survivor of incest, turns sex,
trauma and forgiveness inside out in this collection of new poems.
City of Insomnia (2008)
Victor D. Infante’s noir-like exploration of unsentimental truth and poetic exorcism.
The Last Time as We Are (2009)
A new collection of poems from Taylor Mali, the author
of “What Teachers Make,” the most forwarded poem in the world.
In Search of Midnight: the Mike Mcgee Handbook of Awesome (2009)
Slam’s geek champion/class clown Mike McGee on his search for midnight
through hilarious prose, poetry, anecdotes, and how-to lists.
1,000 Black Umbrellas (2011)
Daniel McGinn’s first internationally released collection from ‘everyone’s favorite unknown author’ sings from the guts with the old school power of poetry.
Over the Anvil We Stretch (2008)
2-time poetry slam champ Anis Mojgani’s first collection: a Pushcart-Nominated
batch of backwood poetics, Southern myth, and rich imagery.
The Feather Room (2011)
Anis Mojgani’s second collection of poetry explores storytelling and
poetic form while traveling farther down the path of magic realism.
Animal Ballistics (2009)
Trading addiction and grief for empowerment and humor with her poetry,
Sarah Morgan does it best.
Rise of the Trust Fall (2010)
Award-winning feminist poet Mindy Nettifee
releases her second book of funny, daring, gorgeous, accessible poems.
Love in a Time of Robot Apocalypse (2011)
Latino-American poet David Perez releases his first book
of incisive, arresting, and end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it poetry.
No More Poems About the Moon (2008)
A pixilated, poetic and joyful view of a hyper-sexualized,
wholeheartedly confused, weird, and wild America with Michael Roberts.
The New Clean (2011)
Jon Sands’ poetry redefines what it means to laugh, cry, mop it up and start again.
Miles of Hallelujah (2010)
Slam poet/pop-culture enthusiast Rob “Ratpack Slim” Sturma
shows first collection of quirky, fantastic, romantic poetry.
Sunset at the Temple of Olives (2011)
Paul Suntup’s unforgettable voice merges subversive surrealism
and vivid grief in this debut collection of poetry.
Spiking the Sucker Punch (2009)
Nerd heartthrob, award-winning artist and performance poet,
Robbie Q. Telfer stabs your sensitive parts with his wit-dagger.
Racing Hummingbirds (2010)
Poet/performer Jeanann Verlee releases an award-winning book
of expertly crafted, startlingly honest, skin-kicking poems.
Live for a Living (2007)
Acclaimed performance poet Buddy Wakefield releases his second collection
about healing and charging into life face first.
Gentleman Practice (2011)
Righteous Babe Records artist and 3-time International Poetry Champ
Buddy Wakefield spins a nonfiction tale of a relay race to the light.
How to Seduce a White Boy in Ten Easy Steps (2011)
Debut collection for feminist, biracial poet Laura Yes Yes
dazzles with its explorations into the politics and metaphysics of identity.
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The Elephant Engine High Dive Revival (2009)
Our largest tour anthology ever! Features unpublished work by
Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani and Shira Erlichman!
The Good Things About America (2009)
American poets team up with illustrators to recognize the beauty and wonder in our nation. Various authors. Edited by Kevin Staniec and Derrick Brown
Junkyard Ghost Revival (2008)
Tour anthology of poets, teaming up for a journey of the US in a small van.
Heart-charging, socially active verse.
The Last American Valentine:
Illustrated Poems To Seduce And Destroy (2008)
Acclaimed authors including Jack Hirschman, Beau Sia, Jeffrey McDaniel,
Michael McClure, Mindy Nettifee and more. 24 authors and 12 illustrators
team up for a collection of non-sappy love poetry. Edited by Derrick Brown
Learn Then Burn (2010)
Exciting classroom-ready anthology for introducing new writers
to the powerful world of poetry. Edited by Tim Stafford and Derrick Brown.
Learn Then Burn Teacher’s Manual (2010)
Tim Stafford and Molly Meacham’s turn key classroom-safe guide
to accompany Learn Then Burn: A modern poetry anthology for the classroom.
Knocking at the Door: Poems for Approaching the Other (2011)
An exciting compilation of diverse authors that explores the concept of the Other
from all angles. Innovative writing from emerging and established poets.
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Table of Contents
I
The Genius and the Soup Kitchen
The Perm
The Origin of Breast Milk
On Watching Someone You Love Love Someone Else
The Genius Goes to the Art Museum
Your Son Has a Beautiful Voice
> The Origin of the Bathrobe
Beginning with an Orgasm and Ending in Slaughter
The Genius Visits the Psychic
Love, Forgive Me
II
Color
The New Kitchen
The Genius Complains about His Boss
Baptism
Girl
The Genius Ponders His Muse
The Genius Shares His Opinion of Astrology
Fentanyl
The Genius Performs Taxidermy
III
Wake Up
The Genius Has Sex
The Genius Has Sex
The Microphone
The Genius Considers the Pros and Cons of Pornography
Prayer to the Saint of Leaving
The Genius Leads the Congregation in Prayer
The Genius Discusses Suicide
Ode to Unadilla, NY
The Genius Cries
IV
The Genius Swims the English Channel
After We Break Into My Apartment Because I Lost My Keys
Best Man
The Genius Goes to the Barber
Reassurance to Sierra in High School
Balance
The Field
The Genius Writes a Letter
Evolution in Nine Parts
The Genius Falls Asleep in Church
Acknowledgements
About the Author
New Write Bloody Books for 2012
Other Write Bloody Books (2003 - 2011)
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