The Very Edge: Poems

Araceli Esparza (Author) Anne Whitehouse (Author)

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Description

The Very Edge is an intense collection of urgent and inspiring poetry that brings together writers in English, Spanish, and French. It features New York poet, Anne Whitehouse, and Kansas Poet Laureate, Huascar Medina. Co-edited by Polly Alice McCann and Araceli Esparza, it celebrates thirty-six contemporary poets. Fly from the top of the Swiss Alps, across towns and prairies; from the waters of the Amazon to Manhattan rooftops and through a dry and arid land where you can come to the table, hear histories woven and find that frayed edges reveal true heart and spirit. With art direction by designer, Kēvin Callahan, this book features several artists including the work of textile designer and photographer, Samantha Malay, and incredible meditative portraits by award-winning artist, Mano Sotelo.

Product Details

Price

$16.99

Publisher

Flying Ketchup Press

Publish Date

August 06, 2020

Pages

172

Dimensions

5.98 X 9.02 X 0.37 inches | 0.52 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9781970151237

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About the Author

Araceli Esparza is an award-winning Chicana Poeta. Araceli's work has been published in several anthologies and journals, and you can hear her poetry in the Wisconsin Life archives. Pushcart Nominee twice! She is an MFA graduate from Hamline University. Araceli was born and raised in Madison, WI; her parents were migrant farmworkers from Guanajuato, Mexico, from whom she still gathers her strength. She recently co-edited a poetry anthology with Flying Ketchup Press, The Very Edge Poems, that can be bought at local bookstores and Amazon. Follow her on Instagram @araceliesparza_speaker for more writing classes and events! Currently, Araceli is planting seeds as a social justice speaker and founder of a Latina mentoring program (Midwest Mujeres) that mentors women on communication skills and provides a space for their stories. araceliesparza.com

Steady is Anne Whitehouse's fourth poetry collection published by Dos Madres Press, following THE REFRAIN (2012), METEOR SHOWER (2016), and OUTSIDE FROM THE INSIDE (2020). Her other poetry collections are Blessings and Curses (Poetic Matrix Press, 2009) and The Surveyor's Hand (Compton Press, 1981); three chapbooks from Ethel Zine and Micro Press: Frida (2023), Escaping Lee Miller (2021) and Surrealist Muse (2020), and two from Finishing Line Press: One Sunday Morning (2011) and Bear in Mind (2010). She is the author of a novel, Fall Love, available in Spanish translation as Amigos y amantes, as well as short stories, essays, feature articles, and reviews. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, she divides her time between New York City and Columbia County, New York.