Best fiction podcast gold award winner, Miss Experience White is an illustrated, surrealistic political poem cycle about destroying the demon of white supremacy and dealing with white privilege. The book version, with 20 full color illustrations in different styles by Berkeley artist John Seabury, is designed to look like a children’s book but made for … Read more
Unprepared to be Broken is my first heartbreaking collection of poetry, feelings, and soul. This book holds more than just words. It holds my bleeding heart and all the emotions I felt while writing it. The poems in this book are a blend of everything—storytelling, soul-wrenching retellings, personal experience, quotes, and micro-poems—wrapped in words that’ll … Read more
William Huhn grew up in Pennsylvania, in an old colonial house overflowing with books. He studied classical violin from age five, then took up old time fiddle. Shortly after graduating from Vassar College with a chemistry degree, he published his first poem. Uninspired by lab work, he played fiddle across Europe, to finance his poetry. … Read more
“Jackhammer Lullaby” is a contemporary collection of poetry that explores the delicate balance between brokenness and beauty. From school shootings to creativity, from the loss of a parent to the birth of a child, this collection humbly attempts to reflect and understand the human experience through the human condition. The poems honestly examine themes of … Read more
“Blue California Sky” is both homage to the varied and rich landscapes of California and poignant glimpses into the human experience: grief, trauma, loss, change, and also love, joy, wonder, and connection—to one’s self, to others, and to the natural world. Expressed in accessible yet poetic prose, the poems in “Blue California Sky” are haunting, … Read more
It’s This contemplates relationships, identity, love, loss, and radical transformation, finding acceptance, joy, and growing peace, as the speaker practices meditation, and falls more deeply in love with her wife. Employing spare, musical language and humor, and suffused with light, these vivid poems flash back to the speaker’s past, as they practice empathy and compassion … Read more
How to Monetize Despair is a captivating exploration of a wide range of subjects and ideas, from traumatic loss and the sorrows of human relationships to the natural but absurd world of neurotic caterpillars and philosophical cockroaches. With a unique blend of imagery, self-help inspired titles, and Mottolo’s peculiar brand of humor, this collection takes … Read more