A lyrical outpouring of kinship, heritage, and a woman’s transformation within the world that envelops her. Gathering the Waters is a rich compendium of heartfelt poetic verse.

Gathering the Waters

Literature & Fiction

Anderson, Keisha-Gaye

Poetry

Jamii Publishing

Cindy Rinnne’s, spider with wings, extends a tender myriad of verse “which sing a siren’(s) coaxing.” In this intimate mosaic, Rinne declares “I cannot promise to be consistent with your soul.” The poems gently navigate the reader through heartfelt insights; a sagacious study enriched with “maplines,.. Galilean moons, a house of antlers.” Moment by moment these unique, precise lyrics leave us asking: “how did it happen…” as we witness the birth of a harmonious language, "another kind of human” empathy. –Maureen Alsop, Ph.D. NCSP School Psychologist The Natural World locked antlers with Human Intervention, and they really went at it. And before the dust settled and a winner was announced, Rinne scrambled into the fray, collected the images, and collaged taut, spare poems from them. -Amy Pickworth author of Bigfoot for Women Cindy’s poetry is both lyrical and imaginative, and recalls the rhythmic cadences of nomadic cultures. -K. Andrew Turner, Author, Editor, Creative Mentor

Spider With Wings

Rinne, Cindy

[Like] Lucile Clifton… Romaine’s lyrical voice unmasks the hard truths of our human condition, particularly the oppression of women, through her unique use of diction, syntax, and extraordinary imagery, which engages the intellect and speaks to the souls of her readers – Dr. Catherine Humphrey, IAWP UCR Fellow Washington’s book of poetry zeros in on the unique challenges women face in our modern world, and does it with unwavering strength. -Brit Middleton, BET, Editors Must-Read Books for 2016

Sirens in Her Belly

Washington, Romaine

Micah Tasaka’s debut poetry collection, Expansions, aches with a sense of honeyed tenderness, generosity, and a corporeal wisdom for the lost and for those suffering losses; for those forging their own mythologies; and for those who are learning that “[...] love is freedom / love is / watering the seeds / on the windowsill / and cheering / for every sprout / to reach onward / from the dirt / towards the sky.”  These poems are those leafy sprouts that expand with the big questions about faith, ritual, love, queerness, the soul and transformation.  Tasaka’s poems are also a healing balm of reverential kisses “for all we both / had to endure / sneaking through/ clipped fences / storm the / pearly gates and / ash on the / golden streets” and a veritable atomic bomb: “I will make a / mess of things / splintering even / the parts you thought were so sturdy.”  With lyric precision, explosive form, and a keen ear for music, Tasaka’s poems are not to be missed. Rachelle Cruz, author of God’s Will for Monsters. Micah Tasaka’s Expansions is a collection that interweaves style and song of both spoken word poet and healer. With poems that boldly confront intimate and queer narratives of trauma, loss, faith and heart break, Tasaka’s poems are prayers and incantations of mourning, shedding and cleansing— at times, the voice spirals into dreamscape, surrenders to the quietude of nature or reveals the raw vulnerability of tender pain, either way their poems fiercely seek agency, transformation and renewal. Angela Peñaredondo, author of All Things Lose Thousands of Time.

Expansions

Tasaka, Micah

This anthology celebrates five years of Soul Sister Revue, a quarterly reading series for established and emerging poets who write in the narrative tradition of storytelling. The series was formed by poet Cynthia Manick to see diversity on stage, to honor the oral tradition of storytelling, and to celebrate Soul in all of its forms. In this anthology, two poets from each Soul Sister Revue performance contributes a poem and answers the question What does Soul mean to you? Soul Sister Revue premiered in March 2014 in New York City and can be found at https: //www.soulsisterrevue.com/.

Soul Sister Revue: A Poetry Compilation

History & Criticism

Museum of Missing Things

Biographies & Memoirs

Estilai, Ellen

Memoirs

Accolades is a celebration of submissions, acceptances, and publications by members of the literary organization Women Who Submit (WWS). WWS seeks to empower women and nonbinary writers by creating physical and virtual spaces for sharing information, supporting, and encouraging literary submissions and publication process. WWS members across the country gather for monthly submission parties in public venues and private homes to share resources, submit, and support each other with claps and cheers.

Accolades: A Women Who Submit Anthology

Literary

Gathering: A Women Who Submit Anthology

This is My Body

Aliah, Madeline

Volcanic Interruptions

Najarro, Adela

Trenchard, Janet

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