What happens when you pair a poet and a thriving singer-songwriter together? You get the marriage of intellect, artistry and a damn good book in your hands. If & When We Wake is the product of winters and springs. It has been buried under snowpack, thawed, cultivated, scorched by the sun, and buried yet again. The result is a book of poetry and art that shines light on the desperation, helplessness, and loss that everyone feels, and tries to find the beauty of acceptance and growth. It examines the necessity of finding meaning in life after experiencing death. This collection is an attempt to crack back through the ice and rip out a life that emits a light and a heat. It is the woods. It is the grass poking up between toes and tiny bits of soil underneath fingernails. It is alive, and it will sprout and grow.

If & When We Wake

Literature & Fiction

Daulerio, Francis

Poetry

Unsolicited Press

What happens when you pair a poet and a thriving singer-songwriter together? You get the marriage of intellect, artistry and a damn good book in your hands."If &amp; When We Wake" is the product of winters and springs. It has been buried under snowpack, thawed, cultivated, scorched by the sun, and buried yet again. The result is a book of poetry and art that shines light on the desperation, helplessness, and loss that everyone feels, and tries to find the beauty of acceptance and growth. It examines the necessity of finding meaning in life after experiencing death.This collection is an attempt to crack back through the ice and rip out a life that emits a light and a heat. It is the woods. It is the grass poking up between toes and tiny bits of soil underneath fingernails. It is alive, and it will sprout and grow.“Beautiful thoughts from a quiet head” – Atlantic Records“A gorgeous, thoughtful book” – Whiskey and ArmchairsIn this updated second edition of IF &amp; WHEN WE WAKE, Francis Daulerio pens a heartfelt introduction honoring the late artist and musician, Scott Hutchison. In honor of Scott, Unsolicited Press is donating 10% of sales to The Scott Hutchison Foundation.

Hutchison, Scott

A quarterly literary magazine published by Hypertrophic Press.

Hypertrophic Literary - Fall 2017

Woodard, Ben

Reynolds, Meg

Press, Hypertrophic

Ulrich, Cathy

Brody, Lori Sambol

J., Moira

Cardin, Kendra

Chaffin, Rachel

Arra, Elle

Literary

Hypertrophic Press

Cowritten by poet Francis Daulerio and fiction writer Nick Gregorio, With a Difference is inspired in part by Rancid and NoFXs 2002 BYO cover split album. Gregorio has adapted ten of Daulerios poems into stories, and Daulerio has turned ten of Gregorios stories into poems. Like a vinyl record, the book must be flipped over to read both "sides."

With a Difference - Hardcover

Gregorio, Nick

Trident Business Partners

"If there is a book you need to read because you've misplaced your joy over the last few years, this is it. In Joy, despite grief and struggles, Francis Daulerio celebrates what went right-the friend who climbs out through the downstairs window / of my house so not to disturb those gypsy wrens / who built their nest in the Valentine's wreath on our front door, little white flowers / my wife calls starlight / bloom sideways, birds after rain-Yes! And many! Daulerio is my favorite kind of poet-an engaging storyteller who sees the world with a wink and a sideways smile, who keeps track of the moments we've forgotten. How lucky we are he wrote these extraordinary poems to remind us of what we've neglected to notice-the bees / sucking life into every clover flower / low enough for the mower blade to spare, tinny music of an ice cream truck, those fat gray clouds. Joy is full of heart and beauty, and is a book I didn't want to end. And how could I? Daulerio's poems compassionately bring us to a place where we ask ourselves-How do we become the people we'd love? How do we do better? This book is a gift to all and especially those of us who want to be delighted-this is truly a recommended addition to any bookcase." Kelli Russell Agodon, author of Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press 2021) "I often forget that poems can heal, poems can teach, and poems can breathe life into the way you see your world. In these pages, Francis Daulerio's gratitude and celebration of life is palpable. The only thing to do after sitting with these poems is to go outside and sink your hands into the dirt and feel the earth's quiet hum. Even while facing grief, fear, uncertainty, Daulerio's relentless hope and love for his surroundings - his yard, his family, the power of nature - is a much needed message in today's world." Sean Carey (S. Carey / Bon Iver) "A beautiful collection, bursting with life and detail, which takes you to places old and new and, like the best poetry, teaches you something you didn't know you needed to know." Frank Turner

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