Poetry. NEVERTHELESS is the acclaimed first full-length poetry collection from American poet, Wendy Videlock. These are highly original poems written in Videlock's unique style and inimitable voice. They cover the gamut from fun, quirky, witty, to wise, in the backdrop of the slopes of the American West, through the gradients of human experience. "Mother Goose jacked up on something barely legal? No, it's Wendy Videlock, bewitching poet of the West, sister to those who have 'failed to walk on water'. There is a formal zing to these poems of anarchy and grace. Videlock reminds us that serious poetry can be fun to read. Somehow, too, she has smuggled in a bag of wisdom"—David Mason.

Nevertheless

Humor & Entertainment

Videlock, Wendy

Humor

Able Muse Press

Poetry. Wendy Videlock's THE DARK GNU AND OTHER POEMS plays, jokes, teaches, admonishes, yields to the ecstatic, and strays into the shadowy where "If not for the dark, / no / spark." All of this is heightened by striking full-color illustrations from the author herself. There are stories that come and go in a couple of blinks, and stories that linger and juggle their way from hut to the market, to the fair, on a "swaying dappled mare," to get to all the good to be had or done. Mother Goose, myth, folklore, chants, lyrics and narratives are well-represented. Like NEVERTHLESS, Videlock's first collection also from Able Muse Press, THE DARK GNU abounds with fun, quirks, wit, and wisdom, but this time to enchant and enlighten children of all ages. "Wendy Videlock's poems contain laughing pears, rhyming coyotes, and jaded wind. In reading this book, I found myself laughing and gasping in equal measures. And cursing, as well, because Videlock is so damn good and I'm so damn jealous of her talent. She is one of my very favorite poets."--Sherman Alexie

The Dark Gnu and Other Poems

Arts & Photography

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

This Deluxe Edition of The Dark Gnu and Other Poems by Wendy Videlock, in addition to the hardcover and dustjacket, uses premium glossy stock and special ink, resulting in vibrant color images and print, and overall luxurious feel. The difference is clearly noticeable when compared to the standard, paperback edition of this book.  Wendy Videlock’s The Dark Gnu and Other Poems plays, jokes, teaches, admonishes, yields to the ecstatic, and strays into the shadowy where “If not for the dark, / no / spark.” All of this is heightened by striking full-color illustrations from the author herself. There are stories that come and go in a couple of blinks, and stories that linger and juggle their way from hut to the market, to the fair, on a “swaying dappled mare,” to get to all the good to be had or done. Mother Goose, myth, folklore, chants, lyrics and narratives are well-represented. Like Nevertheless, Videlock’s first collection also from Able Muse Press, The Dark Gnu abounds with fun, quirks, wit, and wisdom, but this time to enchant and enlighten children of all ages. PRAISE FOR THE DARK GNU AND OTHER POEMS: Wendy Videlock’s poems contain laughing pears, rhyming coyotes, and jaded wind. In reading this book, I found myself laughing and gasping in equal measures. And cursing, as well, because Videlock is so damn good and I’m so damn jealous of her talent. She is one of my very favorite poets.                  —Sherman Alexie Reminiscent in some ways of Shel Silverstein’s classic collections, Videlock’s new book, The Dark Gnu and Other Poems, supplements sly whimsy with mystery and a hint of tragedy. These poems remind readers “of all inconceivable ages” that not all problems have solutions and that some narratives end in mystery rather than in resolution.       The Dark Gnu is enhanced by the author’s illustrations that deepen the allure of the poems.       The voice is unmistakably Videlock’s, but in this new collection we hear the echoes of Lewis Carroll and Edward Gorey.       These are the sorts of poems that children will demand to hear again and again and that parents will want to recite to each other and to their friends.                   —Jeremy Telman ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wendy Videlock lives on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies. Her full-length book of poems, Nevertheless, was released in 2011, and her chapbook, What’s That Supposed to Mean, appeared in 2009. Her poems have been published widely in literary journals, most notably in Poetry and The New York Times.

The Dark Gnu and Other Poems: Deluxe Edition

Poetry. SLINGSHOTS AND LOVE PLUMS, Wendy Videlock's third full- length collection, sometimes evokes the lightheartedness of THE DARK GNU AND OTHER POEMS previous to it, sometimes enchants with the frolics and insights of her NEVERTHELESS debut. It especially shines with the brilliance of its wit, its spirituality—as in Videlock's fiat lux invocation for her "Dear Reader" "resembling the first, or the last word." Harnessing proverbs, myths, paeans, execrations, riddles, and pithy odes to the natural world and the people around her, Videlock delivers an inspired collection that rollicks, startles and uplifts.  "From its title to its last poem, Wendy Videlock's SLINGSHOTS AND LOVE PLUMS offers a delicious variety of treats, from witty send-ups of contemporary mores to somber reflections on mortality, love, and friendship. The pleasures include off-kilter rhymes, elegant turns, earthy revelations, and the skillful mockery of pretentiousness in its various forms."—David Caplan "Videlock arrests because she arrests the complacent drift of sense. She is so good at it that what begins as a taste for her work can quickly turn into a craving—for deliciously cryptic spiritual riddles."—David J. Rothman, from the Foreword "Wendy Videlock's poems in SLINGSHOTS AND LOVE PLUMS sometimes hint at their Colorado origins but are never pinned down by a locality or a life story. They are gleefully universal, taking delight equally in huge abstraction and intimate real-worldliness. Whether enchanting, imploring, or arguing, they always fascinate, concentrating their acrobatics of thought and sound on the knots of the human experience."—Maryann Corbett  "Wendy Videlock is one of the few poets I can still read at length and purely for pleasure. Playfully wise, sharp- tongued, and surprising as ever, SLINGSHOTS AND LOVE PLUMS is yet another treasure to be read and reread at your leisure. Thereafter you'll find all your thinking is rhymed—but, don't mind: it's just dust from the master."—Timothy Green

Slingshots and Love Plums

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

Wendy Videlock's new collection. Widely acclaimed for her poetry, this new collection finds Wendy Videlock flexing her creative and intellectual muscles as she adds critical essay, review, and memoir, along with original artwork, to her poems that remain strong, vivid and wonder-filled as ever. Videlock calls the collection a prosimetrum, or haibun, that employs a combination of prose and verse with which she probes her entry into the power of language and pays homage to writers she holds in high regard, Paula Tatarunis, Belle Turnbull. . . and she shouts out to thinkers she thinks about, Jung, Pinsky, Stevens, Anais Nin, Wendell Berry, R. Nemo Hill, Annie Dillard . . . There's a deep steady current throughout the collection with sudden jarrings in unexpected moments where wisdom drops especially in her poems where so much takes place between the lines. Read this book. Do thy best. Pass it on. Poetry. Essay. Hybrid.

The Poetic Imaginarium: A Worthy Difficulty

Literary

Lithic Press