The Music of the Aztecs is an anthology celebrating the Washington D.C. poetry scene, with a special focus on the work of the contemporary poets of the D.C. Magic Theater Poetry Club. The poets of the Magic Theater, both acclaimed and lesser known, are an exciting variety of voices. All have read and been published widely in the D.C., area and beyond. Poetry lovers will recognize the names of Marianne Szlyk, Alan Britt and Annie Finch, whose work is included here. The introduction to the collection, How to Use This Book, will be a welcome addition to anyone new to or unfamiliar with poetry. In clear, easy-to-use prose, the introduction provides step-by-step instructions for enjoying this vital art-form. This is a book for anybody who loves poetry and anybody who would like to learn how to enjoy it.

The Music of the Aztecs

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Pony One Dog Press

Poetry En Plein Air: The Poetry of Marianne Szlyk

Szlyk, Marianne

"Poetry and the Concept of Maya" is a textbook for poets and anyone else interested in improving their reading and enjoyment of poetry. The poetry of world-famous Alan Britt is looked at through the lens of the Hindu concept of Maya. By analyzing Britt's poetry this way, the reader is instructed on how to see through the poem, by way of its images and metaphors, into another reality behind the poem. The book also contains selected commentary on the poems themselves, as examples of how it's done, and what at least one reader sees behind them.

Poetry and the Concept of Maya: A Textbook for Poets

Britt, Alan

This is the second book of poems by Nevada poet Brian Rihlmann. His first book, Ordinary Trauma, established him as a serious and penetrating observer of the harsh underside of American life. In his current book, Rihlmann finds a few touches of hope here and there in the hardships he documents so well. This is a book for anyone who has come through the darkness--or who is still struggling to come through. It is a book for people who believe in hope.

Night At My Throat

Rihlmann, Brian

NEW AND SELECTED POEMS FROM THE NOTED AUTHOR OF 'THE SKY IS A GATE' AND 'HOMELESS GOD BLESS', AMONG OTHER WORKS. SAMPLE TITLES IN THIS COLLECTION INCLUDE 'ALPACA CIRCUS' AS WELL AS 'NEON CHRISTIANS'. ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED POEMS, INCLUDING 'KITE SKY'. MANY POEMS NOW DISPLAY A CLEAR JUNGIAN INFLUENCE, THOUGH THE POET'S INTERPRETATION IS ALWAYS HIS OWN..

This Perishing World

Churchill, David Barnes

Literary