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Living on Islands Not Found on Maps
(Paperback)
by Luivette Resto
Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2022 by Flowersong Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-953447-13-5, ISBN: 1-953447-13-9

""I'm mesmerized by Luivette Resto's hechizos y encantamientos--her poems are prayers from a deep and subtle marrow. -Luis J. Rodriguez, author of Always Running and founding editor of Tia Chucha Press"-- Provided by publisher."

Ascension
Poems
by Luivette Resto
Paperback, 70 Pages, Published 2013 by Tia Chucha
ISBN-13: 978-1-882688-45-6, ISBN: 1-882688-45-7

"Ascension explores the delicacy and the fragility of all relationships; not just the romantic ones in nature, but the ones we have with our family, friends, community, city, politics, nature, history, and ourselves. Some poems focus on the complexity, nascency, and dissolution of these relationships while other verses are unapologetic with their celebration of the self. "

Unfinished Portrait(1st Edition)
Poems
by Luivette Resto
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2008 by Tia Chucha
ISBN-13: 978-1-882688-36-4, ISBN: 1-882688-36-8

"The poems in this manuscript are a sociopolitical, cultural conglomeration of thoughts, reflections, observations, and experiences. As a first generation Puerto Rican, the privilege of a college education has been a blessing for Luivette Resto, but it has divided her from family and friends who did not have the same opportunities. Being the first of her family with a college diploma, Luivette's accomplishments and failures are not seen ..."

What Saves Us
Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump
by Martín Espada, Julia Alvarez, Doug Anderson, Naomi Ayala, Benjamin Balthaser, Sean Bates, Jan Beatty, Tara Betts, Richard Blanco, Rafael Campo, Cyrus Cassells, Hayan Charara, Chen Chen, Brian Clements, Jim Daniels, Kwame Dawes, Chard Deniord, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Dante Distefano, Kathy Engle, George Evans, Tarfia Faizullah, Denice Frohman, Danielle Legros Georges, Aracelis Girmay, Ruth Goring, Adam Grabowski, Laurie Anne Guerrero, Sam Hamill, Samuel Hazo, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jane Hirshfield, Hoagland Everett, Lawrence Joseph, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dorianne Laux, Paul Mariani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Marty Mcconnell, Leslie Mcgrath, Richard Michelson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Kamilah Aisha Moon, David Mura, John Murillo, Maria Nazos, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Willie Perdomo, Marge Piercy, Sasha Pimentel, Robert Pinsky, Luivette Resto, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, William Pitt Root, Patrick Rosal, Joseph Ross, Nicholas Samaras, Lauren Schmidt, Seibles Tim, Katherine Dibella Seluja, Don Share, Patricia Smith, Gary Soto, Mark Turcotte, Brian Turner, Chase Twichell, Pamela Uschuk, Elisabet Velasquez, Richard Villar, Ocean Vuong, George Wallace, Afaa M. Weaver, Eleanor Wilner, Daisy Zamora, Danez Smith, Ruth Irupé Sanabria, Elizabeth Alexander, Dr. Carolyn Forché, Demetria Martínez, Paul Martínez Pompa, Julio Marzán, Emmy Peréz, Gabriel Ramírez, Luis J. Rodríguez, Marcelo Hernández Castillo, Brenda Marie Osbey, Donald Hall, Bruce Weigl, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, Torrin A. Greathouse, Adrian Louis
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Curbstone Books 2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-4077-6, ISBN: 0-8101-4077-2

"This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election, since it is empathy the president lacks and outrage he provokes. There is an extraordinary diversity of voices here. The ninety-three poets featured include Elizabeth Alexander, Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Carolyn Forché, Aracelis Girmay, Don ..."

Dryland(1st Edition)
Los Angeles Underground Art & Writing (ISSUE 7) (Volume 1)
by Anna Lilia Urena, Jacques Wakefield, Kamelya Youssef, Monique R. Harris, Erika Ayon, Ingrid Calderon, Martiza Ocampo, Daniel Morales Leon, Gabrielle Lee, Debarun Sarkar, Catfish Mcdaris, Nelson Alburquenque, Amanda Hildebrand, Kyle Haselton, Michael Anthony Reyes, Faleeha Hassan, Matthew Travieso Williams, Conney Williams, Billy Burgos, Luivette Resto, Daniel Perez, Vários Autores
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2017 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-13: 978-1-5480-8091-4, ISBN: 1-5480-8091-8

"Los Angeles Underground Art & Writing is a literary journal based in South Central Los Angeles. We prioritize work by people of color in Los Angeles. Contributors include poets, writers, and artists from all over the world."

The Mas Tequila Review #6(6th Edition)
"Poetry for the rest of us."
by Ed. Richard Vargas, Linda Hogan, Gerald Locklin, Luivette Resto, Billy Burgos, Margaret Randall, Tony Mares, And Many More.
Paperback, 134 Pages, Published 2013 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-13: 978-1-4823-6589-4, ISBN: 1-4823-6589-8

"The Mas Tequila Review publishes "poetry for the rest of us" from across the U.S., and a few from beyond. Here, you will find poetry by some well known names, and many who should be. This issue includes: Liz Napieralski / Martina Reisz Newberry / Frank Rossini / Ted Jonathan / Merimée Moffitt / Merica Merida Teng / Cristina García / Linda Hogan / Patrick Fontes / Luivette Resto / Anya Achtenberg / Karl Koweski / Alicia Young / Tony Gloe ..."

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