New from Pearlsong Press

Fire Island and Their Sister front coverFire Island and Their Sister  by Félix Garmendía

In his third book of poetry, Félix Garmendía celebrates the popular LGBTQ+ vacation destinations of Fire Island and commemorates Titania, a trans woman of Manhattan.

 

Poems of Reckoning and Hope by Felix Garmendia
Poems of Reckoning and Hope
 by Félix Garmendía

We meet Félix Garmendía (author of Flying on Invisible Wings) again after he has been settled in Washington Heights for years with his husband. There he bears witness to some of the most frightening occurrences of the last fifty years: the disinformation of an out-of-control administration, the explosion of racism, the pandemic, and the storming of the Capitol. And through it all he — and we — find the grace and courage to laugh and find our own oases of hope.

Under the Pomegranate Tree by Leslie MoiseUnder the Pomegranate Tree by Leslie Moïse

In ancient Ammon, a sheltered young woman fleeing her rich and powerful father’s plans for her marriage is thrust into a violent world in which her only tools — or weapons — are her knowledge of plants and healing.

 

 

Fat Poets Speak 3 front coverFat Poets Speak 3: FatDance Flying

The third volume in the groundbreaking Fat Poets Speak series edited by Frannie Zellman. The poets write about their joys, sorrows, anger, and pleasures living in a world that constantly tries to reject and inhibit fat people. Featuring “The Days of Fat Lilith,” Zellman’s series of poems celebrating fat goddesshood.

 

Flying On Invisible Wings by Felix GarmendiaFlying on Invisible Wings by Félix Garmendía

Félix Garmendía‘s poems narrate his life as a gay activist in the face of illness and intolerance, from his early years in conservative Catholic Puerto Rico of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s to his arrival in Manhattan, New York City ion 1988, his experiences as an HIV+ survivor, and current disability due to Inclusion Body Myositis.

 

If We Were Snowflakes by Barbara D'SouzaIf We Were Snowflakes by Barbara D’Souza

Barbara D’Souza‘s young adult novel is set in a U.S. in which chocolate is a controlled substance and fatness is taxed. A teenage girl tries to find out who turned her father in for trafficking chocolate while she deals with the challenges of FatSchool.

 

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