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isness
The poetry collection "is(ness)" is all about capturing the importance of time and presence. Much like taking a snapshot of moments in stillness, similar to a photograph or painting. These poems reflect the meaningful existence and presence of my experiences over the years and in dreams, even though they can sometimes be complex to interpret without retribution or containment. The collection seeks to show what the poems represent in terms of “meaningfulness” and the essence of a greater existence. The poems are all about the moments and the quality of presence within those moments.
Praise:
“Every time I have heard Crisosto Apache read their poems, I have been moved by grace, intelligence, and vulnerability. This new collection confirms my impression of ambition to dwell with the best poetry has to offer us, from celebration to provocation to remembrance. Lines in “San Francisco, California, 1962” about the “brave young soul” that lives beyond old age stay with me. In “Snow Falling In C Minor,” the poet’s name and history become a traveling music, a heritage. I am moved, too by these late lines about light:
the weight of reflection reminds the eyes to seek
what is behind the mind so that a spark can be lit
a dawn for what can be expected in a yucca basket
or buckskin pouch summoning the blessings
and gazing through all awaiting pollen of bodies
Poem by poem, is(ness) builds a vivid poetic atlas. It is a powerful, sometimes harrowing, and always beautiful book.”
—David Mason, author of "Ludlow" and other books
Praise:
“Every time I have heard Crisosto Apache read their poems, I have been moved by grace, intelligence, and vulnerability. This new collection confirms my impression of ambition to dwell with the best poetry has to offer us, from celebration to provocation to remembrance. Lines in “San Francisco, California, 1962” about the “brave young soul” that lives beyond old age stay with me. In “Snow Falling In C Minor,” the poet’s name and history become a traveling music, a heritage. I am moved, too by these late lines about light:
the weight of reflection reminds the eyes to seek
what is behind the mind so that a spark can be lit
a dawn for what can be expected in a yucca basket
or buckskin pouch summoning the blessings
and gazing through all awaiting pollen of bodies
Poem by poem, is(ness) builds a vivid poetic atlas. It is a powerful, sometimes harrowing, and always beautiful book.”
—David Mason, author of "Ludlow" and other books
116 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 2025
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