NYC30H

by Rodrigo Arenas-Carter

NYC30H is a poetry book that tells a LGBT love story in an underground NYC, in a city where heaven and hell mixes, and where language belongs to the people, not to intellectuals or experts.

87 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

M.A. in English and American Literature, UPLA, Valparaíso, Chile.

His work has been featured in several anthologies.

Awards:

Finalist in the Revista Paula short story award (2009).
Finalist in the Fundación Balmaceda poetry contest (2007).
Second Place at Poetry Contest Cantos de Trova, Ciudad de Guatemala, with "domingo/fiebre".
Honorary Mention at Essay Contest Performance Art Theory (Mexico) with "Bodies in Scrutiny: Debating about Transraciality and Performance." (2016)
Honorary Mention at Essay Contest Pensar a Contracorriente (Cuba) with “Práctica y Poética del Arte de la Performance como Resistencia en Latinoamérica.” (2016)
Finalist at II Short Story Contest El Palabrerista, Ciudad de Guatemala, with “Incendios”. (2016)

Individual Publications:
2018 - The Vital Scarcity. Poetry and Performance Art in Latin-America and Chile. Madrid: Editorial Académica Española. ISBN-13: 978-620-2-12713-4.
2017 - Ven a Ver La Tierra Desde Otro Lado. Ciudad de Guatemala: Fundación YAXS/Festival La Valiente. ISBN 978-956-368-929-7
2017 - Pulp Queer. Ciudad de Guatemala: Ediciones La Maleta Ilegal.
2015 - Once. Ciudad de Guatemala: Alas de Barrilete. ISBN 978-9929-630-16-1
2015 - La Santa Trinidad 1: El Padre, ​ Ciudad de Guatemala: Ediciones La Maleta Ilegal.
2010 - NYC30H, ​ New York City: Self Published.

Currently, he is co-editor of Ediciones La Maleta Ilegal.