Selected Poems

by James Schwartz

This eBook is a short compilation of queer love poetry from the last 10 years; love poems to Michigan discos, the Amish heartland, travels and men in my life.
As much of my poetry is viewed through a political lens I wanted to pour us a drink and address the heart though I know my love is political.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2019

About the author

About James Schwartz




James Schwartz is a poet, writer, slam performer, speaker & author.

His book THE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA was published by inGroup Press in 2011 + nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Schwartz has also been a Pushcart Prize nominee for his poems "Northern Skies" and "Hands."

Poetry by Schwartz has been published / forthcoming in various journals including -

SILVER BIRCH PRESS, THE NEW VERSE NEWS, OVERGROUND / UNDERGROUND MAGAZINE, ICEFLOE PRESS, FEVERS OF THE MIND, ROI FAINEANT PRESS & BEATLIFE: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL BEAT POETRY FOUNDATION INC.


POETRY ANTHOLOGIES:

ALL POETRY IS PRAYER (2010)

AMONG THE LEAVES: QUEER MALE POETS ON THE MIDWESTERN EXPERIENCE (2012)

MILK & HONEY SIREN (2013)

WRITING KNIGHTS PRESS 2014 ANTHOLOGY

PAGE-A-DAY POETRY ANTHOLOGY 2015

QDA: A QUEER DISABILITY ANTHOLOGY (2015)

DANGEROUS SUBMISSIONS (2017)

CHALLENGING SUBMISSIONS (2017)

# R E S I S T (2017)

GRAND SHOWCASE 2018 (2018)

NOT MY PRESIDENT: THE ANTHOLOGY OF DISSENT (2017)

LOVEJETS: QUEER MALE POETS ON 200 YEARS OF WALT WHITMAN (2019)

POETRY IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (2020)

MARCH 2020: A COVID-19 ANTHOLOGY

JUNE 2020: A PANDEMIC ANTHOLOGY

SWEETER VOICES STILL: AN LGBTQ ANTHOLOGY FROM MIDDLE AMERICA (2021)

GOOD COP/BAD COP: AN ANTHOLOGY (2021)

ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #38 (2022)

PSALMS OF THE ALIEN BUDDHA 2 (2022)

HARD RAIN POETRY: FOREVER DYLAN ANTHOLOGY (2022)

ALIEN BUDDHA SKIPS THE PARTY 2 (2022)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA: BEST OF 2022

THE ALIEN BUDDHA GETS A REAL JOB 2 (2023)

FEVERS OF THE MIND POETRY & ART ISSUE 6: THE EMPATH DIES IN THE END (2023)

ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH MANY MILES... TO GO (2023)

FEVERS OF THE MIND POETRY AND ART ISSUE 8: INSPIRE ME (2023)

ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #56 (2023)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA LOVES YOU (2023)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S BEST OF 2023

FEVERS OF THE MIND POETRY, ART & MUSIC ISSUE 11: THE LONE ROAD (2024)

THEY'RE CONSPIRING AGAINST THE ALIEN BUDDHA TOO (2024)

ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #65 (2024)

PSALMS OF THE ALIEN BUDDHA 3: THE FINAL TRACK (2024)

ECCENTRIC ORBITS 5 (2024)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S BEST OF 2024

ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #72 (March, 2025)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S BIG BACKPACK FULL OF SOUP CANS (2025)

ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #75 (2025)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA LOVES YOU TOO (2025)

WHISPERS OF THE SEASONS – A CONTEMPORARY HAIKU ANTHOLOGY (2025)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S ARCANE MAGICK (2025)

SNOWFALL AND STARLIGHT: A CHRISTMAS HAIKU ANTHOLOGY (2025)

ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #82 (2026)



POETRY COLLECTIONS & CHAPBOOKS by Schwartz:


THE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA (2011)

ALPINE SUITE (2013)

POETRY 4 FOOD 2 (2013)

POETRY 4 FOOD 3 (2014)

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE (2014)

SECULAR, SATIRICAL & SACRED MEDITATIONS (2016)

MICHIGAN MEDITATIONS (2016)

PUNATIC (2019)

MOTOR CITY MIX (2022)

SOME ARE AND MOST AREN'T AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT: SELECTED POEMS 2004-2024 (2024)

BIG ISLAND BEATNIK: POETRY & PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE LOWER EAST RIFT ZONE (2025)



FICTION by Schwartz:


JONATHAN: A JOURNAL OF QUEER MALE FICTION (2014)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S MICRODOSES (2022)

SUNSET IN ROME (2022)

LONG LOST FRIEND (2023)

SUMMER SUCKS!!! (2025)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA GETS ISOLATED & WEIRD (2025)

SHHH! BREATHE SLOW! ANTHOLOGY 4 (2025)

THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S CHAOS COUNTDOWNS 2 (2025)


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NON-FICTION essays by Schwartz:


RFD MAGAZINE

THE GOOD MEN PROJECT

BEST OF BOOKS BY THE BED #2: WHAT WRITERS ARE READING BEFORE LIGHTS OUT (2014)

EMPTY MIRROR: SECRET OF THE MASTERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH POET EDWARD FIELD (2017)

OUR HAPPY HOURS: LGBT VOICES FROM THE GAY BARS (2017)


PHOTOGRAPHY by Schwartz:

THE WAYWARD SWORD: # RESIST (2017)

PUNATIC (2019)

THE STORMS JOURNAL ISSUE 2 (2023)

WALTZIN THROUGH RUSTY CAGES (2023)

BIG ISLAND BEATNIK (2025