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Arroyo Chamisa: Poems Rescued from a Blog
Crisis Chronicles Press is thrilled to announce the publication of Alex Gildzen's latest collection, Arroyo Chamisa: poems rescued from a blog, on March 4th 2022.
Arroyo Chamisa is 76 pages, perfect bound, 6x6". ISBN: 978-1-64092-954-8. Front cover photo by the author. Available now from Crisis Chronicles Press in Cleveland, Ohio.
"Alex Gildzen was one of the first poets' blogs i found & read with great appreciation & gusto. here was a poet with a gift for vernacular, a wit to match his cinematic range, & an obsession with movies that played upon my own heart. i've long been a great admirer of Alex ever since those giddy early days of blogging when social media held the promise of uniting poets & creating a community of writers who, in their own unique ways, were dedicated to making & living a life in poetry. Alex Gildzen is a poet with a life well-lived in poetry & at the movies. his poems frequent the daily ordinary hard tasks of being a human being in our digital age, along with the practical importance of friendships, art making, family, technology, & the greats of Hollywood past & present. Alex Gildzen is one of my very favorite poets & human beings. as he says in a poem, 'go to the movies / you're alive.'"
—Richard Lopez, co-editor of the anthology The End of the World Project
"Alex Gildzen is a master of his craft, unearthing beauty from the ordinary and celebrity from the common. Nowhere is this more evident than in Arroyo Chamisa: poems rescued from a blog. From the dark atomic whimsy of “swim thru the sea of night little swimmer” to the pure joy of living well in “I call the 3 palms / beside the pool / the Andrews Sisters,” Gildzen’s poetry grooves with the universal and vibrates with the intensely personal. This is an expedition you won’t want to miss."
—Dianne Borsenik, author of Raga for What Comes Next and Publisher/Editor, NightBallet Press
Alex Gildzen saw his first poem in print 60 years ago. The first of many chapbooks followed in 1969. His poems have been published in Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece and Australia. He has given readings at Bowery Poetry Club, Palm Springs Art Museum, Bisbee Poetry Festival, Captain Brady in Kent, Fort Mason in San Francisco, Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, Antebellum Gallery in Hollywood and a plethora of bars. Currently Gildzen lives in Palm Springs where he has been called the city’s “unofficial poet laureate.” A piece of his is featured on the Poet’s Bench in the uptown design district.
His previous Crisis Chronicles Press titles include Ohio Triangle and Alex in Movieland (1943-1973).
Arroyo Chamisa is 76 pages, perfect bound, 6x6". ISBN: 978-1-64092-954-8. Front cover photo by the author. Available now from Crisis Chronicles Press in Cleveland, Ohio.
"Alex Gildzen was one of the first poets' blogs i found & read with great appreciation & gusto. here was a poet with a gift for vernacular, a wit to match his cinematic range, & an obsession with movies that played upon my own heart. i've long been a great admirer of Alex ever since those giddy early days of blogging when social media held the promise of uniting poets & creating a community of writers who, in their own unique ways, were dedicated to making & living a life in poetry. Alex Gildzen is a poet with a life well-lived in poetry & at the movies. his poems frequent the daily ordinary hard tasks of being a human being in our digital age, along with the practical importance of friendships, art making, family, technology, & the greats of Hollywood past & present. Alex Gildzen is one of my very favorite poets & human beings. as he says in a poem, 'go to the movies / you're alive.'"
—Richard Lopez, co-editor of the anthology The End of the World Project
"Alex Gildzen is a master of his craft, unearthing beauty from the ordinary and celebrity from the common. Nowhere is this more evident than in Arroyo Chamisa: poems rescued from a blog. From the dark atomic whimsy of “swim thru the sea of night little swimmer” to the pure joy of living well in “I call the 3 palms / beside the pool / the Andrews Sisters,” Gildzen’s poetry grooves with the universal and vibrates with the intensely personal. This is an expedition you won’t want to miss."
—Dianne Borsenik, author of Raga for What Comes Next and Publisher/Editor, NightBallet Press
Alex Gildzen saw his first poem in print 60 years ago. The first of many chapbooks followed in 1969. His poems have been published in Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece and Australia. He has given readings at Bowery Poetry Club, Palm Springs Art Museum, Bisbee Poetry Festival, Captain Brady in Kent, Fort Mason in San Francisco, Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, Antebellum Gallery in Hollywood and a plethora of bars. Currently Gildzen lives in Palm Springs where he has been called the city’s “unofficial poet laureate.” A piece of his is featured on the Poet’s Bench in the uptown design district.
His previous Crisis Chronicles Press titles include Ohio Triangle and Alex in Movieland (1943-1973).
- GenresPoetry
76 pages, Paperback
Published March 4, 2022
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About the author
Alex Gildzen
54 books24 followersGildzen has been publishing for more than 40 years. Early chapbooks were issued by such presses as Abraxas, Killaly and Ghost Dance. One of his first anthology appearances was in "The Living Underground." He edited the little magazine "Toucan."
For more than a dozen years Gildzen has been writing "Alex in Movieland," an autobiography in the form of a list.
For more than a dozen years Gildzen has been writing "Alex in Movieland," an autobiography in the form of a list.
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March 5, 2022
Proud to have worked with the fabulous Alex Gildzen on this, the third Crisis Chronicles Press title of 2022.
April 16, 2022
Honestly, most of the poems in this collection were not my cup of tea, snippets taken from the poet's daily life written in a straightforward prosaic style without embellishment, BUT there were a few gems that I loved.
"Satie's Umbrellas" spoke of finding multiples of the same items left behind by the deceased after a funeral, culminating in
& here there
everywhere the umbrellas
stopping the rain
only Erik heard
contrasted with the end quatrain in "Lines for Emeline"
5
a sloth got loose
in a library
& ate so many words
it shat poems
That one made really made me laugh!
"Satie's Umbrellas" spoke of finding multiples of the same items left behind by the deceased after a funeral, culminating in
& here there
everywhere the umbrellas
stopping the rain
only Erik heard
contrasted with the end quatrain in "Lines for Emeline"
5
a sloth got loose
in a library
& ate so many words
it shat poems
That one made really made me laugh!
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews