Facilitating Spaces 101 (36 pp, 2018) $10.00
not what, but where are we doing [?]
What draws us to particular spaces? What do we know about the space, and it’s geography, before and after we choose it? Who was here before us? Who is us? Where is us? What are we doing here? Where are we doing? And why. The spaces we choose to hold our events in are determined by a number of factors, but are those factors aligned with equitable intentions? The conversations this toolkit hopes to inspire is meant to convince you, to persuade you, to con you, into thinking deeply about the space your program occupies. Whether it’s a workshop, a classroom, a reading, an art exhibit, or a musical experience - we need spaces! Incorporating thoughtfulness and mindfulness will not only help to make our events more meaningful and engaging, but it also fosters inclusiveness that in the long run can build equity in our communities, through the pathway of artistic practice.
not what, but where are we doing [?]
What draws us to particular spaces? What do we know about the space, and it’s geography, before and after we choose it? Who was here before us? Who is us? Where is us? What are we doing here? Where are we doing? And why. The spaces we choose to hold our events in are determined by a number of factors, but are those factors aligned with equitable intentions? The conversations this toolkit hopes to inspire is meant to convince you, to persuade you, to con you, into thinking deeply about the space your program occupies. Whether it’s a workshop, a classroom, a reading, an art exhibit, or a musical experience - we need spaces! Incorporating thoughtfulness and mindfulness will not only help to make our events more meaningful and engaging, but it also fosters inclusiveness that in the long run can build equity in our communities, through the pathway of artistic practice.
End of the Road (50 pp, 2017) $10.00
A photographic journal/zine that seeks to embrace the non-linear reality of life's transitions. End of the Road was written on an iPhone, while in the car traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle in February of 2014, a time period Jessica now considers to be the beginning of her new life. Each passage was written as reponses to photos that were taken moments before, which were responses to songs she was listening to at the moment, which were suggestions from friends shared via Facebook, under the hashtag #endoftheroad.
A photographic journal/zine that seeks to embrace the non-linear reality of life's transitions. End of the Road was written on an iPhone, while in the car traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle in February of 2014, a time period Jessica now considers to be the beginning of her new life. Each passage was written as reponses to photos that were taken moments before, which were responses to songs she was listening to at the moment, which were suggestions from friends shared via Facebook, under the hashtag #endoftheroad.
Gent/Re Place Ing (35pp, 2016) $10.00
Jessica Ceballos' debut collection is a 37-page chapbook/zine hybrid that fuses documentary poetry, Los Angeles history and creative nonfiction in an experimental register grappling with gentrification across Los Angeles in 2016. It was written as a critical response to page 37 of LA2050's report, Part 1. Who We Are. How We Live. Where We're Going, a discussion on "arts and cultural vitality" in Los Angeles.
Review by Mike Sonksen
/all proceeds from sales will be donated to L.A. Tenants Union and/or other Tenants'-led Rights organizations currently working to help long-time Highland Park tenants avoid no-fault evictions.
Jessica Ceballos' debut collection is a 37-page chapbook/zine hybrid that fuses documentary poetry, Los Angeles history and creative nonfiction in an experimental register grappling with gentrification across Los Angeles in 2016. It was written as a critical response to page 37 of LA2050's report, Part 1. Who We Are. How We Live. Where We're Going, a discussion on "arts and cultural vitality" in Los Angeles.
Review by Mike Sonksen
/all proceeds from sales will be donated to L.A. Tenants Union and/or other Tenants'-led Rights organizations currently working to help long-time Highland Park tenants avoid no-fault evictions.
anthologies / collective journals
Dryland. Issue 10 (2020)
$20.00
Writing By: Nidia Bautista • Xochitl-julisa Bermejo • Carolina Blanchard • Anthony J. Cassarino • Jessica Ceballos Y Campbell • Juliana Chang Alan Chazaro • Jesus Cortez • Iliana Cuellar • Jade Daniels • Holly Day • Roberto Díaz • Linda Dove • Olga García Echeverría • Tongo Eisen-martin • Aaron El Sabrout • Jo Foderingham-brown • E.M. Franceschini • Nikolai Garcia • Timothy Gomez • Jordan Green • Lituo Huang • William Joel • Abraham A. Joven • Wasabi Kanastoga • Claire Kooyman • Teka Lark • Tricia Lopez • Christian Lozada • Alexandra Martinez • Jenise Miller • Briana Muñoz • Viva Padilla • Michael Lorenzo Porter • Monique Quintana • Eva Recinos • Henry 7. Reneau, Jr. • Luivette Resto • Tatiana Retivov • Barbara Jane Reyes • Kevin Ridgeway • Nick Rossi • Iván Salí • Rick Smith • Sondriawrites • Steele • Mei Mei Sun • Megan Waring • Aruni Wijesinghe • Devynity Wray • Fernando Xauregui • Haolun Xu
Inside Art By: Anthonyxyz • Giana De Dier • Biko Eisen-martin • Iurhi Peña • Mr. Pintamuro • Michelle “La Mousie” Vega
Cover Art By: Patrick Martinez
$20.00
Writing By: Nidia Bautista • Xochitl-julisa Bermejo • Carolina Blanchard • Anthony J. Cassarino • Jessica Ceballos Y Campbell • Juliana Chang Alan Chazaro • Jesus Cortez • Iliana Cuellar • Jade Daniels • Holly Day • Roberto Díaz • Linda Dove • Olga García Echeverría • Tongo Eisen-martin • Aaron El Sabrout • Jo Foderingham-brown • E.M. Franceschini • Nikolai Garcia • Timothy Gomez • Jordan Green • Lituo Huang • William Joel • Abraham A. Joven • Wasabi Kanastoga • Claire Kooyman • Teka Lark • Tricia Lopez • Christian Lozada • Alexandra Martinez • Jenise Miller • Briana Muñoz • Viva Padilla • Michael Lorenzo Porter • Monique Quintana • Eva Recinos • Henry 7. Reneau, Jr. • Luivette Resto • Tatiana Retivov • Barbara Jane Reyes • Kevin Ridgeway • Nick Rossi • Iván Salí • Rick Smith • Sondriawrites • Steele • Mei Mei Sun • Megan Waring • Aruni Wijesinghe • Devynity Wray • Fernando Xauregui • Haolun Xu
Inside Art By: Anthonyxyz • Giana De Dier • Biko Eisen-martin • Iurhi Peña • Mr. Pintamuro • Michelle “La Mousie” Vega
Cover Art By: Patrick Martinez
traci traci Love Fest
edited by Jessica Ceballos
(writ large press, 54pp, 2017) $10.00
54 pages of beautiful work, written for, inspired by, and dedicated to all things traci kato-kiriyama, all things friends-of-traci, all things love, all things #fuckcancer. Some writers featured in the chapbook: Kenji Liu • Rocío Carlos • Jesse Bliss • Rachel McLeod Kaminer • Natalie Patterson • Taz Ahmed • F. Douglas Brown • Angela Penaredondo • Mike Sonksen • Amy Uyematsu • Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo • Maya Washington • Rick Lupert • Vickie Vértiz • Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara • librecht baker • Jessica Ceballos • Jim Matsuoka • Yvonne M. Estrada • Terry Wolverton • Karineh Mahdessian • Jen Hofer • Peter Woods • Candace Kita • Audrey Kuo • Naazneen Diwan & featuring cover art by Emi Motokawa Sonksen
/all proceeds will be donated to traci kato-kiriyama directly, to help pay for her ongoing medical costs. for more info on her story please visit her website at http://www.traciakemi.com
edited by Jessica Ceballos
(writ large press, 54pp, 2017) $10.00
54 pages of beautiful work, written for, inspired by, and dedicated to all things traci kato-kiriyama, all things friends-of-traci, all things love, all things #fuckcancer. Some writers featured in the chapbook: Kenji Liu • Rocío Carlos • Jesse Bliss • Rachel McLeod Kaminer • Natalie Patterson • Taz Ahmed • F. Douglas Brown • Angela Penaredondo • Mike Sonksen • Amy Uyematsu • Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo • Maya Washington • Rick Lupert • Vickie Vértiz • Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara • librecht baker • Jessica Ceballos • Jim Matsuoka • Yvonne M. Estrada • Terry Wolverton • Karineh Mahdessian • Jen Hofer • Peter Woods • Candace Kita • Audrey Kuo • Naazneen Diwan & featuring cover art by Emi Motokawa Sonksen
/all proceeds will be donated to traci kato-kiriyama directly, to help pay for her ongoing medical costs. for more info on her story please visit her website at http://www.traciakemi.com
¡This Used To Be Mexico!
edited by Jessica Ceballos
for (Avenue 50 Studio, 28pp, 2016) $5.00 donation
This zine is the poetic component to Avenue 50 Studio's xdisciplinary response to the turbulent and inflammatory discourse surrounding the 2016 Presidential Elections as candidates expressed their views on Mexican immigration, and in particular, Mexican people. featuring the work of: Gloria Enedina Alvarez, Iris de Anda, Jessica Ceballos, Joseph Rios,Matt Sedillo, Olga Garcia, Ramona Pilar, Rocío Carlos, Ron Baca, Sarah Rafael García, Sophia Rivera, Vickie Vertiz, Victor Carrillo, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Xitlalic Guijosa-Osuna, Yvonne Estrada
edited by Jessica Ceballos
for (Avenue 50 Studio, 28pp, 2016) $5.00 donation
This zine is the poetic component to Avenue 50 Studio's xdisciplinary response to the turbulent and inflammatory discourse surrounding the 2016 Presidential Elections as candidates expressed their views on Mexican immigration, and in particular, Mexican people. featuring the work of: Gloria Enedina Alvarez, Iris de Anda, Jessica Ceballos, Joseph Rios,Matt Sedillo, Olga Garcia, Ramona Pilar, Rocío Carlos, Ron Baca, Sarah Rafael García, Sophia Rivera, Vickie Vertiz, Victor Carrillo, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Xitlalic Guijosa-Osuna, Yvonne Estrada
Only Light Can Do That: 100 Post Election Poems, Stories, & Essays
edited by Michelle Franke (The Rattling Wall, PEN Center USA, 2017) $15.00 donation
On November 9, 2016, The Rattling Wall and PEN Center USA put out a call for post-election poems, stories, and essays. People had six days to send their “protest, promise, rage, and wonder.” Work poured in from across the country. Not just from writers, but from teachers, doctors, activists, analysts, moms, dads, even school kids. We announced that, if we received enough work, we would immediately go into production on an anthology, a collection of voices. We would rise up. ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT is that anthology.
edited by Michelle Franke (The Rattling Wall, PEN Center USA, 2017) $15.00 donation
On November 9, 2016, The Rattling Wall and PEN Center USA put out a call for post-election poems, stories, and essays. People had six days to send their “protest, promise, rage, and wonder.” Work poured in from across the country. Not just from writers, but from teachers, doctors, activists, analysts, moms, dads, even school kids. We announced that, if we received enough work, we would immediately go into production on an anthology, a collection of voices. We would rise up. ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT is that anthology.
Bird Float, Tree Song: Collaborative Poems by Los Angeles Poets
edited by Terry Wolverton
(Silverton Books, 2016) $9.99
Some of Los Angeles' most exciting poets use a collaborative process to create new works, including Jessica Ceballos, Chiwan Choi, Elena Karina Byrne, Sesshu Foster, Ramón Garcia, Douglas Kearney and Terry Wolverton.
edited by Terry Wolverton
(Silverton Books, 2016) $9.99
Some of Los Angeles' most exciting poets use a collaborative process to create new works, including Jessica Ceballos, Chiwan Choi, Elena Karina Byrne, Sesshu Foster, Ramón Garcia, Douglas Kearney and Terry Wolverton.
Coiled Serpent - Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes and Shifts of Los Angeles
edited by Daniel A. Olivas , Neelanjana Banerjee, Ruben J. Rodriguez
(Tia Chucha Press, 2016) $24.95
"This anthology features the vitality and variety of verse in the City of Angels, a city of poets. This is more about range then representation, voice more than volume. Los Angeles has close to 60 percent people of color, 225 languages spoken at home, and some of the richest and poorest persons in the country. With an expansive 502.7 square miles of city (and beyond, including the massive county of 4,752.32 square miles), the poetry draws on imagery, words, stories, and imaginations that are also vast, encompassing, a real "leaves of grass."
edited by Daniel A. Olivas , Neelanjana Banerjee, Ruben J. Rodriguez
(Tia Chucha Press, 2016) $24.95
"This anthology features the vitality and variety of verse in the City of Angels, a city of poets. This is more about range then representation, voice more than volume. Los Angeles has close to 60 percent people of color, 225 languages spoken at home, and some of the richest and poorest persons in the country. With an expansive 502.7 square miles of city (and beyond, including the massive county of 4,752.32 square miles), the poetry draws on imagery, words, stories, and imaginations that are also vast, encompassing, a real "leaves of grass."
Altadena Poetry Review: Anthology 2016
edited by Thelma T Reyna
(Golden Foothills Press, 2016) $14.95
"A compilation of 86 poets from throughout Southern California, including 7 Poets Laureate, 11 Pushcart Prize Nominees, and over 20 national literary award winners, all representing over 158 books authored by these poets. All the works in this superb collection were reviewed and selected by 8 published poets serving as a “peer review panel” with the editor, Poet Laureate Thelma T. Reyna. An outstanding contemporary book to add to your collection!"
edited by Thelma T Reyna
(Golden Foothills Press, 2016) $14.95
"A compilation of 86 poets from throughout Southern California, including 7 Poets Laureate, 11 Pushcart Prize Nominees, and over 20 national literary award winners, all representing over 158 books authored by these poets. All the works in this superb collection were reviewed and selected by 8 published poets serving as a “peer review panel” with the editor, Poet Laureate Thelma T. Reyna. An outstanding contemporary book to add to your collection!"
on Further Other Book Works $15.00
"ATTN: is an event-based journal. Twice a year, we ask poets to document whatever it is that has their attention on a particular day (poems, notes, sketches, collage, reviews, screen grabs, etc). Work is done on 8.5 x 11″ sheets, then mailed to the FOBW press address. Covers are letter pressed & laser printed, and all contributions are xeroxed and included as is. Each issue documents communities of attention in their moment of attention." Contributions from: Will Alexander, Jessica Ceballos, Chiwan Choi, Michelle Detorie, Jen Hofer, John Keene, Gelare Khoshgozaran, and many more
"ATTN: is an event-based journal. Twice a year, we ask poets to document whatever it is that has their attention on a particular day (poems, notes, sketches, collage, reviews, screen grabs, etc). Work is done on 8.5 x 11″ sheets, then mailed to the FOBW press address. Covers are letter pressed & laser printed, and all contributions are xeroxed and included as is. Each issue documents communities of attention in their moment of attention." Contributions from: Will Alexander, Jessica Ceballos, Chiwan Choi, Michelle Detorie, Jen Hofer, John Keene, Gelare Khoshgozaran, and many more