Misael Juarez, L.A. Zapotec Poet and Rapper
Misael Juarez is a Los Angeles Zapotec who writes to alleviate the intensity of psychosis and schizo-affective disorder, while achieving a voice for the faceless working-class people, the unjustly caged-up children, the vatos locos coming from the bottom, y las chavas. His works speak to the lonely community of schizophrenics out there. His craft is for those who pay attention to rap lyrics and for lovers of romantic love poetry, barrio ascension, gems of wisdom, and revolutionary and social justice with a touch of wild scenic. My Spoken Word Wife: Playing for Keeps highlights all of these themes and aims, and centers on respect for feminine virtues. He’s the poetic soldier from every dark corner in the city, a true working-class lyricist. My Spoken Word Wife: Playing for Keeps is his first publication contract with Barrio Blues Press; it is available for for purchase in Kindle and paperback and hardcover form through Amazon and through our shop. (Barrio Blues is proud to present its first-ever hardcover via Misael's collection! Thank you, hermano.)
John Drudge, Poet and Martial Arts Expert
John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of four books of poetry: March (2019), The Seasons of Us (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared in numerous international literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. John is also a six-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. He lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.
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Barrio Blues Press is grateful to all fiction and poetry writers and artists who make our outstanding anthologies, like Nation and Unity Volume 1: A Magical Realism Anthology, possible! ¡Muchas Gracias!
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