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Misael Juarez, L.A. Zapotec Poet and Rapper

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​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: A Wild, Street, Romantic, and Revolutionary Journey 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: A Wilde, Street, Romantic, and Revolutionary Journey is his first publication contract with Barrio Blues Press; it is forthcoming, 2021.

Isabelle Palerma, Author and Artist

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Isabelle Palerma lives in the Midwest but fantasizes about running away to Florence. She loves hiking, concerts, and traveling. She's a self-made is an adrenaline junkie. Palerma has been writing since she was seven, but fortunately, most of her early writing about talking dogs and dancing gumdrops has faded into obscurity. You can find out more about her work at www.isabellepalerma.com. 

John Drudge, Poet and Martial Arts Expert

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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.

Daniel Brooks, Poet, Editor, and Educator

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Daniel Brooks is a special education teacher and a poetry editor for Barrio Blues Press. His work has appeared in the Nation, Indianapolis Review, Hawai’i Review, Kallatumba Press, and more.

Anthology Contributors

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!
Poets:
  • Adrian David
  • Alison Jones
  • Andisha Sabri Carey
  • Andres Sena
  • Andrew Billingsley
  • Andrew Billingsley
  • Bhagirath Choudhary
  • Daniel Brooks, Featured Poet
  • David A. Romero
  • David Perlmutter
  • DJ Elton
  • Dr. Sanja Dejanovic
  • Heidi Hermanson​
  • Jack Hirschman, Featured Poet
  • Janice Resendez  
  • Jerry Pendergast
  • John Drudge
  • Julie Greenbaum
  • Kathy Powers
  • Lew Rosenbaum
  • Lynne White
  • Maggie D. Brace
  • Mark Blickley
  • Matt Sedillo
  • Misael Juarez
  • Nerisha Kemraj ​
  • Poetry by Christina
  • PritiJ
  • Shawn M. Klimek
  • TAK Erziner
  • Thomas Sturgeon
  • Tina Martinez
  • Zachary Murphy
Artists:
  • Amy Bassin
  • Diana Valarezo
  • Norbert Somosi, Featured Artist
  • Panni Poh Yoke Loh
  • Shawn Klimek 
  • TAK Erzinger
Fiction Writers:
  • Andisha Sabri Carey
  • Beth W. Patterson
  • Carmen Baca, Featured Author
  • CL Steele
  • Clint Foster
  • Daniel Purcell
  • David Bowmore
  • David Green
  • David Perlmutter
  • Dawn De Braal
  • Elaine Marie Carnegie-Padgett
  • Frangipanni
  • Isabelle Palerma
  • J. Agombar
  • Kerri Jesmer
  • Kim Hood
  • Kurt Newton​ 
  • Lucy Waterson
  • Luis Herrera
  • Lynne Phillips
  • Madeleine McDonald
  • P.C. Darkcliff
  • Panni Loh
  • Pedro Iniguez
  • RG Halleck
  • Ross Jeffery
  • Sam M. Phillips
  • Scott Russell Duncan 
  • Steve Carr
  • Sue Marie St. Lee
  • Vonnie Winslow Crist
  • Ximena Escobar
  • Zoltán Komor
"Unity Volume 1: A Magical Realism Anthology is a collection of overtly varied short stories and poems from diverse voices. What unites them, however, is a deep visceral nature. Whether it be grief, horror, or romance, this body of work has led me a reader, enough to become an 'insider' to be able to smell the pungent air in the rain; to become the beloved; to feel the horror in the bones or to become enmeshed with the terrible pain. In my view, it's called powerful storytelling ability, where every tear, drops to tell a story, and every verse sings a poetry recital." -Mehreen Ahmed, Moirae
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