"She Speaks | Poetry is a book for the revolution"
- Autostraddle.com
"...a must read for those yearning to discover new ways to open up to deep personal and global transformation."
- Andres Conteris, Founder of Democracy Now En Español
- Autostraddle.com
"...a must read for those yearning to discover new ways to open up to deep personal and global transformation."
- Andres Conteris, Founder of Democracy Now En Español
Edyka Chilomé puts to the page poems that claim space for healing herself and her communities. Pulling from modern and pre-columbian American language and culture, Edyka explores “herstory” through personal and global politics, spirituality, and the origins of poetry itself. In the tradition of queer women of color writers, edyka chilomé’s She Speaks | Poetry invites us to consider the complexity of our human condition and the need to tell our stories. For the first time in a print collection, “She Speaks For Herself.
DISCONTINUED:
Dear Reader,
Five years ago I dared to dream of publishing a book and I asked you to support me. With your help I raised more than 6k to self publish and my first collection of poetry was born. I became Edyka Chilomé a poet born through the gratitude, humility, and responsibility to her community. It is for this reason that I have made the choice to discontinue "She Speaks Poetry" which was originally printed and distributed by Amazon and its affiliated companies. I do this because Amazon is conglomerate corporation that has profited through the exploitation of workers and unethical capitalist consumption. What is a trillionaire but an insult to humanity and creation?
I make this move and ask that you also consider divesting from Amazon and other large corporations because we deserve to have thriving economies that don't run on profit but run on respect and mindfulness for all that is living. We deserve to strengthen our local economies and support artists who want more control over the production of their content.
Though I welcome the opportunity to publish a 2nd edition with an alternative press, for now I tenderly say goodbye to this beautiful offering that opened so much connection and abundance for me. Thank you mi pueblo for helping me birth this ofrenda. Years later and the gratitude continues to give me the courage to create new projects that affirm life and tell our stories. Thank you for trusting me to do this work.
En Solidaridad,
Edyka
Five years ago I dared to dream of publishing a book and I asked you to support me. With your help I raised more than 6k to self publish and my first collection of poetry was born. I became Edyka Chilomé a poet born through the gratitude, humility, and responsibility to her community. It is for this reason that I have made the choice to discontinue "She Speaks Poetry" which was originally printed and distributed by Amazon and its affiliated companies. I do this because Amazon is conglomerate corporation that has profited through the exploitation of workers and unethical capitalist consumption. What is a trillionaire but an insult to humanity and creation?
I make this move and ask that you also consider divesting from Amazon and other large corporations because we deserve to have thriving economies that don't run on profit but run on respect and mindfulness for all that is living. We deserve to strengthen our local economies and support artists who want more control over the production of their content.
Though I welcome the opportunity to publish a 2nd edition with an alternative press, for now I tenderly say goodbye to this beautiful offering that opened so much connection and abundance for me. Thank you mi pueblo for helping me birth this ofrenda. Years later and the gratitude continues to give me the courage to create new projects that affirm life and tell our stories. Thank you for trusting me to do this work.
En Solidaridad,
Edyka