Alex Z. Salinas
Alex Z. Salinas lives in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of two full-length poetry collections, Warbles (2019) and Dreamt, or The Lingering Phantoms of Equinox (2020), both published by Hekate Publishing. His poems, short fiction and op-eds have appeared in various print and electronic publications. He holds an M.A. in English Literature and Language from St. Mary's University.
Books Published through Hekate
Dreamt
Alex Salinas’ DREAMT, his second collection, presents dream after dream, less sleep induced than by a seer's Delphic vapor. He remains painfully awake, keeping it real on Texas farm roads, expressing compassion for people who breathe that dust; his beat, a basketball bouncing on an asphalt court. Salinas makes the game of hoops mythological, invokes dog and cat totems as well as ancient Gods to bear on the world's torn body politic. His compassion and pain plays out to an Elvin Jones drum roll; his struggle, Promethean; a true maturing poet, his book, an important read.
Available in paperback.
Product Information
Paperback: 77 pages
Publisher: Hekate Publishing (July 4, 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1912017199
ISBN-13: 978-1912017195
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.2 x 8 inches
Warbles
Alex Z. Salinas’ WARBLES, a choral of struggle, of unprotection, irrational fear, serrated jaws, leaking souls, his black hole divine, rabid Chihuahua, and Eucharist in Black Spandex. Mr. Salinas smashes furious words in attempt to reconcile his role as poet, sandwiched between two cultures, kneeling at his grandmother’s grave, seeking definition in the face of all this: A contemplation of bravery.
Available in paperback.
Product Information
Paperback: 85 pages
Publisher: Hekate Publishing (November 11, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1912017857
ISBN-13: 978-1912017850
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.2 x 8 inches
Reviews
Warbles
“Here is a poet whose honesty, clarity of language, and range of concerns will open another horizon in your world, transforming the “warble” into a new and captivating poetic form.” — Cyra Sweet Dumitru, author of Remains and Elder Moon: A Memoir Told in Poems
“. . . .His tone is conversational, even colloquial, and most of the time, this characteristic makes his poetry eminently readable and admirably digestible. The charming “Fallback” opens, “Had a great idea / for a poem tonight. / Took a shower, / brushed my teeth, / hopped in bed, / then forgot it. / So I’ll tell you instead / about morality, / according to my godfather.” The poet’s light humor and his casual honesty may make one miss the fine quality of his verse—the balance of his lines and the careful choices that make up his diction. When he makes something hard look easy, it’s a pleasure to watch. Deft musings on writing and life from a promising talent. “ — Kirkus Review
Dreamt
“. . . Triumphantly mordant and transporting poems.” — Kirkus Review