A Walk to Americana out Now!
I am proud to announce that my fourth poetry collection, A Walk to Americana, is out now with Dancing Girl Press! The chapbook is a curated collection of free verse and blackout poetry and is my most political release yet. It explores themes of climate change, social justice and wealth inequality, and the various lenses of what Americana means today.
Chapbooks available for $10 through Dancing Girl Press: https://dulcetshop.myshopify.com/products/a-walk-to-americana-m-a-dubbs
The release of this collection is impeccable in a time where the U. S. feels like its in a tailspin. We’ve had the National Guard pushing into cities, citizens and non-citizens experiencing violent arrests based on racial profiling and without due process, a genocide in Palestine funded by the U. S., attacks on free speech on comedians, teachers, and other government/public employees due to wrong think and not participating in a state-forced public mourning for an individual who espoused racist, homophobic, and sexist talking points, a government shut down over whether millions of Americans will lose health insurance and millions more see a huge increase in their premiums, and (in my home state) the Attorney General falsely accusing a long withstanding refugee re-settlement agency with “labor trafficking” in order to scare them and waste their time/money/resources to discourage welcoming refugees in Indiana. Not to mention the uncertainty if Indiana will engage in a special session to redistrict in order to gerrymander votes away.
This collection captures the exhaustion and the frustration I have experienced as an American over the years. It is a collection of protest and resistance. However, there is also a mix of pride in the individuals who have fought back and a love for the quiet beauty of Midwestern landscape and escapism that brings my respite. I greatly appreciate Dancing Girl Press for offering me a place to showcase my work and thank Kristy Bowen for her work as editor and cover artist (isn’t the cover gorgeous?!!) I also want to thank my readers who continue to support my art, my message, and my person-hood!
