Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s second book recounts stories of

a virgin poet who spent a year writing for the porn business.

Working Class Represent

A young poet humorously balances an office job with the life
of a touring performance poet in Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s third book of poetry

Oh, Terrible Youth

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s plump collection commiserates and celebrates
all the wonder, terror, banality and comedy that is the long journey to adulthood.

Other Write Bloody Books (2003 - 2010)

Great Balls of Flowers (2009)

Steve Abee’s poetry is accessible, insightful, hilarious, compelling,
upsetting, and inspiring. TNB Book of the Year.

Everything Is Everything (2010)

The latest collection from poet Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz,
filled with crack squirrels, fat presidents, and el Chupacabra.

Catacomb Confetti (2010)

Inspired by nameless Parisian skulls in the catacombs of France,
Catacomb Confetti assures Joshua Boyd’s poetic immortality.

Born in the Year of the Butterfly Knife (2004)

The Derrick Brown poetry collection that birthed Write Bloody Publishing.
Sincere, twisted, and violently romantic.

I Love You Is Back (2006)

A poetry collection by Derrick Brown.
“One moment tender, funny, or romantic, the next, visceral, ironic,
and revelatory—Here is the full chaos of life.” (Janet Fitch, White Oleander)

Scandalabra (2009)

Former paratrooper Derrick Brown releases a stunning collection of poems written
at sea and in Nashville, TN. About.com’s book of the year for poetry

Don’t Smell the Floss (2009)

Award-winning writer Matty Byloos’ first book of bizarre, absurd, and deliciously
perverse short stories puts your drunk uncle to shame.

The Bones Below (2010)

National Slam Champion Sierra DeMulder performs and teaches
with the release of her first book of hard-hitting, haunting poetry.

The Constant Velocity of Trains (2008)

The brain’s left and right hemispheres collide in Lea Deschenes’ Pushcart-Nominated book of poetry about physics, relationships, and life’s balancing acts.

Heavy Lead Birdsong (2008)

Award-winning academic poet Ryler Dustin releases his most
definitive collection of surreal love poetry.

Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom (2008)

Boston underground art scene fixture Brian Ellis
becomes one of America’s foremost narrative poetry performers.

Ceremony for the Choking Ghost (2010)

Slam legend Karen Finneyfrock’s second book of poems ventures
into the humor and madness that surrounds familial loss.

Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2008)

Andrea Gibson, a queer, award-winning poet who tours with Ani DiFranco,
releases a book of haunting, bold, nothing-but-the-truth ma’am poetry.

City of Insomnia (2008)

Victor D. Infante’s noir-like exploration of unsentimental truth and poetic exorcism.

The Last Time as We Are (2009)

A new collection of poems from Taylor Mali, the author
of “What Teachers Make,” the most forwarded poem in the world.

In Search of Midnight: the Mike Mcgee Handbook of Awesome (2009)

Slam’s geek champion/class clown Mike McGee on his search for midnight
through hilarious prose, poetry, anecdotes, and how-to lists.

Over the Anvil We Stretch (2008)

2-time poetry slam champ Anis Mojgani’s first collection: a Pushcart-Nominated
batch of backwood poetics, Southern myth, and rich imagery.

Animal Ballistics (2009)

Trading addiction and grief for empowerment and humor with her poetry,
Sarah Morgan does it best.