Ivy Alvarez’s poem “Manufacture” features in the 2017 anthology Manifesto Aotearoa: 101 political poems (Otago University Press), as mentioned in Flash Frontier‘s April 2017 post.
The anthology recently reached the top 5 Nielsen Weekly Bestsellers for week ending 13 May.
Ivy Alvarez joins an impressive cohort of writers longlisted for the Red Room Poetry Fellowship.
The shortlist will be announced on 8th May 2017, followed by the Red Room Poetry Fellow announcement itself on 19th May 2017.
Excerpt from “We want to pay”:
the fare rises higher and we go faster, past the sun’s face
and I peel some notes for the driver, cash fingers, fondling finished
Ivy Alvarez’s poem “June” features on Natasha Kochicheril Moni’s blog, as part of National Poetry Month.
Excerpt from “Lumuluha ang bato”:
a stone fits in your hand
a rock in your arms
the women fling wet clothes as is to crush
their enemies, their lives
force out water, too much liquid
in the fabric