Celebrating a group of working New Mexico poets from differing generations, ethnicities and cultural settings, the Fixed and Free Poetry Anthology 2011 includes a variety of forms from the sonnet and villanelle to open verse and slam. Rather than rely on a regional, academic or ideological theme, this collection includes the best poems from a grassroots community that meets monthly in Albuquerque, New Mexico to perform, discuss and appreciate the written and spoken word. The uniqueness and strength of this endeavor resides in the dedication of its participants to value community above all...

Continuing in a tradition of collaboration "Fixed and poetry anthology 2015" presents its second volume of poems submitted by writers who have participated in the Fixed and Free monthly poetry reading hosted by Billy Brown in Albuquerque, New Mexico, now in its seventh year. Celebrating poets from differing generations, ethnicities and cultural settings, this anthology proffers a variety of poetic forms including the sestina, haiku, open verse, slam and prose poetry. Rather than rely on a regional, academic or ideological theme, this collection includes a wide selection of poems from poets...