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by Michelle Halket (Editor), Nikita Gill (Author), Amanda Lovelace (Author)
Humanity exists in a hyper connected world, where our closest friends, loves and enemies lie but a keyboard stroke away. Few know this better than the poets who have risen to the top of their trade by sharing their emotion, opinion and art with millions of fans.
What happens when...Poets connect with readers?
Poets connect with each other?
Poetry connects with short fiction? Combining the forces of some of today's most popular and confessional poets, [Dis]Connected presents poems and short stories about connection wrapped up in a most unique exercise in creative writing. Follow along as your favorite poets connect with each other; offering their work to the next poet who tells a story based on the concept presented to them. With contributions from:
Amanda Lovelace
Nikita Gill
Iain S. Thomas
Trista Mateer
Cyrus Parker
R.H. Swaney
Pierre Alex Jeanty
Liam Ryan
Yena Sharma Purmasir
Canisia Lubrin
Sara Bond With poetry, stories and art, [Dis]Connected is a mixed media presentation of connection and collaboration. Be sure to also read [Dis]Connected Volume Two .
Author Biography
Michelle Halket is a bibliophile and technophile who loves to try new things, which is what prompted her to start a digital-first publishing company when very few people knew what ebooks were. Michelle is the managing editor and publisher of Central Avenue Publishing, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Iain S. Thomas is a new media artist and author. As an author, his most famous work is I Wrote This For You, which he writes under the pseudonym pleasefindthis - a blog then book that's been on poetry bestseller lists since its launch in 2011. His other books include I Am Incomplete Without You, 300 Things I Hope, Intentional Dissonance, How To Be Happy: Not A Self-Help Book and more. He regularly writes for The Huffington Post on poetry, creativity and life and currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
