Handmade Memories

HANDMADE MEMORIES
Poems & Essays, 1997 – 2011
by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, MENTIONS

• “This is a beautiful and intimate collection of poems and essays.” – Kalen Landow
• E-Chapbook Profile: Handmade Memories by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez – Letras Latinas
• An Interview With Guy LeCharles Gonzalez About His New E-Chapbook “Handmade Memories” – Christina Katz
• “I think the poetry is excellent.” – Thad McIlroy
• “Check out his book, including that amazing cover.” – Lou Freshwater
• 5 Innovative Poets to Watch & Learn From – Jane Friedman
• The Kindle Chronicles Interview – Len Edgerly
• Publishing: A New Punk Ethos – Dan Blank
• Chronicling a Handmade Memories sale – Spencer Haley
• What I Read and How I Found It – Kalen Landow

ABOUT THE EBOOK

Handmade Memories: Poems & Essays, 1997 – 2011 features selected work by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, co-author of Burning Down the House: Selected Poems from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s National Poetry Slam Champions (Soft Skull Press, 2000); 1998 National Poetry Slam Champion (Nuyorican Poets Café); and founder of a little bit louder.

• Handmade Memories
• Breathless
• Running Bases
• Behind the Music
• Prodigal Son
• Sunday Mornings in the Kitchen with Gan’ganny
• Mozer, Bethea and I
• Bury Me in the Leaning Rest
• Old New York Love Story
• Daughter of the Revolution
• latter-day saints
• Party Like A Rock Star
• Crazy White Devil
• 33-1/3 Revolutions Per Minute
• I Am – Cryptogram
• Fulano
• Burning Down the House: True Story
• Unleashing Stories, Engaging Communities

Several of the poems collected here have been previously published, mostly in the out-of-print  Burning Down the House, while the two essays were originally published here on my website, loudpoet.com.

I hope you enjoy them, and either way, take a minute to let me know what you thought via a review on your favorite book-related site or your own blog. Thanks!