waves come crashing
Intro by Cassie
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the title character proclaims that playacting is to hold a mirror up to nature. Amador's poetry does not merely hold the mirror up but grinds that mirror down to its gritty, shimmering details and shows us the reality of life in a new age of love, sex, and artistry.
A truly remarkable collection of instances, we can all find a familiar face to associate with her poems: from our own to those of lovers, exes, best friends - even strangers in the street stare back at us from the page. With free verse, stream-of-consciousness writing, and unabashed verbal cunning, she transports you to city streets and the modern-day opium dens of art and culture - the NewMontmartre. She then invites you to reflection like a guided meditation.
By looking inward, you begin to see the human flaws that fill the world and its most incredible stories. It's a whole sensory experience where the words are a means of transportation, the meter an excited and anxious heartbeat.
Pour Moi
Selected Poems from chapter 7, Waves Come Crashing
2020
Illustrations by Eila Ampo
Poems by K.C. Amador
Poetry Reading at Chelsea Arts Club
Selected Poems from Waves Come Crashing
13 December 2020 - 8PM
