Mayapple Press is pleased to say that two of our books have been honored in the Eric Hoffer and Montaigne Medal Awards. What Snakes Want by Kita Shantiris was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award. The eventual winner was The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off), by Teresa Jordan, published by Counterpoint Press. The shortlist…
Mayapple Press is happy to announce that What Snakes Want by Kita Shantiris is in contention for two different book awards. Foreword Reviews has named What Snakes Want as a 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist in the Poetry (Adult Non-Fiction) category. The Foreword Reviews Award winners will be announced at an event…
A poem from What Snakes Want by Kita Shantiris has been selected for Poetry Daily’s “Poem of the Day” feature. Poetry Daily plans to present “Making Sparks” on Saturday October 3rd. Read “Making Sparks” on Poetry Daily here (on and after Saturday October 3rd, 2015) You can read see reviews and another poem from the…
In case you cannot see the embedded video above: Watch Kita Shantiris reading at Bowery Poetry Club (19 minutes, YouTube video) Listen to Kita Shantiris reading from What Snakes Want. From the “Why Poetry” program with host Paul Lieber on KPFK Public Radio – January 22, 2015 NPR Santa Cruz – Hear the host read…
Kita Shantiris, author of What Snakes Want, will be appearing in several cities on the East Coast in June. The first event is in Slingerlands/Albany on Friday June 12th. Kita will appear along with Deboarah Poe at the amazing Pine Hollow Arboretum. The reading is part of the Poets of Earth, Water, Tree and Sky…
Poetry. Paper, Perfect Bound. 78 pages 2015, ISBN: 978-1-936419-51-7 $15.95 + S&H Note: You don’t have to have a PayPal account in order to use the PayPal button, just a credit card. What Snakes Want is also available on Kindle Slyly sexual, intense and funny, in What Snakes Want Kita Shantiris strips secrets of their…