Synopses & Reviews
Not My President: The Anthology of Dissent gathers voices from around the world in this anthology, including National Book Award winners, visual artists, New York Times Best Sellers, a dozen poets laureate, singer-songwriters, high school students, and children of illegal immigrants, all united in their opposition to the policies of Donald Trump. A copy of the book was sent to every member of Congress, and Donald Trump.
The anthology includes written work from:
Adam Strong, Amanda Palmer, Andrew Solomon, Chiwan Choi, Gary Shteyngart, James McManus, Litsa Dremousis, Marty McConnell, Natashia Deón, Nathan Brown, Neeli Cherkovski, Stevie Edwards … and many others.
Also contains art from:
David Mack, Geoffry Smalley, Isaac Murdoch, Janina A. Larenas, Molly Crabapple, and Pete Railand.
Synopsis
Poetry. Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Drama. African & African American Studies. Latinx Studies. Jewish Studies. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. California Interest. NOT MY PRESIDENT: THE ANTHOLOGY OF DISSENT gathers voices from around the world in this anthology, including National Book Award winners, visual artists, New York Times Best Sellers, a dozen poets laureate, singer-songwriters, high school students, and children of illegal immigrants, all united in their opposition to the policies of Donald Trump. A copy of the book was sent to every member of Congress and Donald Trump.
Featuring written work from Gary Shteyngart, Amanda Palmer, Chiwan Choi, Andrew Solomon, James McManus, Jane Mead, Marty McConnell, Mindy Nettifee, Natashia De n, Ron Whitehead and dozens of others.
Also, featuring illustrations by David Mack, Geoffry Smalley, Janina A. Larenas, Molly Crabapple, and Pete Railand.
About the Author
Josh Gaines ditched a promising military career to write books, run a profitless press, and build blanket forts with his daughter. He earned a writing MFA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His fiction has been published in Two Cities Review, Nebula Rift, and in London's, Dark Mountain. His poetry appears in numerous anthologies and journals, most recently in Blue Monday Review, Drunk in a Midnight Choir, and Yellow Chair Review, and in his own books of poetry and flash fiction: Cigarette Sonatas, and little bones. He has taught writing, and performed for hundreds of audiences across the U.S. He was the 2016 and 2017 Fiction Writer in Residence at Art Farm Nebraska, and is the founder and Captain of Thoughtcrime Press.