Contributors from the new poetry anthology Made from Midnight: Delirium read and discuss their work.

Join us from the launch of Made from Midnight: Delirium, a new anthology from Poets in the Pines!

Anthology editor and Poets in the Pines co-founder Anne Ramallo and local contributors Daniel Gonzales, Andy Huy Le and Christina Connorton unite for a book launch celebration featuring author readings and a panel discussion exploring how these writers translate dreams into compelling words, images, and insight about who we are–perfect for writers, dreamers, and anyone curious about the transformative power of midnight.

About the book:

Enter a dreamhouse where form and structure fragment, threads unravel, and reality blurs at watercolor edges. Sixty-eight writers from around the world explore the winding corridors of delirium, where the mind unlocks old memories and opens doors to strange and terrifying worlds. These poems and short stories inspired by dreams pose questions about language, identity, memory, and the different ways we carry home.

About the participants:

Anne Ramallo, co-founder of Poets in the Pines, is a writer, editor, performer, and mom working from LA. Her poetry and short fiction have been featured in journals and anthologies including Sky Island, Cosmic Daffodil, and Uncharted. Her chapbook, The Ocean In A Cup, is forthcoming.

Daniel Gonzalez earned his MFA in Creative Writing from CSULB, where he served as senior editor of Fiction for RipRap Journal. He has written an award-wining short film and published short fiction & poetry. He enjoys eating with friends and writing about those small human moments which we all share.

Andy Huy Le is just some guy who teaches. He was the poetry slam captain for UCSB’s first CUPSI team in 2019. His published poems can be found in The Catalyst, Word Magazine, WILDsound Writing Festival, MoonLit Getaway, The Love Yourself Foundation (LYF), eMerge Magazine, Blood+Honey, and Poets in the Pines.

Christina Connerton is a disabled writer and filmmaker with published works in Eunoia Review and Frontier Poetry. In her Substack, The Wayside Times, she unpacks and critiques her internalized ableism. She is currently working on her first chapbook, The Last Will & Testament of [Redacted].