“Lice” by C.M. Soto published in 2024 WILDsound Writing Festival Rhyme Poetry Contest

My poem, “Lice,” was selected for publication online at FestivalForPoetry.com. Swipe through the carousel to read the entire poem, an homage to Lice outbreaks in the public school system and the effect they can have on a family. (From my chapbook of poetry, These Are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. LICEIt begins with an itchjust above the nape.The seeds grow there.White bud, tail, and … Continue reading “Lice” by C.M. Soto published in 2024 WILDsound Writing Festival Rhyme Poetry Contest

C.M. SotoAugust 14, 2024August 19, 2024Leave a comment

Music, Publication

Vuzz self-titled album reviewed in AntiGravity Magazine

Awesome review from @antigravitymag in New Orleans. It was printed a month after our album release at Bar Redux. Thanks so much to Mary Beth Campbell and Antigravity for the write-up. It’s our first one and we’re so grateful! Read the complete article at https://antigravitymagazine.com/reviews/reviews-66/ Continue reading Vuzz self-titled album reviewed in AntiGravity Magazine

C.M. SotoJuly 20, 2023October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Publication

Sally Asher’s Mermaids of New Orleans

I was honored to be one of Sally Asher’s mermaids in her first published children’s book, Mermaids of New Orleans with illustrations by Melissa Vandiver! “The Mermaids of New Orleans tells the story of the mermaids who reside in the Mississippi River, surrounding the Big Easy. These citizens of the sea are much like their land counterparts, culturally and ethnically. Many New Orleans mermaids play in bass bands, … Continue reading Sally Asher’s Mermaids of New Orleans

C.M. SotoNovember 7, 2018November 12, 2019Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Multimedia, Performance, Photography, Publication, Screenplay, Stageplay

C.M. Soto (Vinylux) featured in the September/October 2017 Issue of Breakthru

Special thanks to Dean Shapiro and Breakthru Media for this lovely expose’ in the September/October 2017 issue! Their attention to detail was so refreshing. Thanks to the photographers who contributed to the article: Sally Asher, Mike Goetz, Roy Guste! Click here to read the article! #cmsotostory #vinyluxury Continue reading C.M. Soto (Vinylux) featured in the September/October 2017 Issue of Breakthru

C.M. SotoSeptember 15, 2017October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Publication

Poetry and photography chapbook by C.M. Soto released

Second edition released! These are the Rooms to My Mother’s House tells the story of one woman’s journey from a white-trash childhood with a drug addicted mother to becoming a mother herself, plagued by the self-doubt and self-destructive behavior. Some rooms are bedtime stories like “Storage”: “When we were the children, the rooms were like gardens, and the weeding we did was done to belongings.” Some rooms … Continue reading Poetry and photography chapbook by C.M. Soto released

C.M. SotoJuly 1, 2017October 16, 2023Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Performance, Publication

“Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in 2018 Maple Leaf Rag VI

C.M. Soto’s poem about single parenting, “Puzzle Piecing” was published in the Maple Leaf Rag VI: An Anthology of Poetic Writing in January of 2018. The book was released at New Orleans Public Library – Milton H Latter Branch. Congratulation to the 60-plus writers featured in this lovely anthology. Support the local writing scene and get your copy on Amazon at this link. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in 2018 Maple Leaf Rag VI

C.M. SotoDecember 22, 2016March 13, 2019Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Publication

“Ode to a Witch Doctor,” and “Easy” by C.M. Soto published in Cedar Hill Review

“Ode to a Witch Doctor,” and “Easy” by C.M. Soto were published in the Fall 2000 issue of The Cedar Hill Review out of Mena, Arkansas. It was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to My Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Ode to a Witch Doctor,” and “Easy” by C.M. Soto published in Cedar Hill Review

C.M. SotoSeptember 28, 2000May 30, 2023Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Publication

Four poems by C.M. Soto published in the 2000 Cold Mountain Review

“Easy,” “Witch Exhibit,” “Keeper of the Lops,” and “Trimming the Dead” by C.M. Soto were published in the 2000 issue of Cold Mountain Review out of Boone, North Carolina. The poems were reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading Four poems by C.M. Soto published in the 2000 Cold Mountain Review

C.M. SotoJanuary 28, 2000March 13, 2019Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Publication

“Storage” by C.M. Soto published in 1999 Amherst Review

“Storage” was published in 1999 in The Amherst Review, a liberal-arts-college magazine in Amherst, Massachusetts. The poems were reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Storage” by C.M. Soto published in 1999 Amherst Review

C.M. SotoMarch 25, 1999March 13, 2019Leave a comment

Literature/Poetry, Publication

“Dried Flowers” by C.M. Soto published in 1999 Blood and Fire Review

“Dried Flowers” by C.M. Soto was published in the 1999 issue of Blood and Fire Review, a zine out of Gassville, Georgia. It was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Dried Flowers” by C.M. Soto published in 1999 Blood and Fire Review

C.M. SotoJanuary 28, 1999March 13, 2019Leave a comment