“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

Multimedia, Music, Performance Art, Stageplay, Visual Art

BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Pink Frog in Brooklyn, NY

Ice Scream Theater—a dark multi-media musical penned by and starring C.M. Soto participated in the Brooklyn Alternative Musical Theater Collective Showcase alongside Rita, the Cleaning Lady; Perfectionist Punk; Rhonda; Eco-Disaster in the Hundred Acre Wood; and Lovers on the Balcony! The matinee was SOLD OUT and that’s a wrap! Thanks to all of the friends and family who came to see the Showcase. A heartfelt … Continue reading BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Pink Frog in Brooklyn, NY

C.M. SotoOctober 23, 2023August 15, 2024Leave a comment

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BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Schole Street Studio

Lights up on Ice Scream Theater—a dark multi-media musical written by and starring C.M. Soto. It’s opening night at the Brooklyn Alternative Musical Theater Collective Showcase in the iconic Schole Street Studio! Both shows SOLD OUT! #scholestreetstudio #icescreamtheater #cmsoto #brooklyntheater #brooklynalternativemusicaltheatercollective #musicaltheater Continue reading BMTW Showcase—Ice Scream Theater at Schole Street Studio

C.M. SotoOctober 20, 2023August 15, 2024Leave a comment

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Ice Scream Theater “Lopdolls” series completed

C.M. built “Lopdolls” as play props for her play, Ice Scream Theater. The dolls built from trash and household items were inspired by “Keeper of the Lops,” her poem about her childhood experiences living in a drug house with her mother’s friends, the lops (loser’s on parade, loser’s on parole, lackey’s on parole). Continue reading Ice Scream Theater “Lopdolls” series completed

C.M. SotoSeptember 1, 2023October 16, 2023Leave 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

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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

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“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

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“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

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“Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in American Poets and Poetry

“Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto was published in the 1999 issue of American Poets and Poetry, a zine out of Port St. Lucie, Florida. The poem was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Puzzle Piecing” by C.M. Soto published in American Poets and Poetry

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

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“Gifts” by C.M. Soto published in The Oregon East

“Gifts” by C.M. Soto was published in the 1998 issue of The Oregon East. The Oregon East is a student-run art and literary magazine. The magazine is published annually out of Eastern Oregon University. It was reprinted in Soto’s anthology, These are the Rooms to my Mother’s House. #cmsotostory Continue reading “Gifts” by C.M. Soto published in The Oregon East

C.M. SotoJanuary 28, 1998March 13, 2019Leave a comment