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New Book is Brewed!
Six Ft. Swells has a new collection of poems to drink to: Cocktails & Confessions: A Collection of the Greatest Poetry Inspired by Lust & Libations. We had a very successful book release party reading at Jason's Studio Cafe in Grass Valley on May 12th. Ten of the poets featured in the collection showed up to read with drinks in hand. They did us proud!
Since our brand of poetry is all about the party--and everyone is always invited--we had a second-round of readings to celebrate the book at Luna's Cafe in Sacramento on June 21st. It was a grand celebration with many of the Sacramento-area poets who were featured in the book.
Look for more Six Ft. Swells After Hours Tours coming up!
MATT reads "Otis Live at the Whiskey":
TODD reads "Conversations with a Rejection Letter While Drinking Beer":
Julie reads "My Favorite Otis Redding Song"
SixFtSwells is a small press that makes its headquarters in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is a collective venture between celebrated After Hours poets, Todd Cirillo, Matt Amott and Julie Valin. It was conceived during a long night of cocktails and dollars in the jukebox.
Our goal is to provide a hip, alternative forum for poets young and seasoned, and to bring back the relevance of the small press. We believe in making poetry accessible to truckstops, bowling alleys, and seedy bar rooms everywhere. Our collective thought is that if a poet has to explain a poem, then they have not done their job.
Our first publication is Tonight, You're Coming Home With Us, released in Jan. 2006 from our Cheap Shots chapbook series, by Matt Amott and Todd Cirillo. It has garnered lots of praise, rowdy nights and free drinks for the poets.
Our 2nd chapbook is Night Songs for Heavy Dreamers by Six Ft. Swells' token girl, Julie Valin. It shows the softer side of late-night bar crawls, complete with full moons to make the room stop spinning.
Our newest release--Cocktails & Confessions--has been out 1 week and already the crowd is going wild, re-living those sultry, alcohol-induced neon nights that us poets pinpoint so poignantly. It will bring you to drink another. Here's to us.
TO ORDER:
Tonight You're Coming Home With Us - $6
Night Songs for Heavy Dreamers - $6
Cocktails & Confessions - $8
Subscriptions are $12 annually
Mail checks to:
Todd Cirillo, 417 Neal St., Grass Valley, CA 95945

My Interests

Sixftswells is Julie Valin, Todd Cirillo & Matt Amott. They have a passion for books, writing, publishing, editing and cocktails.

Sixftswells can be reached at:
417 Neal Street
Grass Valley, Ca 95945
530-271-0662

Music:

Zeppelin, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Pixies, Fugazi, Guided by Voices, Detroit Cobras, BRMC, Coltrane, Primus, Pearl Jam, Monster Magnet, Arctic Monkeys, Tool, Naked Audio, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, JB, Funk Brothers, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters....a little Marvin Gaye when the time is so right.

Heroes:

Charles Bukowski, Henry Chinaski, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac, Lew Welch, Gregory Corso, Ann Menebroker, Neil Young, Erica Jong, and Maya Angelou (just kidding)....

My Blog

New York City Riot Tour

Strange vibrations here in New York City tonight. It is my 5th night in gotham and I'm having a strong reaction to the city life. The rain falls hard and furious upon the dirty sidewalks y...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:45:00 PST

This is what we're talking about.

....Below are poems of utter genius, or at least ones we like a lot, that we believe truly represent our brand of poetry....Semantics"Did you sleep with her?" she demanded. "No."Walking away, thinki...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST

Time to Update This Galdarned Thing

Autumn is breathing it's wintery breath down our shirts. Summer left its mark of good times and reckless nights on our hearts. Alas, time to hibernate and write of our harvests.We here at Six Ft. Swel...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:04:00 PST

Medusa's Kitchen post two poems by Matt Amott

Hey friends, Rattlesnake Press has posted two poems by Matt Amott on it's daily blog called Medusa's Kitchen! Tuesday, August 08, 2006 To Be A North Star HOBO OF COLFAX TUNNELMat...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:51:00 PST

Like a Hurricane-Swamp Tour 06

"You are like a hurricane, there's calm in your eyes" Neil Young sung that and I have the song on at the moment. It feeds my appetite for depravity and punishment. I have decided to trip t...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:05:00 PST

Nothing like an Un-Event to kick off a new book.

So picture a pirate ship with a big kick-ass pirate flag flapping in the wind on some tropical sea. Picture pirates and gypsies on that ship, raising their beer bottles as the sun sets on said-tropica...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:41:00 PST

VIP's- Todd's return from Los Angeles

"People are strange". Jim Morrison wrote that a long time ago. He knew and understood the city of angels as well as anyone can. So it is not a far stretch of the imagination to rea...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Mon, 08 May 2006 03:36:00 PST

Medusa's Kitchen posts two poems by Todd & Julie

Hello Friends & Fans, Here is a wonderful posting from Medusa's Kitchen: Time for a few Todd Cirillo thoughts on Hawaii. Todd Cirillo and Song Kowbell will be releasing rattlechaps at The Bo...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:28:00 PST

You have to have guts--Todd's poetic trip to Los Angeles

There are times in this existance when one must "GO". Make the decision before our cloudy minds become....murky and twisted with details, obligations, deadlines, and responsibilities such as pic...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:03:00 PST

Book Review from Rattlesnake Press

The famed critic and poet, B.L. Kennedy states of Tonight, You're Coming Home With Us by Todd Cirillo & Matt Amott: "...Todd Cirillo has long been one of those kick-ass voices of poetry. His work is c...
Posted by Six Ft. Swells Press on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:49:00 PST