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Annette Marie Hyder

Indie Poet

About Me


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I'm a journalist, an artist and author, and founder and curator of the international feminist project "Facing Feminism: Feminists I Know" . Click here for more about the project.
I'm on the editorial board of INTHEFRAY Magazine and my poetry has been translated into German, Italian and Spanish, included in numerous anthologies and published in book form.
My feminist cartoons have appeared in E4W MAGAZINE and my artwork has been featured as the cover artwork for the progressive women's literature magazine, WICKED ALICE MAGAZINE. My articles appear in print throughout the United States and internationally while my publishing credits encompass both print and electronic World Wide Web publication.
AESTHETICA MAGAZINE review
The Consequence of Wings
Annette Marie Hyder
Foothills Publishing, ISBN#0-941053-72-5 The Consequence of Wings offers an immediate visual delight; neat and striking in crisp azure and white, with an exquisite angel, delicately juxtaposed over various dictionary definitions of flight. Content wise; there is flight and fancy, themes of story-chasing, winged aspirations, hopes and pert observations, effusing a whimsical quality and wonderful airiness. Many theological allusions indicate a desire to share beautiful perceptions with softly angelic zeal. The poet exhibits a preoccupation with how others think about her, which elicits copious self-explanation and sensitively informs us of a winsome purpose. In summary: sprightly, prim, quirky and lovely. -- Review By Mark Cosens, for Aesthetica Magazine the United Kingdom's premiere arts and literature glossy magazine.
Other reviewers say:
"Transcending myths and Gothicism, Annette Marie Hyder weaves metaphors of wings and flight patterns into a contemporary realm of love and living - something that is precisely real." - Yong Shu Hoong, of Word Forward
"Annette Hyder is a masterful poetic craftsman. Her poems are exquisite reminders of just how wonderful the English language can be in the hands of a talented scribe." - Michael Lohr, Writer, Editor and Music Critic
"Annette Marie Hyder knows the true spirit within the human airfoil, heart-shaped and located in that land between the corner of the eye and the top of the heart. The consequence of living is love, with all its thermal highs and downdraft lows, something Ms.Hyder grasps well..." - Jim Chandler, Publisher of Thunder Sandwich
"...subliminally beautiful" - Mark Kanak
"Annette takes my hand leaps into the sky and she flies me into her universe faster than the speed of thought... flying with Ms. Hyder requires nothing more than her spirited imagination. We fly with desire her words updrafts that make you soar..." - Larry Jaffe, Co-Founder of the United Nation's Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry program

My Interests

All the good stuff: words, art, food and fun, music, travel and play.

I'd like to meet:

Other writers, artists, feminists and hybrids.

Music:

Indie, folk, rock, techno -- almost everything except opera and country (but I do love me some Johnny Cash!).Right now I'm listening to: Paul Van Dyk f/Hemstock & Jennings, "Nothing But You", Hoobastank, "Same Direction", Rachael Yamagata, "Worn Me Down", Norah Jones, "What Am I To You" and The Rule, "One Dollar".

Movies:

Animation -- main stream commercial ("The Incredibles") as well as arthouse anime ("Howl's Moving Castle"), Documentary, Comedy and Experimental (e.g., entirely extemporaneous dialogue).

Television:

I don't really watch it. But I can be persuaded to if I am at a friend's at which point I will watch almost any "Celebrity Chef" show (celebrity chef crush -- Bobby Flay!)

Books:

I had a crush on these three old men when I was a teenager solely because of their ability to create pictures and engender ideas in my mind: J.R.R. Tolkien (hot!), Dostoyevsky (oh yeah!) and Kafka (rockin'!).Books rock my world and here are just a few of my favorite writers: Federico Garcia Lorca, Madeline LeEngle, Ursula K Le Guin, Amy Tan, Neil Gaiman, Gregory Maquire, David Maine, Robert Sullivan, Miguel de Cervantes, Denise Levertov, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Julia Cameron.

My Blog

God in politics

Although he’s regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. -- George J. MitchellThis month’s INTHEFRAY Magazine asks "Is there a religious test in politics?"Read...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:48:00 PST

a peek inside the creative process

Two sisters, Cheryl Snell and Janet Snell, provide a glimpse into the creative process with notes, sound files and annotations on their work, like that below, excerpted from March’s issue of&nbs...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:33:00 PST

INTHEFRAY Magazine: February

Pawnshop heartCheck out the new issue of INTHEFRAY Magazine with poetry, Pawnshop heart, Independence and A long time coming: love's promise poem, artwork and soundfile by Heather Fowler: Independence...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:14:00 PST

February Empowerment4Women

Empowerment4Women: FebruaryThe new issue is up!Empowerment4Women is now monthly! Head over to www.empowerment4women.com to check out the latest issue. This issue features the fabulous, feminist work ...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:33:00 PST

its snowing in baghdad

Did you read the AP story on the snowfall in Baghdad?Here's an excerpt of the story by Christopher Chester:Some said they'd seen snow only in movies.Talib Haider, a 19-year-old college student, said "...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:28:00 PST

(with birds)

seashellyou are the seashell i put to my earto hear the roar of seasi have never seen --your voice is the wind winding throughpearl chambers and pushingthe tide like an unsaid wish into my ear -- salt...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow

The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow is a collection of short stories and poetry which takes its inspiration from myths and fairytales; includes recipes and mythos miscellany.   Available f...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:15:00 PST

You might find it disturbing, you might find it beautiful

In this month's INTHEFRAY Magazine, Birgitta Jonsdottir (of Reykjavik, Iceland) goes on a journey with her mother. The fact that her mother has passed away is not a deterrent but rather the starting p...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:35:00 PST

November/December E4W

The brand-new November/December 2007 issue of Empowerment4Women is now published! Check it out here.This issue features the stunning artwork of Lidia Simeonova: Must-read features include:Need ho...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:52:00 PST

Happy Halloween!

Absinthe and toadstoolsBatwings and gothHeavy eyelinerAnd fluttering mothsCauldrons of candyA chill in the airDemons and wickedMask painted staresWiddershins brooms Aloft on the air Bogeys and nightma...
Posted by Annette Marie Hyder on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:56:00 PST