Rise, Do Not Be Afraid

Rise, Do Not Be Afraid

The first novel by master poet, Pushcart nominee, winner of the American Book Award, Colorado Book Award, and recipient of the prestigious Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship.

Rise, Do Not Be Afraid is a compelling, intertwined story of a small New Mexico town and its people, the presence of shadowy gods, and the heart of human nature. These fantastical and almost whimsical tales are based in myth and biblical traditions, and the characters are rooted deeply in the past, returning to pass down the truth of their town—Santa Rita, New Mexico. Through the eyes and mouths of abeyta’s characters, we are carried through a private and deeply personal history.

aaron a. abeyta’s allegorical retelling of his childhood past, woven in with his own beliefs and mythologies, brings an adventurous tone to history. Rise, Do Not Be Afraid is a lyrical and adamant prayer for redemption and salvation in a time where there is none to be spared.

Foreword by Laura Pritchett.

Release date: April 14, 2021
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-68057-201-8
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-200-1
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-202-5
174 pages

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Genres: Allegorical Fiction, Historical
ISBN: 9781680572001
Endorsements
“Abeyta’s language is tender and prophetic, his characters made of fragrant cedars and holy myth.”
– Tim Hernandez, author of Skin Tax
“Original, creative, inclusive, imaginative … abeyta’s craftsmanship and artistry is clear. Pick a line, any line, and you will be swept away by the rhythm and meter and metaphor.”
– Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award and author of Stars Go Blue
"This reissue of Aaron Abeyta’s masterful gem Rise, Do Not Be Afraid is a blessing. A novel that reads like poetry, with sentence after sentence that shimmer and shine like the throat of a hummingbird. Rise, Do Not Be Afraid is a work of art that rises above the mundane category of novel, one that deserves a special place in the world of literature for its beautifully crafted telling, tenderness, and elegance.”
– Charles Finn, editor High Desert Journal, author of Wild Delicate Seconds and the forthcoming On a Benediction of Wind.
“There is no other voice that conjures the sky and keeps count of stars as human migrations, moving, fading, and bursting anew as abeyta’s.”
– Juan Felipe Herrera, former United States Poet Laureate
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About the Author
aaron a. abeyta

aaron a. abeyta, is the author of four collections of poetry and one novel. His book colcha granted him an American Book Award and the Colorado Book Award. He was a finalist for the 2007 El Primo Aztlan and in 2019 was a finalist for Colorado Poet Laureate. abeyta has received the great honor of a Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship from poetry, and he is the former Poet Laureate of Colorado’s Western Slope by the Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival, along with the Governor’s Creative Leadership Award in 2017. He has showcased his talents in over one hundred publications including, An Introduction to Poetry, 10th ed., Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, & Drama, 8th ed. Conversations in American Literature: Language, Rhetoric, & Culture, The Leopoldo Outlook, Colorado Magazine, The High Country News, and numerous others. His most recent piece fiction was nominated for a Pushcart.

aaron shares his love and dedication for poetry and literature as the MFA Poetry Director at Western Colorado University. He is a professor of English and the Mayor of Antonito, Colorado his hometown.