Hydration is a poetry collection centered on work from residential Arizona poets. The work collected here is representative of the local spoken word, slam, and also traditional poetry scenes. You will read pieces heard on stages like Ghost Poetry Show, Fruity Poetry Night, PHX Slam by B-Jam, and more. You will also find the work of published and unpublished poets alike. Volume One's featured poets include Cristina "Cree" Port, Tyler "VALENCE" Sirvinskas, and Cag Loveless. This literary magazine project was edited and published by PopTab Press, a company founded and run by local Arizona poet Cierra C. Crea. Assistant editors include Rowe Alán Casales, H.D. Dean, Hallie Pahl, and Catherine Sullivan.
Additional poets included in this volume (addtl. contributors):
Jackson Ercil Evans, Nye Cox, Leah Serrano, Kivy Brown, Fera Florescence, Audrey Sher-Walton, Rynnie Kate, Renee Bryant, Rachel G., Deane Aldric, Avery Volk, Ej, Kassie R. Black, Joey Scribbles, Jay Gó, Skyelyn Riggs-Davis, Raad Syed, Este Amané Williams, and Kaden Presley