James Schwartz is a poet, writer, slam performer, speaker & author.
His book THE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA was published by inGroup Press in 2011 + nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Schwartz has also been a Pushcart Prize nominee for his poems "Northern Skies" and "Hands."
Poetry by Schwartz has been published / forthcoming in various journals including -
SILVER BIRCH PRESS, THE NEW VERSE NEWS, OVERGROUND / UNDERGROUND MAGAZINE, ICEFLOE PRESS, FEVERS OF THE MIND, ROI FAINEANT PRESS & BEATLIFE: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL BEAT POETRY FOUNDATION INC.
POETRY ANTHOLOGIES:
ALL POETRY IS PRAYER (2010)
AMONG THE LEAVES: QUEER MALE POETS ON THE MIDWESTERN EXPERIENCE (2012)
MILK & HONEY SIREN (2013)
WRITING KNIGHTS PRESS 2014 ANTHOLOGY
PAGE-A-DAY POETRY ANTHOLOGY 2015
QDA: A QUEER DISABILITY ANTHOLOGY (2015)
DANGEROUS SUBMISSIONS (2017)
CHALLENGING SUBMISSIONS (2017)
# R E S I S T (2017)
GRAND SHOWCASE 2018 (2018)
NOT MY PRESIDENT: THE ANTHOLOGY OF DISSENT (2017)
LOVEJETS: QUEER MALE POETS ON 200 YEARS OF WALT WHITMAN (2019)
POETRY IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (2020)
MARCH 2020: A COVID-19 ANTHOLOGY
JUNE 2020: A PANDEMIC ANTHOLOGY
SWEETER VOICES STILL: AN LGBTQ ANTHOLOGY FROM MIDDLE AMERICA (2021)
GOOD COP/BAD COP: AN ANTHOLOGY (2021)
ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #38 (2022)
PSALMS OF THE ALIEN BUDDHA 2 (2022)
HARD RAIN POETRY: FOREVER DYLAN ANTHOLOGY (2022)
ALIEN BUDDHA SKIPS THE PARTY 2 (2022)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA: BEST OF 2022
THE ALIEN BUDDHA GETS A REAL JOB 2 (2023)
FEVERS OF THE MIND POETRY & ART ISSUE 6: THE EMPATH DIES IN THE END (2023)
ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH MANY MILES... TO GO (2023)
FEVERS OF THE MIND POETRY AND ART ISSUE 8: INSPIRE ME (2023)
ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #56 (2023)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA LOVES YOU (2023)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S BEST OF 2023
FEVERS OF THE MIND POETRY, ART & MUSIC ISSUE 11: THE LONE ROAD (2024)
THEY'RE CONSPIRING AGAINST THE ALIEN BUDDHA TOO (2024)
ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #65 (2024)
PSALMS OF THE ALIEN BUDDHA 3: THE FINAL TRACK (2024)
ECCENTRIC ORBITS 5 (2024)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S BEST OF 2024
ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #72 (March, 2025)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S BIG BACKPACK FULL OF SOUP CANS (2025)
ALIEN BUDDHA ZINE #75 (2025)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA LOVES YOU TOO (2025)
POETRY COLLECTIONS & CHAPBOOKS by Schwartz:
THE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA (2011)
ALPINE SUITE (2013)
POETRY 4 FOOD 2 (2013)
POETRY 4 FOOD 3 (2014)
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE (2014)
SECULAR, SATIRICAL & SACRED MEDITATIONS (2016)
MICHIGAN MEDITATIONS (2016)
PUNATIC (2019)
MOTOR CITY MIX (2022)
SOME ARE AND MOST AREN'T AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT: SELECTED POEMS 2004-2024 (2024)
BIG ISLAND BEATNIK: POETRY & PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE LOWER EAST RIFT ZONE (2025)
FICTION by Schwartz:
JONATHAN: A JOURNAL OF QUEER MALE FICTION (2014)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S MICRODOSES (2022)
SUNSET IN ROME (2022)
LONG LOST FRIEND (2023)
SUMMER SUCKS!!! (2025)
THE ALIEN BUDDHA GETS ISOLATED & WEIRD (2025)
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NON-FICTION essays by Schwartz:
RFD MAGAZINE
THE GOOD MEN PROJECT
BEST OF BOOKS BY THE BED #2: WHAT WRITERS ARE READING BEFORE LIGHTS OUT (2014)
EMPTY MIRROR: SECRET OF THE MASTERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH POET EDWARD FIELD (2017)
OUR HAPPY HOURS: LGBT VOICES FROM THE GAY BARS (2017)
PHOTOGRAPHY by Schwartz:
THE WAYWARD SWORD: # RESIST (2017)
PUNATIC (2019)
THE STORMS JOURNAL ISSUE 2 (2023)
WALTZIN THROUGH RUSTY CAGES (2023)
BIG ISLAND BEATNIK (2025)
He currently resides in Detroit.
EMAIL: QUEERASPOETRY AT GMAIL DOT COM
