ELKAT PRESS

06/23/2023

My latest poetry collection, “After Nina Simone”

After Nina Simone is a collection of poems by El David, inspired by the titles of songs Nina either wrote, sang, or covered.

07/15/2022

07/02/2022

Where I'm From is a collection of Poetry and Vignettes about growing up in the Bronx and Manhattan's Upper West Side. El David digs deep into his past to scrape out the joy and pain he experienced growing up in these hard knock communities and gives you a closer look into the people and environment that shaped him.

WHERE I'M FROM: Poems, Prose, and Vignettes

09/30/2021

Available on Amazon Books

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06/20/2020

Need a quick Father’s Day gift?
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Growing Up Rican: Poems and Vignettes

04/18/2020

03/06/2020

The E-Book of “Growing Up Rican” now available on Amazon!

Growing Up Rican is the personal path of El Davíd growing up as a Nuyorican, and his love for the culture, told through Poetry, Vignettes and Prose. Vanessa Chica, Author of "The Girl with the Smile," and founding member of the "Live Big Girl" movement states, "Growi...

02/13/2020

This book, “Growing Up Rican,” is raw and uncut, it is a window into Nuyorican male life, trauma, joy, pain, triumph, loss and survival! It is a celebration of these various components and circumstances. This book is on the top of my to read list.

-Rebel Poet

Growing Up Rican is the personal path of El Davíd growing up as a Nuyorican, and his love for the culture, told through Poetry, Vignettes and Prose. In his Foreword, Manuel A. Meléndez writes, "His words do not spring from Ivy League hallways, but instead, are chiseled out from the concrete Housi....

02/12/2020

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02/09/2020

Growing Up Rican: Poems and Vignettes

Growing Up Rican is the personal path of El Davíd growing up as a Nuyorican, and his love for the culture, told through Poetry, Vignettes and Prose. In his Foreword, Manuel A. Meléndez writes, "His words do not spring from Ivy League hallways, but instead, are chiseled out from the concrete Housi....

01/30/2020

“His words do not spring from Ivy League hallways, but are chiseled out from the concrete Housing Project walls, ripped from the garbage strewn sidewalks, where men throw down dominoes while gulping cold beers as hot days turns into sweltering nights.”

- Manuel A. Meléndez

01/29/2020

“The BX Files” is an explosion of poetic talent from the Bronx, NY, including Peggy Robles-Alvarado, David “D, Black” Roberts, Christopher Chilo Cajigas, Carlos Manuel Rivera, Vanessa Chica, Rebeca Lois, John Chance Acevedo, Natalie N. Caro and more!

Contemporary poetry and prose from some of the most prominent Bronx, NY poets and writers.

01/26/2020

Just a few of the ELKAT PRESS books!