Nobody Loves Nobody

I wrote a chapbook of poems entitled Nobody Loves Nobody (fussfactory press, 2009). Here is the titular poem:

Some blurbs from my friends (thank you):

Drunk with language, bright with youthful worry and wonder for the world, the poems and stories in Wynne Renz's uplifting book ask to be voiced. With texts as recklessly scored and punctuated as Emily Dickinson's originals, the poet invites you to hear her Out. And Out is where these pages lead: to places where "There's something unfortunate / About women selling love / To other women / In the form of over-priced undergarments." Or where "Polar bears nap on ice caps controlled by meter, / and posted warnings of potential danger." Or where "Whales, with / Fins black as Sharpies, / [Fill] the whites of our eyes." On "Long distance legs and heroine veins" you power-walk Out to have you some "Strip mall sushi." Sailing further Out yet, you come back home to the "wolf in your bed ... / Who kisses you Good Morning/ And shrinks to the size of your inner ear." To hear and feel for yourself the passion and power of Nobody Loves Nobody read "Extraordinary Chicken" out loud. And listen.

— Al Young, the late Poet Laureate of California emeritus

If how these poems are written could translate into how a word is vocalized, the soft fluidity and lilt of each line would equate to the word, ‘Pondwater.’

— Johnny “Cricket” Kovatch, Poet and Founder of InsideOUT Writers/Prison Insight Program

Nobody Loves Nobody, from the first verse, is a book you read slowly, knowing right away you want to make it last. The poetess's use of double syntax and optional meaning is slick without being overdone, never crafty for crafty's sake, but always adding an other level of interpretation. Her topics range from the young and vital to the timeless and quaint, demonstrating a range of perception which is as refreshing as it is rattling, even disturbing.  The only criticism I could offer is that it isn't long enough. So I recited my favorite verses to whoever was close by, then read it again.

— Sam Kulla, Editor, High Contrast Review

Bedrooms

I co-wrote the four-part feature film Bedrooms, produced by Cima Films, and directed by my friend Youssef Delara. The film premiered at the 2010 Los Angeles Latino Film Festival 2010 and was acquired by Showtime Networks in 2011 for a year-long run, as well as Netflix. I had the pleasure of writing the story of “Roger and Marnie,” featuring Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show) and Dee Wallace (E.T.).