Avantpop Publishing is excited to announce Shwa Laytart's second full book of poetry, Doomed Poetry.

Doomed Poetry is also a monthly poetry event hosted by Shwa Laytart at Red Dwarf in Las Vegas, since 2023. This book is a collection of poems Shwa has performed at these events over the years.

“Shwa Laytart is what happens when a savage lives long enough to become a sage, his wisdom hard-earned, his demeanor unflinchingly easygoing. Decades of dedication to all elements of creative expression have seen him play roles as diverse as a demented carnival barker, a drunk street preacher, a salacious scribe and a worldly teacher, delighting and discomforting crowds and pupils with equal ease and conviction. He doesn’t give us what we want, he gives us what we never knew we needed and for that he has my undying thanks.” -Garrett James Dillon, Writer/Poet

Doomed Poetry by Shwa Laytart

Book Release: June 10, 2026

Foreword by Natalie Burge, co-owner, Red Dwarf Las Vegas