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Archive for October, 2008

Andrew Demcak: 672 Hours

Posted on October 30th, 2008

672 Hours Andrew Demcak is an award-winning poet who has been widely published and anthologized both in print and on-line. His new book, Zero Summer, is available from BlazeVOX [books]. His book of poetry, Catching Tigers in Red Weather (Three Candles Press, 2007), won the Three Candles Press Open Book Award. His poems, including Young Man With iPod (Poetry Midwest, #13), are taught at Ohio State University as part of both its English 110.02 class, “The Genius and the Madman,” and in its “American Poetry Since 1945″ class. His work has appeared recently in The Pebble Lake Review, Court Green, the American Poetry Journal, Juked!, and Pearl Magazine. Visit Andrew at: www.andrewdemcak.com.

Kristina Marie Darling: An Abridged Version for the Modern Reader

Posted on October 19th, 2008

An Abridged Version for the Modern Reader Kristina Marie Darling is a graduate of Washington University, where she is currently pursuing a master’s degree. She is the author of six chapbooks of poetry and nonfiction. Her poems and criticism have appeared or will appear in New Letters, The Mid-American Review, CutBank, The Warwick Review, Redactions, and other journals. Recent awards include residencies from the Rockmirth and the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts.

Susan Maurer: Raw Poems

Posted on October 19th, 2008

Raw Poems Susan Maurer’s By the Blue Light of the Morning Glory was published by Linear Arts, in2, with Mark Sonnenfeld by Marymark Press, and Dream Addict by Backwood Broadsides. Raptor Rhapsody was published in ’07 by Poets Wear Prada, Maerchen in ’08 by Maverick Duck. Letterpress broadsides were done by Clamshell Press and The Center for Book Arts. Her poetry has been nominated three times for Pushcart.

Dawn Leas: Edge

Posted on October 16th, 2008

Edge Dawn Leas is the director of admission at Wyoming Seminary Lower School in Forty Fort, PA. In her past life she was an advertising copywriter and freelancer whose articles, profiles and reviews appeared in newspapers and journals. She is currently a student in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University. Edge is part of I Know When to Keep Quiet, a manuscript about growing up while moving into and through the unique landscapes of the United States.

Kendall A. Bell: Turnpike North

Posted on October 13th, 2008

Turnpike North Kendall A. Bell is a native of Bergen County, NJ who transplanted to Burlington County in early 2001. His poetry deals with the frustration of everyday life, teetering dangerously on sanity’s edge and the hope of better days. His work has appeared in numerous print and online journals, most recently Drown In My Own Fears and Zygote In My Coffee. He was nominated for Sundress Publications’ 2007 Best of the Net collection. He has self published eleven chapbooks of poems. He has also recorded two spoken word cd’s. He is a co-founding member of the Quick And Dirty Poets, Co-editor of the online journal Chantarelle’s Notebook and the publisher/editor of Maverick Duck Press. He is a football and music fanatic and resident…

Daniel Sumrall: Well Enough

Posted on October 12th, 2008

Well Enough Daniel Sumrall, 32, lives in New Haven, CT. His most recent publications include poems in Tattoo Highway, Right Hand Pointing, Ditch, and Autumn Sky. Currently, he is the editor of Gently Read Literature, an online journal devoted to criticism of contemporary poetry and literary fiction, and an adjunct English instructor. Daniel can be reached at danielsumrall@yahoo.com.

Corey Mesler: Memphis

Posted on October 3rd, 2008

Memphis Corey Mesler has published in numerous journals and anthologies. His novel, Talk: A Novel in Dialogue, was released in 2002. His second novel, We Are Billion-Year-Old Carbon, came out in January 2006. He has also published numerous chapbooks and one full-length poetry collection, Some Identity Problems. His collection of dialogue narratives, Listen, is due out in March 2009. He has been nominated for a Pushcart numerous times, and one of his poems was chosen for Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac. With his wife, he runs Burke’s Book Store in Memphis TN. He can be found at www.coreymesler.com.

Carol Lynn Grellas: Desired Things

Posted on October 1st, 2008

Desired Things Carol Lynn Grellas is a Northern California-based writer. She attended Santa Clara University where she was an English and Art major. Her Chapbook: Litany of Finger Prayers will be released in 2008 from Pudding House Press and her second chapbook Object of Desire will be released this October from Finishing Line Press. She has had dozens of poems appear in magazines and online journals, including most recently, MSU Great Falls Literary Guild: Writings from the River, The Storyteller Magazine, Ken*again, Chanterelle’s Notebook and Flutter, with poems forthcoming in The Lyric and Lucid Rhythms and many more.

Jason Fraley: Apropos of Nothing

Posted on October 1st, 2008

Apropos of Nothing Jason Fraley works as an investment advisor and compliance officer in Columbus, OH. In his spare time, he is an argyle sock. His work has appeared in Forklift Ohio, 42opus, The Hat, Pebble Lake Review, Caketrain, and Fifth Wednesday Journal.

  

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