Cheryl A Townsend



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Cheryl A Townsend

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url
http://www.goodreads.com/cherylatownsend

born
May 21, 1957

gender
female

place of birth
Rochester

website

genre
Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography

influences
Dorothy Parker, Anais Nin, Diane Arbus, Nan Golden, Marge Piercy

member since
July 2007


about this author


A poet, avid photographer and the onetime publisher/editor of Impetus Magazine, which I published through Implosion Press. I am now the Poetry & Visual Arts Editor for epitome magazine and a book & arts reviewer for Oranges & Sardines. I also write reviews for WomenWriters.net and Mad Hatters.

My poetry and photography have appeared in hundreds of periodicals and anthologies internationally as well as in dozens of chapbooks. I have been translated into Russian, German & Chinese (that I know of)...

I am the cofounder of the Womens Art Recognition Movement (W.A.R.M.), based in the North Water Street Gallery in Kent, OH and used to be the owner of Cat's Impetuous Books, also in Kent, where I specialized in small p...more




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I’ve just had 2 pieces of my work (photograph & painting) published in a collection called “The Artists Diary” .. an actual diary filled with eclectic art by varied artists. Pretty damn cool, I say.

The Artists Diary is an annual collection of the ambitious and talented works of the contemporary artists who make up b-uncut.com. It is an opportunity for us to share our art in the p... ...more
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avg rating: 4.31 | 75 ratings | 14 reviews | 17 distinct works | 4 fans
Wet Moments Wet Moments
by Belinda Subraman, Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author) (Photographer)
avg rating 3.41 — 17 ratings — published 2008
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Scream When You Burn Scream When You Burn
by Rob Cohen, Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.38 — 13 ratings — published 1997
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OCHO #18 OCHO #18
by Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.70 — 10 ratings — published 2008
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Velvet Avalanche a collection... Velvet Avalanche a collection of erotic poetry
by Donna M. Hill (Editor), Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author) , Sean Kilpatrick, Lyn Lifshin, Jeremy Hoemsen, Robert Coslett
avg rating 4.25 — 8 ratings — published 2006
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The Why and Later The Why and Later
by Carly Sachs (Editor), Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author) , Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich
avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published 2007
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Coffeehouse Poetry Anthology Coffeehouse Poetry Anthology
by Larry Smith, Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 1996
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Greatest Hits Greatest Hits
by Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2005
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Between the Cracks: The Daedal... Between the Cracks: The Daedalus Anthology of Kinky Verse
by Gavin Dillard, Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author) , Ron Androla (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1997
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a pressure press collection a pressure press collection
by Ron Androla (Goodreads author), Ann Androla, John Korn (Goodreads author) , Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author) , Mark Hartenbach, Pris Campbell (Goodreads author) , Didi Menendez (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2007
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Erotic by Nature: A Celebratio... Erotic by Nature: A Celebration of Life, of Love, and of Our Wonderful Bodies
by David Steinberg, Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1987
2 editions
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Writing Our Way Out of the Dar... Writing Our Way Out of the Dark: An Anthology by Child Abuse Survivors
by Elizabeth Claman, Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1995
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Blah, Blah, Blah Blah, Blah, Blah
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2001
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The Best of Impetus The Best of Impetus (The First 10 Years)
by Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1996
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Sex & Chocolate: Tasty Morsels... Sex & Chocolate: Tasty Morsels for Mind and Body
by Richard Peabody (Goodreads author), Cheryl A Townsend (Goodreads author) , Ron Androla (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2006
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Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death (Paperback)
by Katherine Ramsland
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O&S (Oranges & Sardi... 07/29 Cheryl A is currently reading:
O&S (Oranges & Sardines Volume 2, Issue 1, 2009 (paperback perfect bound)
by Billy Collins
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45027 I hope you are having a good day! =)

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message 3: by Beth

584609 Hi Cheryl,
Thanks for befriending this fellow Goodreads author!
- Beth


1032401 Thanks for the add, Cheryl.

We do hope you keep checking back with us for updates on our books and our exciting new online media


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1181786 Cheryl, you're the greatest. A good writer and generous of heart!


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