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All Blacked Out and Nowhere to Go
In All Blacked Out & Nowhere To Go, Bucky Sinister recounts his life through the sound of punk rock. His love affair with punk comes full circle as he comes to hate it and then learns to love it again. The pieces in this book take us from his Southern roots, through his brief stay in St. Louis, then off to California on a search for punk bliss. Sinister finds himself in Oa...more
Paperback, 157 pages
Published
May 15th 2007
by Gorsky Press
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This book is one of the best collections of poetry I've read in a long time, and I'm not just saying that because most of them are about the punk "scene" or because they were written by someone who predominantly & accurately describes what it's like to live the punk lifestyle. The stories that these poems create will shock you, cut right through you, hurt you with a deep amount of pain (they'll randomly punch & kick you like you're in the middle of a mosh pit), but more than anything ...more
I've always found poetry to be pretty inaccessible, but maybe that's because I never really read much of it during my school dayz. However, I almost devoured Bucky Sinister's book in one sitting. And it's not just because he writes a lot about the Bay Area, his humor and creativity are really something to marvel at. It made me think back to the times I've been at a wacky, East Bay party where you're looking around and wondering which drunk kids passed out on the couch will eventually try to writ...more
Bucky Sinister is a poet. Bucky Sinister is a stand-up comedian. Bucky Sinister makes me laugh my head off. Read Bucky Sinister. He and Jon Longhi did a reading at the bookstore back in July, and while I knew what to expect of Jon (and his stories of depressing, yet humorous encounters with depravity) I didn't know what to think of Bucky. I haven't stopped laughing yet, and I've read this collection of poems about three times now while sitting at the bar thinking maybe life is really this funny....more
Found Bucky Sinister reading with Derrick Brown in LA, and couldn't believe how much I loved his poetry. Very punk, very honest. The real deal
He's brilliant, especially if you are the type of person who doesn't really like poetry. Funny and tragic at the same time.
Let's Go Oakland!
I don’t know how anyone could not love All Blacked Out and Nowhere to Go. Bucky Sinister is the Bukowski or Ginsberg of the past couple of decades. His poetry is, sometimes, breathtaking and poignant.
One of the best compliments I can give to a book is to read it again, and again. I often find myself returning to a particular poem, or two or three.
One of the best compliments I can give to a book is to read it again, and again. I often find myself returning to a particular poem, or two or three.
The book and I got surprisingly sentimental at the end. In a good way. Punk rock poetry, can't get over it. This book is the perfect size for fitting in your pocket and reading between bands. The font is the perfect size for reading in low level lighting. The poems are the perfect size for handing to your friend to read really quick.
Bucky Sinister breaks free of the contraints of performance poetry putting to page with exquisite honesty and powerful imagery his life. Brave AND well written, not the usual combo in this world for sure!
i saw this author read and proclaimed, "a great poet LIVES in san francisco!"
i am very happy that his unpretentious book of free verse was published.
i am very happy that his unpretentious book of free verse was published.
I'm not a poetry guy...like at all...but I loved this so much. I want Bucky Sinister to write lots of stuff and I want to read all of it.
Fabulous. Powerful, very sad. Great insights to punk/drunk/living in Oakland. Great read.
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As much as I loved reading the poetry I don't know how to review it.
The poem about white kids in West Oakland is a classic.
Sheer genius. Bucky is a national treasure.
This is the new one, easy to find.
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