Andrea Janov

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​I am a confluence of contradictions, fan of parallel structure, and nostalgic pack rat who writes poetry about punk rock kids, takes photos of forgotten places, and rescues discarded treasures. Most importantly I believe in the beauty of the ordinary, the power of the vernacular, and the history of the abandoned. My work strives to reveal the art in what we see, say, do, ignore, and forget every day.

I hold Creative Writing degrees from SUNY Purchase (BA) and Wilkes University (MFA). I have been published in several kick ass journals and my first collection, Mix Tapes and Photo Albums is out now on EMP Books.

Prior to all the fancy education and publication credits, I was raised by rock n’ roll parents who knew the importance of concerts an
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The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
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Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
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This book is everything that is magnificent about Bradbury. It gives credence, almost to the point of realism, to the magic of childhood yet in the same breath shows the insight and nostalgic that comes with age. Dandelion Wine, truly demonstrates th ...more
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The Slave Across the Street by Theresa L. Flores
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Flores' story makes you check all of your assumptions and knee-jerk reactions. She showed how easily it was for a young well-to-do girl to be manipulated by men. How we are not as strong as we think. How we are vulnerable to those who know how to spo ...more
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Blue Jesus by Jim Daniels
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Not my favorite of Jim Daniels' works, but the first section was striking. This easily could have entered trite territory, but each poem stood its own and expanded off the page and into the world. ...more
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Not my favorite of Jim Daniels' works, but the first section was striking. This easily could have entered trite territory, but each poem stood its own and expanded off the page and into the world. ...more
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City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
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It took me a while to get through City on Fire. Though I enjoyed it from the beginning, I needed to take a break sometimes, read another book. Though I think that this approach did take something away from the experience. In City on Fire we see how e ...more
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Girls to the Front by Sara Marcus
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I was a bit young, and riot grrrl never really made a huge impact in my small town, but the tenants were felt by all the girls making their way through adolescence in the punk scene. I picked this up because I wanted to know more about the actual mov ...more
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I was a bit young, and riot grrrl never really made a huge impact in my small town, but the tenants were felt by all the girls making their way through adolescence in the punk scene. I picked this up because I wanted to know more about the actual mov ...more
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Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
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While this book was really well put together, seriously the flow was so much smoother than most oral histories, I at times thought it would never end. I was young and growing up in Pennsylvania when grunge was the biggest thing in the world, so I onl ...more
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87172 Punk Hostage Press — 368 members — last activity Feb 19, 2020 09:45AM
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99361 Punk, Post Punk and Rock Discussion — 121 members — last activity Sep 25, 2020 05:53PM
A group dedicated to discussing all the wonderful subgenres of punk, post-punk, and rock--from goth rock to dark wave to hardcore punk, and everything ...more
41720 Struggling Writers — 5290 members — last activity Oct 25, 2022 07:49AM
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38945 The Life of a Poet — 104 members — last activity Jun 19, 2020 07:17PM
This group is for having fun and writing poetry. It's for living through your experiences as a poet and others. So one can feel what they do. ...more
145859 The Poetry Spot — 478 members — last activity Feb 27, 2023 09:47PM
This group is for poets, published poets, and lovers of poetry. Do you have a published poetry book? Promote it here! Are you looking for reviews? Are ...more
170053 For the Freaks — 34 members — last activity Jan 15, 2023 11:39AM
For those of us outside society's margins to talk about life, love, politics, religion, personal problems, movies, music, books and more.... ...more
28172 Poetry Readers Challenge — 872 members — last activity Mar 19, 2023 09:55AM
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No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read ...more
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