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Do I really dislike poetry?

Last night, Jane and I went to Nicholas Karavatos' poetry reading at Book and Beckett in San Francisco. He is one of the writers in Punk Rock Saved My Ass, touring the West Coast this summer to promote his new book, No Asylum. Even though I'm not a huge poetry person, we like to support our writers.



The reading turned out to be astonishing and I will never look at poetry the same way again.



Not to belittle poetry, but most of the time, it bores me. I've sat through too many long winded, "ev...

new poem from anthology writer, Matthue Roth

He talks about his story in the anthology and how this poem relates. Great poem, too.

My Muse is Back

I was strolling across the San Francisco State campus, taking my time on my way to class, when suddenly my muse appeared beside me wearing an orange sundress and large, round sunglasses.



"Yummmm... there are some mighty fine young boys at this school," she said. "And girls."



"What are you doing here?" I stopped walking and looked around quickly, wondering if anyone else could see my nemesis and the mistress of all my creativity.



She put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes. "Good to s...

Punk Rock Saved My Ass interview: Ryan Cooper

Today's Punk Rock Saved My Ass interview is with writer Ryan Cooper. Ryan  is a music journalist who has been covering and commenting on the punk scene in one medium or another since 1989. You can read more of Ryan's writing in his column at About:Punk and read Ryan's essay, This is not a manifesto, and you're not punk rock in the anthology, Punk Rock Saved My Ass, available now from Medusa's Muse Press.





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Powell's Books now carries Punk Rock Saved My Ass

Once again, the idea that Powell's books, the greatest book store on the planet, is carrying my book makes me very happy. Never mind that the website doesn't have a cover image or that one of the authors is missing (Jane Mackay is co-editor), I still love the fact that Powell's knows about my book.



doing happy dance



My classes end on Saturday, then I will be able to focus on spreading the word about Punk Rock Saved My Ass, a book I am very proud of. It turned out so good! The writing is gr...

Punk Rock Saved My Ass is launched...

...and it only took three years to complete. Not bad for an anthology.







You can order a copy through Amazon.com or if you prefer not to shop on Amazon, do what I do and order a copy through your local, independent book store. The book is available from Ingram, the largest wholesaler of books in the USA.



And all you folks in the UK Canada and the EU, you too can order a copy through your local bookstore.



Once Powell's books carries it, I'll post a link here, and on the Facebook fan page.



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While we're waiting for the book to officially launch, here's another interview to whet your appetite.

Today's interview is with science teacher and punk philosopher, James Stewart. He claims to be "nobody special." He is a San Francisco area educator with his primary goal being teaching his students to think for themselves. You can read his essay, "On Conformity" in the upcoming anthology, Punk Rock Save My Ass, from Medusa's Muse Press, launching very soon!



How do you personally define punk?



I don't define Punk, it defines me... Bwahahahah! But seriously, I think of it as a way of looki...

While we're waiting for the book to officially launch, here's another interview to wet your appetite.

Today's interview is with science teacher and punk philosopher, James Stewart. He claims to be "nobody special." He is a San Francisco area educator with his primary goal being teaching his students to think for themselves. You can read his essay, "On Conformity" in the upcoming anthology, Punk Rock Save My Ass, from Medusa's Muse Press, launching very soon!



How do you personally define punk?



I don't define Punk, it defines me... Bwahahahah! But seriously, I think of it as a way of looki...

Punk Rock Saved My Ass press release

Spread the word! The anthology launches April 30th (can you believe we're actually done?)





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Malcolm Mclaren didn't invent Punk. New anthology, Punk Rock Saved My Ass, shares the true stories of people positively transformed by punk rock.Contact Terena Scott at Medusa's Muse Press for more information: medusasmuse@gmail.com

Punk Rock Saved my Ass, an anthology of true, transformative punk rock tales, launches April 30th, 2010 from Medusa's Muse, an indie...

Interview with punk poet Annie McGann

Finally, we have an official date of book launch: April 30th, of this year. Very soon now, I will send the file to the printer and then I will have several boxes of lovely, fresh, spanking new books to share and sell. 



While you wait for the actual book, here is the newest interview in the Punk Rock Saved My Ass series, this time with London based poet, Annie McGann. You can read her poem, "We meant it man" in the anthology, and see more of her work on her MySpace page.

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