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C.A. Conrad

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Audre Lorde, Eileen Myles, Emily Dickinson

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CAConrad’s childhood included selling cut flowers along the highway for his mother and helping her shoplift. He is the author of 9 books of poetry and essays the latest While Standing In Line For Death is forthcoming from Wave Books in September 2017. He is a Pew Fellow and has also received fellowships from Lannan Foundation, MacDowell Colony, Headlands Center for the Arts, Banff, RADAR, Flying Ojbect and Ucross. For his books, essays, and details on the documentary The Book of Conrad (Delinquent Films, 2016), please visit http://CAConrad.blogspot.com ...more

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	The Book of Frank by C.A. Conrad (Goodreads Author), Eileen Myles (Contributor) 4.39 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics 4.29 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ecodeviance: (Soma)tics for the Future Wilderness 4.33 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	While Standing in Line for Death 4.30 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deviant Propulsion 4.52 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amanda Paradise 4.23 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Elvis Course 4.53 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return 4.42 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City Real and Imagined by C.A. Conrad (Goodreads Author), Frank Sherlock (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	(Soma)tic Midge 4.78 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm not the kind of faggot who wants to put a rainbow sticker on a machine gun.”
― CAConrad

tags: homosexuality, war

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“In a world of watered-down bestsellers and formula novels, Hitching to Nirvana eases back just enough to show the blade which cuts the real open, then bolts forward again, giving us a charged, swerving dance to self-actualization. Hitching to Nirvana is a magnetic forcefield, not just pulling us beautifully into the story, but into our own lives. It's rare when a writer can open the shared world with such a deft, personal touch. Janet Mason is a genius.”
― CAConrad, The Book of Frank

tags: lgbtq-literature, literary, women-s-fiction

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“I’m here for the show” the man said
looking under Frank’s shirt for the door

“I’m no theater” Frank said

a line formed

must he admit them all?

many had umbrellas

a blind woman
waited with
her dog

“it’s gonna be a great show” someone said
“but when’s he gonna let us in?”

Frank’s tears began to fall

someone ripped his doors open

they filled him for an hour”
― CAConrad, The Book of Frank

tags: poetry

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“Each time we don't say what we wanna say, we're dying.”
― Yoko Ono

tags: death, honesty, life, truth

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“We name us and then we are lost, tamed
I choose words, more words, to cure the tameness, not the wildness”
― Alice Notley, Mysteries of Small Houses

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“A man was the cause of it.
An unarmed man with a weapon.”
― Frank O'Hara

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“I grant you that, if you'll admit, as I do, that we are pawns of an unknown force that lives within us that dictates our actions and compels us to speak this language.”
― Jean Cocteau

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message 13: by Ed

Feb 16, 2011 11:38AM

Thanks so much for adding me as a friend, Conrad. I greatly appreciate it and would be honored if you'd download a sample of my first novel "Forbidden Steps". The link below contains purchase info and many reviews at the bottom of the page as you scroll down.

Here's hoping you have a terrific day and here's the link, Ed

http://www.craftweb.org/web/ed/book.html

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message 12: by Schmitty (last edited Jun 02, 2009 04:44PM)

Jun 02, 2009 04:44PM

no i havent, but ill check it out. :] thanks and i like your 'influences'.

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message 11: by Bradley

Aug 17, 2008 06:45AM

I hope you are having a good day. =)

http://www.cardshark.com/content/view...

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message 10: by Beth

Aug 07, 2008 10:40AM

Hi CA,
Thanks for the friend request. I'm always happy to befriend a fellow author.

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message 9: by Daniel

Jul 21, 2008 12:38PM

CA, I've added Deviant Propulsion and your other books to my to-read list.

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message 8: by Bridget

Jun 07, 2008 02:32PM

Hey Conrad, thanks for the add! I love Philadelphia by the way, my best friend and business partner lives there. Have a great day.

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message 7: by maria

Jun 05, 2008 05:00PM

Hey there,CA
Thank you for add me as your friends.
Its my honor to be in your friends list.
Best regards
Maria

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message 6: by Andrea

Jun 05, 2008 10:14AM

Thanks for being a friend.
Andrea M. Kulman, Author of "The Drama Unfolds"

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message 5: by Michele

Jun 03, 2008 06:00AM

thanks for the ad CA. Michele marchetti
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message 4: by Rosemary

May 25, 2008 06:56PM

Thanks for the invitation. Your preference for chocolate reminds me of a highlight of today--my first visit to Chocolat du Monde (in Houston) and my first taste of a dark chocolate truffle laced with violets. Wishing you something as delectable.

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message 3: by Cyn

May 11, 2008 12:21PM

Thank you for your friends request. You have an interesting taste in books. I look forward to seeing what else you're reading.

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message 2: by Tony

May 10, 2008 09:25AM

CA,

Thanks for your friendship request. I see we have something in common--we were both born in the same neighborhood! Always nice to meet a fellow Milky Wayian.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Tony

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message 1: by Robert

May 09, 2008 07:20PM

Blessings to you. Hope all is well!

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