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Casey Renee Kiser

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Born

in Covington, KY, The United States

Website

https://soundcloud.com/76-88-76

Genre

Punk Poetry, Confessional, Dark Poetry, Dark Humor

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Joy Division+Emily Dickinson+Lydia Lunch+Jim Morrison+Martin Gore+The ...more

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July 2011

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Casey Renee Kiser, a.k.a. snail viXen,
is an American poet who tends to explore identity and suicidal tendencies in connection with emotional and psychological abuse, the journey to self-love, and healing from complicated relationships. Her style is quite lyrical; street-quirk confessional, while her humor is cunty and confrontational, often abrupt but always unsettling. She has written over 20 poetry collections and sprinkled the realm of indie-punk lit, transgressive small press and zines. Her latest collaboration with J.J. Campbell, Altered States of the Unflinching Souls is available now.

She is editor at RaVenGh o s+ Press and has appeared in Mad Swirl, Holy&Intoxicated Publications, The Legendary, Horror Sleaze Trash, Black Petals Lit ...more

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Average rating: 4.26 · 990 ratings · 447 reviews · 72 distinct works

	Gutter Kisses and a Hug on Garbage Day 4.44 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2005	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
	Doll Shaker by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (illustrator), Anthony Eusanio (Contributor) 3.58 avg rating — 59 ratings — 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
	It's Getting Harder and Harder To Tell the Two of You Apart by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Johnny Scarlotti (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 50 ratings	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
	Fade Out, smile by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 47 ratings	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 Moon Said No by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (illustrator), Cameron Irmiter (illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 45 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
	Snail Vixen and The Crystal Garden by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (illustrator), Lydia Burris (illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 40 ratings	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
	I Liked You When I Thought I was Dead by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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
	Swan Wreck by Casey Renee Kiser (Goodreads Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2007	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
	Darkness Plays Favorites 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014	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
	Hold Me Under: Poems to Drown to 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Live Like a Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith

by Michael Hingson

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Love & Pain : The Epic Times and Crooked Lines of Life Inside and Outside Silverchair

by Ben Gillies

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The Book of Elsewhere

by Keanu Reeves

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Quotes by Casey Renee Kiser (?)

“I won't sleep
if that's what it takes
to not wake up
as myself”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Hold Me Under: Poems to Drown to

tags: bi-polar, identity, insomnia, self-loathing, sleep

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“Waking up breaks my heart.
Getting dressed breaks my arms.
Joining the crowd breaks my legs.
Letting someone in...does me in.”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Darkness Plays Favorites

tags: brutal-honesty, confessional, dark, darkness, depression, desolation, gloom, isolated, melancholy, mental-illness, misery, sad, severe-depression, suicidal, suicide

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“I'll let no man in, unless of course, he knocks.
Walk right in to my heart with a thousand locks.”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Swan Wreck

tags: humor, poetry

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“I am this fiery snail crawling home.”
― Charles Bukowski , Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

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“If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.”
― Leonard Cohen

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“I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.”
― Jim Morrison, Eyes: Poetry, 1967-1971

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“You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.”
― Terence McKenna

tags: life-lesson, motivation

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“Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!”
― Bette Midler

tags: humor

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