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Shawnte Orion attended Paradise Valley Community College for one day, but he is the author Gravity & Spectacle (a collaboration with photographer Jia Oak Baker from Tolsun Books) and The Existentialist Cookbook (NYQBooks). His poems have appeared in Threepenny Review, Barrelhouse, Georgetown Review, New York Quarterly, and elsewhere. He is an editor for Rinky Dink Press and he has performed in bookstores, bars, universities, hair salons, museums, and laundromats.

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For my latest project, I got the opportunity to work with a handful of artists that I love. 

I recorded some poems for the flipside of a 7inch vinyl record. The San Francisco band Sweat Lodge has two songs on their side. 

Songwriter/musician Robbie Cohen recorded my poems, so he also added some brilliant soundscapes behind them. We even got an amazing cover from Bay Area artist John Vochatzer so the

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message 4: by Shawnte
Sep 15, 2012 02:03AM

Shawnte Orion Girl wrote: "Yay, Shawnte--thanks for writing reviews--I wish more of my friends did that! The Lawson and Sherl books sound good!"

Cool. I'm glad you appreciate it. I realized that I would never post anything, if I waited until I had time to write "real reviews." But there's no reason I can't make a few brief comments, here and there.
I will try to keep it going.


message 3: by Girl
Sep 04, 2012 09:08AM

Girl Underground Yay, Shawnte--thanks for writing reviews--I wish more of my friends did that! The Lawson and Sherl books sound good!


message 2: by Shawnte
Sep 02, 2012 01:22PM

Shawnte Orion Glad to hear that. I did already buy a copy and I'm trying to finish up some stuff that I'm currently reading, so I can give it my full attention. I am definitely looking forward to it, though.


message 1: by Lenny
Sep 02, 2012 12:35PM

Lenny Shawnte,
Let me recommend Christopher Moore's SACRE BLEU. It's hilarious. Toulouse Lautrec is one of the main characters. Got it out of the Peoria, AZ library.
Lenny Lianne


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