A Poll: Which Group of the Following Experiences is NOT True About Me?

Which of the following is NOT true about me? Some of this stuff seems crazy. It's meant to...

New Bukowski & the Beats List

For any & all Bukowski &/or Beat poets & writers fans out there, check out the new List I created on Goodreads titled Best Books by Bukowski & the Beats. Vote for favorites on the list or add some of your own to the list & help it grow!

Have Some Caffeine!

I've been crazy busy the past five weeks and haven't had a chance to get online very often, but one thing I've been able to make a little time for is finally unpacking some boxes that have been in storage for the past few (okay, many) years while trying to find old contributor copies of …

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Reflections on Lyn Lifshin’s Cold Comfort: Selected Poems, 1970-1996

Cold Comfort: Selected Poems, 1970-1996 by Lyn Lifshin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this book. I've known Lyn personally going back to the 1980s and as "Queen of the Small Presses," I saw her in every damn magazine I came across for decades. And I would buy, obtain or she'd send me …

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An Intro to the Finnish Readers of Rendezvous’ssa re US Writer Scott C. Holstad, Circa 1993

When I started getting published in 1988-89, somehow -- I no longer remember how -- I came into contact with some Finnish writers, editors, publishers & magazines by at least 1990. At the time, Bukowski was very popular in Finland (& with me as well) & I'm afraid that like many, I emulated him just …

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