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Maintenant 7
A journal of contemporary dada writing and art
I Fold With The Hand I Was Dealt
poems by Peter Carlaftes
Close to the Tree
poems by Robert Gibbons
Our Lady of the Hunger
Our Lady of the Hunger: poems by Kat Georges
EOS: Abductor of Men
EOS: Abductor of Men by George Wallace
Welcome to the Museum of Cattle
Jane Ormerod is fearless painting language with wit, intensity and total originality!
ATRIUM
Hala Alyan's 1st book of poetry dazzles and has garnered international praise!
Isula d'Anima / Soul Island
A rare bilingual Corsican-English poetry collection by the sublime Patrizia Gattaceca. Modern, stunning and wondrous!
Mike Watt: On and Off Bass
New book by legendary punk rock bass player Mike Watt. Special Limited Edition now available.
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Maintenant 6
A journal of contemporary writing and art, 2012, Cover: Mina Loy
Have a NYC: New York Short Stories
Welcome to Have a NYC (Three Rooms Press, ISBN 978-0-985813-3-8, 2012, 162 pages), the first of a New York short stories series, edited by Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges. Authors include: Claus Ankersen, Larissa Shmailo, Adam R. Burnett, Darlene Cah, David R. Lincoln, Lawrence Block, Kofi Fosu Sorson, Pedro Ponce, Ronald H. Bass, Jane Ormerod, Peter D. Marra, Puma Perl, Lisa Ferber, Keven Dupzyk and Janet Hamill.
Hidden Wheel
Hidden Wheel, Michael T. Fournier's debut novel, is an unflinching, reflection of the growing complexities of navigating art, commerce, and the internet. Its use of intersecting plotlines illustrates the confusion and potential of the early 21st century and the evolving ways in which its inhabitants try to make a mark in the specter of financial upheaval and shifting technologies.
Maintenant 5
A Journal of Contemporary Dada Literature and Art (Three Room Press, 2011, 136 pages). With work by Jerome Rothenberg, Ellyn Maybe, Mike Watt, Steve Dalachinsky, Phillip Meersman and more. Edited by Kat Georges & Peter Carlaftes.
Ism Is a Retrovirus
Ism is a Retrovirus by Matthew Hupert (Three Rooms Press) is a rock solid collection of 87 poems that examine life, lust, love, religion and politics in a word play phantasmagoria. Mondo 2000 editor R.U. Sirius raves, "Matthew Hupert had me at 'shell my pistachio eyes.'" Beat Generation and Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally enthusiastically applauds Hupert's writing: "He sees how the words work, listens to them working, feels their meaning and spits 'em out. I love his poetry."
Inheriting Craziness is LIke a Soft Halo of Light
Thomas Fucaloro's spectacular first collection of poetry is a beautiful, raw, intense read. According to Emily Kagan Trenchard, curator of the louderARTS Project, "Thomas Fucaloro’s particular gift is to harness the crazed wisdom at the bottom of the bottle, to scrape a fleck of beauty from the underside of a binge, and to call madness by a name so familiar we can’t help but recognize it in ourselves." In these 57 poems, Fucaloro brings to light new angles of perception of madness, addiction and modern urban living. Each poem takes risks in form and content. As author Jon Sands notes, "To read Thomas is to literally discover each line with him. There's really nothing he won't say. He's as surprised as you are."
DRUNKYARD DOG
DrunkYard Dog by Peter Carlaftes is a collection by a new poetic master who has honed his intense, insightful and inspiring poetic voice on the playgrounds of the Bronx, and the bars of Manhattan. Tales of bartender blues and bliss, injected with hope in a mileau of madness swirl into a powerful poetic cocktail. Carlaftes offers a brilliant poetic voice, filled with drop-dead humor, searing insight and resilient originality, even while resonating with overtones of Bukowski, Baudelaire and Bogart.
TRIUMPH FOR RENT
Playwright Peter Carlaftes presents three compelling, funny and biting dramas in Triumph for Rent: Three Plays (Three Rooms Press, 182 pages, 2010). The plays include Spin-Dry: An hilarious wild ride through a 90s rehab center for celebrities; Hunger: inspired by the Knut Hamsun novel; and Frontier A-Go-Go, a time travel piece uniting the hippie 60s, nerd/rave 90s and techno future. "As with Strindberg, Beckett, or even Satre—Carlaftes' message seems to be something we intuit . . . like music." SF Weekly.
A Year On Facebook
Peter Carlaftes has built a huge FB following and kept them in stitches with his hysterical status updates. A year's worth are collected here. This will have you ROTFL for months! 184 pages, $13.95
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON FIRE
Jane Omerod is "A gritty and gutsy postmodern poet." Her work fascinates with its daring no-holds barred approach, where seemingly disparate images collide in unfathomable juxtapositions. 102 pages
POPPIN' JOHNNY
Wallace's book is a stunning collection of muscular poetry features more than 70 poems that roll off the tongue like new Whitman anthems. "Jack Kerouac would have loved him." 104 pages. $15
WHEN NIGHT SALUTES THE DAWN
A small, but loaded poetry collection by Joie Cook, founder of the legendary Cafe Babar series, whose fragile body belies a roaring heart. Order thru threeroomspress@mac.com
TWITTER THEATER
Award-winning playwright Larry Myers delivers a vital and funny play about networking phenomenon Twitter, that examines the profound changes technology has brought to society and theater.
PROGRESSIVE SHOTS
In the final book of his Bar Poems series, Poet Peter Carlaftes produces a rare riot, full of humor, insight and drop dead originality, while resonating with overtones of Bukowski, Budelaire and Bogart. Info: threeroomspress@mac.com
MARY ANDERSON'S ENCORE
In “Mary Anderson’s Encore,” award-winning international playwright Larry Myers explores the great American tragedienne, Mary Anderson, who skyrocketed to fame with her first role, and retired by age 30. Called by the New York Daily News “One of Off-Broadway’s wittiest & more prolific playwrights,” Myers’ works have been seen in Rome, Italy at Teatro Olimpico & Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival, as well as Anchorage, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Louisville, San Francisco & Los Angeles.
PRAISE FOR WHAT REMAINS
Angelo Verga's epic new poem roams the territory of Wall Street greed, blasts apart sacred cows of the finance community and in unparalleled beautific poetic form, dissects the clotted heart of the beast that led to the unprecedented global financial crisis. A must read for anyone losing their faith in the system.
SIT YR ASS DOWN OR YOU AIN'T GETTING NO BURGER KING
Dominique Lowell, the "Janis Joplin of Spoken Word," has come back with a powerful punch with her first book in 10 years. Be prepared to be blown away by this one.
WE ARE RELATED
by Susan Scutti. The East Coast has been familiar with Susan Scutti's dynamic and heartfelt work for years. Now she has collected the best of her most recent work in a stunning volume that addresses issues of aging parents, alzheimer's, memories of youth and her enduring love for New York City. At times tender, other times terse, Scutti's direct style belies a deeper complexity, while allowing for multiple levels of enjoyment. A real jewel, hot off the press.
PUNK ROCK JOURNAL
Now Availabe! Punk Rock Journal, by Kathi Georges. This hardcore collection of 21 poems explores the late 70s/early 80s L.A. punk scene, where anything was possible and everything mattered. Now available! $10. Reserve your copy today by emailing threeroomspress@mac.com
Sheer Bardom
Take one part Bukowski, one part Baudelaire, and one part raw New York energy and stir. You still won't get close to the beat of Pete, in his lively poems that uncover the beauty of the horror of death and life in the Big Apple.
Splitting Hairs
A new voice joins the Three Rooms Press roster: The Bass Player from Hand Job. His witty, incisive poems compel the reader to rethink ideas--such as "global warming"--which have been manipulated by the media to the point of redefinition. This book is for the reader who wants to get to the core of everything, with a free form that moves from rant to poetic beauty in the space of a stanza.
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Jackie Sheeler celebrates the release of her first Three Rooms Press book, to[o] long, a hard-hitting collection of prose poems that delve into the intricacies of urban sex, love, loss and redemption. Available now!
One Foot Out the Door
One Foot Out the Door, poems by Karen Hildebrand is a stunning collection of work, that paints crisp, dagger-like images of love and beauty in this era of self-imposed disconnection from both.
Slow Dance at 120 Beats A Minute
NOW OUT! The long-awaited poetry collection by Kathi Georges. In the voice of various personae, Georges tackles the taboo in 10 poems that explore the highs and lows of the female psyche in the bizarre creature we call the "Modern World." $8. Reserve your copy now by emailing threereoomspress@mac.com
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Patti Smith is Not a Goddess!
just close, yes, very close
3 comments:
Please, do tell? Nosey people such as myself are curious now.
Me too. I'm shocked that you'd have this response to Princess Patti.
$22 per ticket. Doors open 1 hour late. Show lasts 20 minutes. Four frickin' songs! She forgot most of the words to one of them, Pasttime Paradise. She forgot a third of the words to another one.
Admittedly, Smells Like Teen Spirit was really good
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