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Editors Pick of the Month
Author: Jason Hardung
Title: The Broken and the Damned
Publisher: Epic Rites Press
Poetry. THE BROKEN AND THE DAMNED by popular American poet Jason Hardung is a harrowing journey through the dangerous underbelly of the American underground – where drug abuse, violence, death and jail are part of the everyday landscape. Written in an unflinching style that weds the modern idiom to the more reflexive voice of poetry, this book does not avoid the realities of life, but confronts them head-on in a way that does not forget what makes a poem a poem.
About the author: Jason “Juice” Hardung’s work has been published widely through the American underground. Appearing in The New York Quarterly, Zygote In My Coffee, Underground Voices, decomP, Thrasher, Lummox Journal just to name a few. He has a chapbook, Breaking The Hearts Of Robots out on Covert Press. He is co-editor of the Front Range Review and Matter Journal. Writing, for him, is something that soothes the savage beast, or whatever it’s called. He is on probation for the next two years and hopes to have a novel done by then. He lives in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and loves it there, but doesn’t like all the Subarus with kayaks strapped to the roofs, the earth tone sweaters, Teva sandals, or white kids in Reggae bands.
Author: Sunil Sharma
Title: The Minotaur
Paperback:
The Minotaur is a chilling but familiar account of the rise and fall of a third-world despot. Riding the tidal wave of popular support, Caesar the Marxist, soon turns into a dictator and plunges his impoverished, exploited nation into a bloody civil war. Fleeing from his burning nation, he lands up in a remote island and declares himself the King. Then the personal descent of a once charismatic doctor-turned-guerilla leader into personal hell begins. The Minotaur is born and finally finds his nemesis, in the form of a radicalized native, on that remote island… A dark tale of power-crazy leaders, as relevant in today’s Africa or Latin America or South Asia, as it was in the ancient world.
About the Author
Sunil Sharma (b 1958) is currently Vice-principal, Reader and Head, Department of English, Model College—an A-grade college affiliated to the University of Mumbai—MIDC, Dombivli (East), in District Thane, Maharashtra, India. He is a bilingual critic, poet, dramatist, literary interviewer, editor, translator, essayist and fiction writer. Some of his short stories and poems have already appeared in prestigious e and print journals of global repute, like: Indian Literature (of Sahitya Akademy, New Delhi); Munyori (USA online); The Plebian Rag (USA online); New Woman (Mumbai); Kritya, Creative Saplings and Muse India (all three e-zines); the Seva Bharati Journal of English Studies (West Bengal); Prosopisia (Ajmer); Indian Literary Panorama (Mumbai); Contemporary Vibes (Chandigarh), and Indian Journal of Post-colonial Literatures (Kerala). Some of his stories have been anthologized also.
He is also a freelance journalist in English. His areas of strength are Marxism, Mass Media, Literary Theory and Cultural Studies. His book on the Philosophy of the Novel—A Marxist Critique is already published. The Minotaur is his debut novel that deals with contemporary socio-political realities.
Author: John C Sweet
Title: The Corner
Paperback: 14.99
Poetry by John C Sweet. John is the editor of the online magazine ThePlebianRag and has been writing since his shroud took on its shape, crafting mysterious, full frontal assault poetry for his readers for many years. This volume will explode like a mad runner rounding the corner and slamming into you.
John C Sweet has been writing poetry, short stories since his early teens, now 40 years old residing in Dallas, Ga. John has been recently published with his anthology “Evolution beingjohnsweet” by InnerCirclePublishing, a 725 page hardcover book of poetry. Also published in numerous literary magazines including: Haggard & Halloo, Poetry Warrior, MadSwirl, Decomp, Ditch.com, 10kPoets, WordRiot, TheStrayBranch, Heroin Love Songs and Eviscerator Heaven. John has also published 9 other chapbooks of poetry.
Author: John C Sweet
Title: The Evolution beingjohnsweet
Hardcover: $39.95 Available on Amazon and InnerCirclePublishing
You will hold in your hands the creation of John Sweet, hefty isn’t it? John’s talent spans many realms reaching towards enlightenment, slipping into the reality of substance abuse and crawling out, losing and finding love; for the first time and end time, dreaming of sailing the oceans; following the lighthouse in the sky, finding himself lost in the woods; running from deadwood, sitting on the curb watching the streets go by; getting splashed with sludge, forward and back again John finds himself spinning the tales that encompass his soul The Evolution will continue long after you finish reading this book, from the first page to the last you will wander with John; purposeful, carefully, recklessly, lovingly and dreamily. The dharma notes you will find linger on many of the stanzas; much like how the dharma lies 6 feet under the brambles, dig deep enough and you will find what you are seeking. Listen carefully as your very own sage offers to you words that can bring forth a smile, a frown, a bellow and a gasp. Read from the book at www.innercirclepublishing.com
Author: Christie Maire
Title: The Ordination
Price: $9.95
Christie Marie’s first published book of poetry, she is indeed “The Ordained Princess of Poetry” this is a must have for your library.
A book of spiritual poems that pave the path to enlightenment. It’s always nice to find some romance along the way
Her style is unique. It pulls you in and sweeps you away in magical imagery. Her masterpiece, Tattva is definitely a piece to be read time and again, while taking in something different each time. Christie’s work will leave you breathless with a profound sense the she is a very old soul, at only 29 years old you can expect great things from this up and coming poet. If you are looking for answers; if you need a break from the real world and a vacation to a spiritual place, to be swept away like a fairy in one her childhood dreams, then this book will definitely take you there.
Christie resides in Dallas, Georgia and runs a home based business while writing. Christie is also the host of WSN Radio and often reads her poetry for everyone to enjoy, please join us if you would love to hear her angelic voice. You can visit her Myspace here: ChristieMarieRocks
Author: CORRIE GREATHOUSE
Title: Portraits Invisible Ink on Parchment
“These words and images by Corrie Greathouse are fetish snapshots, whispers of hope traced in sheer lines across the sleepy landscape of desire. She is a torrid blue jukebox, a fragile lyric tempered by a dream that refuses to submit. Something found in what was lost between the lines. A vascular eclipse of the sun.”—S.A. Griffin, author Numbskull Sutra
“There is a gentle touch good writers have, one that draws you in like the fine lace of a spiders web, setting you up for the subtle punch a sharp mind can’t resist. Corrie Greathouse’s essays have that punch, and I’m proud to be a sucker for her swing.” — Matt McGee, Falling Star Magazine
Corrie Greathouse appeared on WSN Radio, you can download her interview or listen to the archived show right here on BlogTalkRadio: http://blogtalkradio.com/wsnradio It was a great interview, Christie and I encourage you to purchase her book, check out her video right in our Video Section.
Author: Christopher Stuart
Title: A Dictum of Pure Thought
Gritty, powerful, and provocative, Christopher Stuart’s A Dictum of Pure Thought hurls us into a frenzied quest to find truth through unconstrained thought, no matter how terrible or beautiful that truth may be. In a decisively post-modern mix of raw verse, enigmatic slogans, and uncompromising philosophy, Stuart tackles issues of identity, mortality, art, religion, and social mores. Here, Stuart has torn the lid off of Pandora’s box and shown us that within it lies nothing more than a mirror.
Christopher Stuart’s work will leave you feeling a bit dirty and remorseful waiting for him to walk through your door to sit for a spell just staring at each other wondering what will come next. The Plebian Rag featured Christopher’s work just visit our Poetry Category for a read of his poetry.
Author: MK Young
Title: A Flood in the Sky
Price 9.99
A Flood in the Sky, the second release by poet MKYoung, is a groundbreaking look at contemporary society’s growth and regress spurring from events of the past. It is a mind blowing collection of haikus and poetry that will send the reader through the fields of emotion and return them with a better sense of purpose. A Flood in the Sky is a snapshot of our marriage with history, “in good times and in bad”, MKYoung tells this story.
MK Young’s writing speaks for the rest of us who are afraid to delve into the inner-turmoils that are boiling in the hearts of America, Flood in the Sky covered me in a dark shroud with my head peaking out the pleats starving for the light.~John C Sweet Editor of ThePlebianRag
Author: Mike Meraz
Title: Black Listed Poems
Mike Meraz is a poet that isn’t confined by the anatomy of a poem because he writes from his gut and lives among a dying breed of writers who wield an unbridled pen. His new chapbook, Black-Listed Poems, reverberates with the colloquial tradition of William Carlos Williams and possesses both the thematic and rhythmic elements of the Beat Generation. Meraz utilizes the mundane in life and bakes a feast of epiphanies with it. From the giant one-sentence poem “Reflections in the Bathroom Sink” to the empathetic ballad of “We Are Everywhere,” Black-Listed Poems is equally a personal story and a guide through the portal of human relationships and perceptions. -Kristie Langone (Editor-In-Chief, Literary Fever Magazine)
“Every generation gravitates towards the voices of the unafraid. Meraz is fearless in his words and approaches the blank page with a stoic sense of time and space and an ability to say the exact thing that always seemed allusive. With a keen sense for the poetry in the non-poetic, Mike’s voice is honest and always in touch with what, ‘is.’” -Steven M. Velardo (Founder, Backlight Records)
