Crisis Chronicles Press: Recent Comments

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-12T01:57:42Z

There's only one letter different between the words suck and fuck... but a lot of difference in someone leaving a comment on something he hasn't read or knows little about. Or a blanket comment on someone he does not know and never met... I think it is "attitude" not "words" that shape a person and tell you who they are or aren't. Your comment/ attitude says more about you than you realize.

Also, making a personal attack on a person publicly instead of approaching and expressing your displeasure privately says more about you than it does about the person you've just attacked.

Rodney.. I think you could have handled this better.. just sayin'.

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-11T10:14:58Z

Saying someone you don't know sucks and is a disgrace - all because he's used a word you've most likely have used at least once in the course of your life - apparently makes you a credit to the human race? Peace and poetry to you, Rodney....

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-10T21:33:38Z

Dude, you completely suck. Why the filthy mouth full of garbage? Obviously you can not articulate your thoughts, or most likely your thoughts are your language.
You're a disgrace to the human race.

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-07T11:11:55Z

And of course Fu@k poetry is hand made by a press with no staff besides the editor.

If it's any consolation - my poems were accepted in two anthologies - a Gen X poetry book and Angels with Broken Wings (a book of poetry and art about prison) - back in 2008 and I'm still waiting for them to be published. In this age of instant internet publication gratification we tend to lose sight of the fact that print publications sometimes take a much longer time to get finished and right. If I publish something online today and discover a mistake tomorrow, I can easily fix it. Not so with something in print...

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-07T10:34:16Z

I'd never shelve it. I am very excited about the project and it's full of great poetry. But for one thing, the press is in my bedroom and my main work space is on my bed (where I sit cross-legged right now), and it's not just my bedroom. In prison I'd stay up all night to finish a writing project -- but that's not an option here with the press -- and my library (in the spare bedroom) is so packed I barely have room to walk to my chair or set down my coffee -- which is one reason I'm moving the Press/library to the basement, which has much more room, but that's required a lot of prep work (sealing the walls, painting, carrying over a dozen bookcases and thousands of books down multiple staircases) and time -- plus I can only do so much before my back and chest start hurting. Once it's done (almost there!) I'll have plenty of room to lay things out and collate. Smaller works require less room to collate. E.g. ,my 6/9 chapbook consisted of four full size sheets of paper and a cardstock cover before folded. It's easier to find and clear enough room to collate something like that than to collate Fuck Poetry, which consists of 70 full-size sheets. That's one reason I skipped FP and collated Gildzen's, levy's and Heather's chapbooks first (plus I wanted to have Heather's done in time for her reading at Lix and Kix). There are lots of things going on at home, as well, that make sustained attention to one task a greater challenge than usual -- other people in my family who have more important needs than the basement or Fuck Poetry -- and my own health -- and the other six chapbooks I've committed to doing -- as well as my finally being super-inspired to write (and that doesn't come often, so when it does, I try to put everything else aside and write, lest I lose the flow). And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-07T06:06:15Z

I think others have offered in the past to help as well Elena... but John I think is a perfectionist..... A good trait to have.... But many people with small presses often have helpers.. not always but often.

Nice to hear this is still in the works to come out.... I thought maybe it had been shelved permanently.

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-06T16:52:23Z

At this point, with this project at least, it would take longer to get someone else up to speed as it would for me to finish it myself. But thank you very much for the offer - and I may take you up on it in the future.

Comment on Where's my Fuck Poetry, Dammit? (March 6th 2010 Update)

2010-03-06T16:43:43Z

Maybe you need a co-editor or a secretary at this point. Just let me know if you need any help and I will be glad to oblige. Helen

Comment on Fuck Poetry published by Crisis Chronicles Press (CC#7)

2010-03-06T16:05:16Z

Fuck Poetry should finally be assembled this weekend, though things at home have taken a lot of my mind and time from it. As a reward for your patience, I'm enclosing an extra surprise (my Identity Crisis chapbook) to everyone who has a copy coming. Also: to contributors who gave up on me sending them a free copy (there are a few) and actually paid for one via PayPal (unnecessary, but understandable and much appreciated) -- and to Chris, whose donation helped me finish and mail the project -- I will be sending some bonus poetry as a token of my appreciation. All of this ASAP, as home life allows....

Comment on Coming Soon from Crisis Chronicles Press (updated 12/10/2009)

2010-03-06T15:49:30Z

Fuck Poetry -- should be finally assembled this weekend, though things at home have taken a lot of my mind and time from it.

and of course my reprint of Identity Crisis, which I haven't had time to pimp (and don't wanna till I'm done with FP).

Coming soon -- an update on what's coming soon with Crisis Chronicles Press!