"These poems are haunted by a litany of remembered lovers, catalogued in memory as the poet searches for an intimacy beyond the sexual. While delivering Michael Dennis' trademark bestial feast of raw lust, these poems also move deeper, into struggles with faith, loyalty, trust and love. Best read by candlelight with a lover and a bottle of vine."
— Catherine Jenkins, author of "blood love & boomerangs" and "Swimming in the Ocean"

recovering slam poet ELLIOT HARMON from San Francisco!

irreverent guitarist OCHO from Minnesota!

zine-making punk DAVE FRIED from Chicago!

Elliot Harmon is a poet and, more sporadically, an actor, a musician, a playwright, a teacher, a graduate student, and a director. He grew up in South Dakota and developed national recognition through the Omaha poetry-slam scene. Since then, he's been featured at numerous readings and slams across the Western U.S. His allusions to Brecht and Chekhov (not to mention his San
Francisco street address) do little to hide his true country-boy poetic sensibilities. His backpack includes several copies of his two chapbooks, Luke, Don't Settle! and Summer of the Pterodactyl, and his CD, But You Don't Understand. harmon.idiolexicon.com

Ocho has been performing original songs for almost ten years. His songs reflect a mind that's upbeat, thoughtful, irreverent, frustrated, and inspired. They give the listener something to laugh at, like the futility of survival in the modern world, and the lack of answers to important life questions: "What's our
ultimate purpose?" and "How can I make money without really DOING anything?" At 16, he unwittingly started a punk-rock scene in a rural South Dakota town that still thrives. He recently received his Master's degree in
counseling psychology. His latest CD, "GoriillaBuddha," explores the stupidity and healing power of that science. www.myspace.com/ocho

Dave Fried has lived in Chicago, Illinois for the past nine years. His favorite things in life include (in some order of importance): eating tacos, riding bikes, d-beat punk, and bowling. He'll most likely want to try the regional food in your area. He made his first zine in 1994 after reading about Riot Grrrl, making the
connection between punk and zines. He writes the queerpunk perzine Black Carrot and helps fill the void with Grilled Tuna Tape distro. If you ever want to get his blood moving, put on some Finnish Hardcore, offer a coffee and take him bowling.

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