Virgin Formica

Poetry, epilepsy, flagitiousness, rock and roll, metempsychosis, scansion, faps, cats

About Me

: Name: Sharon Mesmer; Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States

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MY BOOKS

ANNOYING DIABETIC BITCH, poetry from Combo Books
THE VIRGIN FORMICA, poetry from Hanging Loose Press
HALF ANGEL, HALF LUNCH, poetry from Hard Press
IN ORDINARY TIME, fiction from Hanging Loose Press
THE EMPTY QUARTER, fiction from Hanging Loose Press
VERTIGO SEEKS AFFINITIES, poetry from Belladonna Books
LONELY TYLENOL, with David Humphrey, from Flying Horse Editions/University of Central Florida
MA VIE A YONAGO, stories from Hachette Litteratures, France, translated by Daniel Bismuth

Poems and Stories

"Stupid University Job," poem on AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POETS
"Blue Collar Typeface" and other poems on MIPOESIAS 14 (edited by Nick Piombino)
"This Sly Anus of Mine," a series of short plays on NAPALM HEALTH SPA (Museum of American Poetics)
"Propolis and Myrrh"/"As In Dreams of Trains," poems on BIG BRIDGE
"Juan Valdez Has a Little Juan Valdez"/"Squid Versus Assclown"/"At Princess Olga's," poems on JACKET 30 (flarf feature)
"Harm," story on WET ASPHALT
"The Journey to Beauty Feel," story on the 2ndhand
"Totalitarian Boyfriend"/"Fascist Girlfriend" on EXULTATIONS & DIFFICULTIES (new site)
"Lonely Tylenol," poem on THE EAST VILLAGE
"The Virgin Formica" and nine other poems on RESPIRO
"Squid Versus Assclown" on CACOETHES SCRIBENDI
"On Vous Embrasse" and two other poems on EXULTATIONS & DIFFICULTIES (old site)
"I Wanted to Write a Canticle of Exultation and Praise," poem in THE BROOKLYN RAIL
"Bon Ami," story on the Poetry Project's site
"My Life in Yonago," another story on the Poetry Project's site
"In Ordinary Time," story on GARGOYLE

Music Writing

Becca Stevens Band in THE BROOKLYN RAIL
Iva Bittova with the Bang On A Can All-Stars in THE BROOKLYN RAIL
Bettye LaVette at Lincoln Center in THE BROOKLYN RAIL
Bettye LaVette at Le Cigale, Paris in THE BROOKLYN RAIL
Ray Davies' "Other People's Lives," in THE BROOKLYN RAIL
Maplewood's first album in THE BROOKLYN RAIL

Audio

Readings from the flarf fest
My reading with Rodney Koeneke at the Bowery Poetry Club
My reading with Edmund Berrigan, John Coletti, Jordan Davis and Elinor Nauen at the Kelly Writers' House
Live Nude Radio Theater with Edwin Torres

Reviews

THE VIRGIN FORMICA reviewed by Kevin Killian
IN ORDINARY TIME reveiwed by Martin Stannard on EXULTATIONS & DIFFICULTIES
IN ORDINARY TIME reviewed by Matt Briggs on AMAZON
THE EMPTY QUARTER reviewed by Doug Nufer in the SEATTLE STRANGER
THE EMPTY QUARTER reviewed by Celia Wren in the VOICE LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
HALF ANGEL, HALF LUNCH reviewed by Tom Devaney on Nada's site
HALF ANGEL, HALF LUNCN reviewed by Jim Feast in AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW
HALF ANGEL, HALF LUNCH reviewed in THE BOSTON REVIEW
MA VIE A YONAGO, reviewed (in French) on parutions

Friends' Links

Annandale Dream Gazette
Museum of American Poetics
Katie Degentesh
Christopher Eaves
K. Silem Mohammad
Douglas Wolk
David Borchart
Mike Magee
Anne Boyer
Nada Gordon
Drew Gardner
Gary Sullivan
Stan Apps
Rod Smith
Martin Stannard
Todd Colby
Christina Strong
Brandon Downing
Brendan Lorber
Kate Greenstreet
Mel Nichols

Upcoming Readings -- in February, with Andrei Codrescu at the Telephone Bar ... details to come!

Epilespy & etc.

Temporal lobe epilepsy & religion
Flarf
Duende
Spam Poetry

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