ANDREW DEMCAK IN TWITTER POETS OCHO #24

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ANDREW DEMCAK SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY

 

Prop 8 supporters may have won the battle here in California.  

But, mark my words; they will not win the war!

ANDREW DEMCAK NEW POEM @ LISTENLIGHT #19

I have a new poem "The Living" in the newest issue of ListenLight #19.  It's from my forthcoming book of poetry, A Single Hurt Color.  It's a beautiful issue.  Check it out at by clicking the link below.

LISTENLIGHT

3 MORE UNIVERSITIES BOUGHT ZERO SUMMER BY ANDREW DEMCAK

According to OCLC's WorldCat, The University of Arizona, The University of Maryland, and Indiana University have all just recently purchased my book Zero Summer for their permanent collections.  This is great because it took over a year before the Ivy League Universities began buying Catching Tigers in Red Weather.  Zero Summer has only been out since Feb 2009.

ZERO SUMMER INFO ON WORLDCAT

BONUS ZERO SUMMER TRIVIA:

NEW BLURB ON AMAZON.COM FOR ZERO SUMMER:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignite to a Color, May 16, 2009 By  J. Wahlgren "j paris" (boston) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Demcak's language swoops the reader into a new world where otherwise bland objects & people become colorful. Sex is a common topic for Demcak whose chapter of the book "Between melting & freezing..." (from T.S. Eliot) warms the room to body temperature & puts the reader in limbo with his warm images. These poems are "ignited to a color" & reiterate the poet's reason for writing: mainly, keeping us on our toes about reality. Demcak blooms here in Zero Summer & his subject matter, from drug addiction to sex to natural occurrence (death, etc.) communicates itself through simple structures & origins & possesses an internal play on words. Demcak has weaved himself into the quilt of modern poetry with this release.

5.0 out of 5 stars

ANDREW DEMCAK ONE OF 40 POETS ON TWITTER

FROM COLLIN KELLEY'S BLOG:

Last week, Mashable.com listed 100 writers who are active on Twitter. Guess who they totally left out? Yep, poets. Laurel Snyder, a fantastic poet, got a mention, but because of her writing for young adults and children. I know many of you aren't on Twitter, don't want to be on Twitter, don't understand the purpose of Twitter, etc. Basically, Twitter is micro-blogging 140 characters at a time. It works on the same basis as Facebook updates, but is faster and more convenient. You can post "tweets" from your computer, your mobile phone, etc. 

I've got more than 600 folks following my stream and more join every day. I didn't get it either when I joined last summer, but I do now. Twitter's strength, for me, is supplying quick and useful links and news I can use. If you'll remember, it was Twitter that broke the news that Amazon had de-ranked GLBT books and made it a hot news item. 

As a poet and soon-to-be-novelist, I've found Twitter to be helpful. So, because Mashable couldn't or wouldn't, here's a list of 40 poets who are active on Twitter. A few caveats for this list: I only included the poet if they've updated in the last couple of months. Use it or delete it is my motto. I'm sure I've missed some folks. Please note them in the comments and I will update the list.

Karen Head: @poetphd

Jackie Sheeler: @jsheeler

Laurel Snyder: @laurelsnyder

Didi Menendez: @mipoesias

Charles Jensen: @chasjens

Amena Brown: @amenabee

Montgomery Maxton: @montmaxton

Kate Evans: @kateevanswriter

Karen Wurl: @kittenofpower

Dustin Brookshire: @dbrookshire

Andrew Demcak: @andrewdemcak

Ron Silliman: @ronsilliman

Christopher Hennessy: @outsider_lines

Nancy Devine: @nancydevine

Robert Lee Brewer: @robertleebrewer

Matthew Hittinger: @mhittinger

Christine Swint: @yoginipoet

Oliver de la Paz: @Oliver_delaPaz

Zinta Aistars: @zintaaistars

Tara Betts: @tarabetts

Pris Campbell: @pris2000

Nic Sebastian: @verylikeawhale

Mary Biddinger: @marybid

Deborah Ager: @clickwisdom

Rosemary Nissen-Wade: @snakypoet

Emily Lloyd: @elloyd74

Jon Goode: @jongoode

Emily Benton: @emilyabenton

Cheryl Snell: @cherylsnell

Shann Palmer: @shannpalmer

Daniel Nester: @danielnester

JS van Buskirk: @JSvanBuskirk

Jilly Dybka: @jilly

Vanessa Daou: @vanessadaou

Anne Haines: @annehaines

Amy King: @amyhappens

Stacie Boschma: @stacieboschma

Christian Bok: @christianbok

Ivy Alvarez: @ivyalvarez

Collin Kelley: @collinkelley