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The No-Net World

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"In a sea of mimics this poet is an original voice." Doug Holder, Ibbetson Street Press
ABOUT THE NEW CD EXORCISM
"Larissa Shmailo does not think small. On Exorcism, she is trying to do nothing less than exorcise the demons of human evil...While this is the overarching theme of the Exorcism (and it is, for the most part, a powerful and effective theme), it is not all that is going on on this CD. There are a number of individually powerful poems here, such as “The Gospel According to Magdalene,” “Bloom,” and “Abortion Hallucination.” They all fit, some tightly, some loosely, into the larger theme, but also stand well on their own." ---G. Murray Thomas, Poetix
"The whole CD digs, though, bringing forth fiery, unorthodox, visceral imagery of the Devil and Magdalena, lovers and torturers and survivors. She crafts breath, rhythm, and rhyme, with a relaxed and dancerly demeanor and natural authority. Subtle music accompaniment and vocal multitracking. Highly recommended." --- Anne Elliott
EXORCISM is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shmailo2, on ITunes and online at your favorite store.
ABOUT THE NO-NET WORLD CD
The No-Net World CD is priced at $12.99 CLICK TO BUY HERE: The No-Net World . The No-Net World is also available on iTunes, at the St. Marks Book Shop NYC, Rhapsody, and bookstores.
The No-Net World
Description: Poetry CD with music by Bobby Perfect
Label: SongCrew Records 2006
Publisher: Eggplant Press ISBN 0-935060-01-4.
Awards: "Quantum Love Remix 2008" won the 2008 New Century Awards for best spoken word track. "Madwoman" was nominated for the 2007 New Century Awards in the category of Best Spoken Word Track.
SELECTED REVIEWS OF THE NO-NET WORLD
From THEPEDESTALMAGAZINE.com: Larissa Shmailo's...poems also crackle with breathtaking language. Shmailo's expert understanding of the close relationship between poetry and drama, music and language, and the primal human need to just hear a really, really good story make The No-Net World a truly unique contribution to twenty-first century American poetry, and a CD worth listening to frequently and carefully.
From LITKICKS.COM: "Larissa Shmailo has compiled some of her best work in her new poetry CD, The No-Net World. The No-Net World is a solid collection of Shmailo's intensity, heart and wit. Her poetry is careful, considered, yet powerful... The No-Net World takes you on one woman's tour of the globe, combining stark reality with lush hope. I recommend that you go along for the ride.
From BOOG CITY: "Larissa Shmailo ...really knows how to write, how to read, how to present her poetry. She is masterful in the wonderfully rhythmic "Johnny I Love You Don't Die"...Shmailo's album is thoughtful, entertaining, and bears repeated listens."
From POETIX.COM:"'How My Family Survived the Camps,' [IS] the strongest, the most important poem here. . . In it she describes the combination of luck and ingenuity that enabled her family to survive the Holocaust. The key poem on the CD, it gives by far the best realization of her running theme, that how we react to what happens to us is as important as the events themselves."
From NEW CENTURY: Larissa Shmailo- her poem "Madwoman" with guitar on the track is pretty rad- if this isn't a Urban AntiFolk poet who is? Some of these posers just make like they've got street cred but this woman has walked on the wildside and now she lives to tell us about it.
ABOUT LARISSA SHMAILO
Larissa has been published in Barrow Street, Drunken Boat, Fulcrum, About: Poetry, Rattapallax, Big Bridge, Naropa's We, Lungfull!, and many other publications. Her poetry CD, The No-Net World , has been heard around the world. Larissa has received Critic's Picks notices for her readings and radio appearances from the New York Times, Village Voice, Maud Newton, and Time Out magazine. Larissa translated the Russian Futurist opera Victory over the Sun which was performed at the first Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and internationally; a DVD of the original English-language production is part of the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art. She recently contributed translations to the anthology Contemporary Russian Poetry (Dalkey Archive Press) .Her chapbook, A Cure for Suicide, is available from Cervena Barva Press. She is proud to be a director of TWiN Poetry (myspace.com/twinpoetry) and TWiN East Coast, informal collectives of spoken word artists and their listeners.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/11/2007
Band Website: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shmailo
Band Members: • Larissa Shmailo
Spoken Word/Vocals

Bobby Perfect
Guitar

Influences:
Sounds Like: • Larissa Shmailo
Record Label: • SongCrew
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Save the Date WED MAY 6: I am opening the New Century Music Awards at 7:00 pm

.. Save the Date WED MAY 6: I am opening the New Century Music Awards at 7:00 pm Current mood:  adoredCategory: Writing and Poetry ...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:08:00 GMT

Exorcism CD Release party this Saturday at the Knitting Factory

Dear friends, I hope you can come to my CD release party. Details below. oxoox Larissa ____________________________________________________________ For immediate release: Larissa Shmailo at the Kni...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:09:00 GMT

Overture For An Exorcism (poetry-driven movie trailer)

Check out this video: EXORCISM by Larissa Shmailo
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:19:00 GMT

1st review of my new poetry CD Exorcism

I've been enjoying Larissa Shmailo's new spoken word CD, EXORCISM, particularly the track, "How to Meet and Dance with Your Death (Como Encuentrar y Bailar con Su Muerte): A Cure for Suicide." If you ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:24:00 GMT

Exorcism at http://cdbaby.com/cd/shmailo2 now!

Dearly beloved, My poetry CD Exorcism is now available at CDBaby. Click to purchase:http://cdbaby.com/cd/shmailo2And, if you are so moved, please write a two-three line review on the page there.Thank...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Nikolayev, Bang, et al at Housing Works for Poetry

Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 p.m.Housing Works Bookstore Café & Poetry Magazine PresentMary Jo BangCate MarvinPhilip Nikolayev (reading his translations of Beckett's poetry from French)Meghan O'RourkeH...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 14:51:00 GMT

First review of my chapbook "A Cure for Suicide" !!!!

TWO NEW POETRY COLLECTION RELEASED FROM SOMERVILLE'S CERVENA BARVA PRESSIn a " A Cure for Suicide" by Larissa Shmailo, Shmailo writes (as the founder of Fulcrum Magazine Philip Nikolayev points out in...
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 17:48:00 GMT

New track from my new CD Exorcism: "Warsaw Ghetto"

Please come listen and comment -- this is a sneak preview (pre-audio?) of my CD coming out in June.Love,Larissa
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 13:45:00 GMT

TWiN Benefit for GIRLS WRITE NOW

Find out more about Girls Write Now, TWiN Poetry and the Artists visit their pages:Girls Write Now Girls Write Now website : girlswritenow.org or here on Myspace : myspace.com/girlswritenowTWiN Page...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 13:39:00 GMT

POEM: "Johnny I Love You Dont Die" audio links for Indiefeed and iTunes

Hi, Friends:Just a quick note to tell you that the recording of my poem "Johnny I Love You Don't Die" went up on the great performance poetry site IndieFeed today.Here are the URLS:Subscribe via iTu...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:20:00 GMT