"Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime." - Justice Potter Stewart, US Supreme Court
A trainwreck, insane, fat, boring, and delusional. These are the desciptions Lisa Vicious' name brings to mind when asked by most people. Tho' one should consider the sources of these comments.
A native of Detroit, Lisa Vicious is a force to be reckoned with. Multi-talented, symptomatic, and inspirational; she is leading her own down a path of experimental righteousness, destroying egos and rebuilding spirits in her wake.
With idle hands and a serpent tongue, she is "dancing in the chasm between resignedly annoyed and agonized; as if The Virgin Mary herself carried the cross while Jesus consorted with prostitutes, Lisa Vicious shouts down blasphemy with iconic blasphemy".
This beauty still resides in Detroit with her husband Thomas, while she works full time as an artist and writer.
In 2008 Lisa began performing again and released a new book of poetry entitled "The Devil in Ms. Vicious" to rave reviews. As of May 2008 she has her cherry pickled fingers in many pies, including a documentary, a book of memoirs, and a new collection of religious art. As always Lisa is defying the bounds as a surivor of addiction and abuse and continues to help others- she is an advocate for RAINN and Bipolar Awareness.
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What Is It About Lisa Vicious?
"If Nick Cave and Leadbelly fucked a baby into Lydia Lunch, she'd be Lisa Vicious" - musician, tortured soul artist Buddha JuNk.
"...full on no holes barred [poem], reminded me slighty of an early Birthday Party lyric or even an element of Crass." - Graham Tiler
"So full of anger and so aptly put at the love/hate yourself for loving/hating them scenario only those who truly understand love's great pleasures and pains. The one touch or glance from someone who makes you feel such is often stronger than hope. pride or sense. It's like an orgasm of the soul a pleasurable death in itself. God you make me feel it all again with this one. If you screw like you write then I dub you Goddess." - Jason Paisley
"Ever since I was a kid wandering around Detroit’s fucked up get-togethers, such as Dalley in the Alley and the 4th Street fair (usually stupidly drunk and trippin on something) I’ve always had a great admiration for “poetesses†of the Detroit Music Scene. Strong, no nonsense women like Sharon-Smith Knight & Li Gallagher, always sparked my imagination, told it like it was about love, fucking, long lost love and despair. I would listen in awe at their words and it would fuel a fire in me and inspire me to great depths. On a cold night in December a few years ago while I was visiting my beloved Detroit, I came face to face with a beautiful blue eyed girl in a club, we had talked briefly through the internet and I had read some of her writings that really struck a chord in me, enter Lisa Vicious.
Finally getting to meet her, she possessed a certain sadness that I related to, a little fucked up and a somewhat lost little girl. She sent me her first offering Burning Art Volume I and I knew she was on to something great. Anger and despair are Lisa’s strong points and she throws it full-throttle into the face of her perpetrators in this book.
The haunting and beautiful “Dear Jezebel†simple in nature yet powerful in meaning is a favorite of mine. What is interesting is that she wrote most of these pieces at a very young age, this beauty grew up hard and regurgitates her hate for life, love, fear, and pain in your face. What I love about her most is her great ability to speak her mind and not afraid to tell you to "get fucked" attitude.
Maybe now Detroit and the world will know the hurricane force field known as Miss Lisa Vicous, you wouldn’t want to be in a dark alley alone I assure you……." -artist, musician, poet, Lynda Mandolyn, Oakland, CA Sept 23 2005
"You capture the deep despondency that infects our hearts and minds when all seems useless to forge on to a better life." - writer, Janyce Helen Van Es Pottsboro, TX
"You have very powerful imagery...your flow and rhythm was great...you have summed up the feelings of loneliness...beautiful in it's sadness." -poet; Nicole M. Isabella
"[Your writing makes] me very, very uncomfortable, but that is what makes it good." -Writer, Mary Grundy
