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karen g

let's get the show on the road

About Me

PLEASE NOTE~MY "TOP FRIEND" list rotates for clues about who is coming to the ATL or WHERE & WHO we're going to visit, for the curious. Rambler, word coach, I'm a slam ma'am for Art Amok! Atlanta, host of Cliterati for 7+ years, regular at Java Monkey & Charis, The Spot & Mocha Match and I've curated other art projects. I'm from Atlanta now, but also from Philly, Pitman, New Jersey, (parts of northern germany)& Hadley, Mass. Asheville, NC is where I think I want to end up.I'm like that Ani piece about looking at my skin as where I've been. I believe in punk as a way of life, more than just a fashion. I believe in DIY and creating spaces for people & the work they do in art. I don't have much tolerance for inflated egos-- it's ALL about the words & the voices in a room, speaking & being heard.The people I love to meet are everyday heros and mess-ups, people who are good to waitstaff, and people who create room for others. Mad Love
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/23/2004
Band Website: myspace/artamok and myspace/cliterati
Band Members: Whoever is on the mic with me
Influences: Fugazi, Kristin Hersh, Jawbox, Elliott Smith, Tribe 8, Sleater, Rage Against the Machine, Skunk Anansie, 7Yr. Bitch, Patti Smith, Sonia Tetlow, REM, Lucy Anderton, Nick Fox, RAC, Carolyn Forche, Jared Paul, Andrea Gibson, Rollins, Lydia Lunch, Theresa, Stacie, Ryka, Thea, Turner, AK, Alice, basically women who rock, poets, artists & friends. Influences and inspirational people and their art feel all mixed together for me.
Sounds Like: People have said I remind them of Maggie Estep, but that's about all.
Record Label:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

lyrics

..>..> One by One One by one the teardrops fall as I write you One by one my words come falling on the page One by one my dreams are fad...
Posted by karen g on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:23:00 PST

I can finally say I’m published!!!!!!!!

My parents have received their copy of Word Warriors!(Now....I hope mine comes along soon......)
Posted by karen g on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:25:00 PST

slam ma’am/host blog

Okay, so it's Thursday. *Breathe* I am at my job. It keeps my feet on the ground.I would rather be making cookies.*Breathe* I have lots of experience with the hyper-excited pre-big shows/festival/nati...
Posted by karen g on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:34:00 PST

krank

I have the alien beast congesting my system. :-(Which means most of my promo will be in bulletins for Fri. :-(Oy.Resting. Juice.Reading. Napping.Taking care of neighbor's kitties.More juice.Wellness p...
Posted by karen g on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:00:00 PST

for billy & mo-man

twilight's squeezing blood oranges anticipating mulled, sangria wines of autumn and there is thunder blowing with wind over the asphalt, concrete, brick, and mortar a call and response with the ...
Posted by karen g on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:38:00 PST

From Alternet

The Op-Ed by seven active duty U.S. soldiers in Iraq questioning the war drew international attention just three weeks ago. Now two of the seven are dead.Sgt. Omar Mora and Sgt. Yance Gray died Monda...
Posted by karen g on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:04:00 PST

’cause I was told to

Leave your name in my blog comments. Once you do that, this is what I'll do for you...1. I'll tell you something I like about you 2. I'll tell you something I don't like about you 3. I'll tell you whe...
Posted by karen g on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:22:00 PST

poetry nudges, Cliterati & slam 3.2

I made a deal with myself when I moved down South, and my roomate & best friend were in on it.One of the conditions of moving was to write, as well as to go out and mingle in the bar scenes.My fir...
Posted by karen g on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:16:00 PST

nudges toward poetry. 3.1

(Here's the shout-out to my family section of the answer.)Love is complex, intricate and unpredictable.Sometimes it's first sight, sometimes it grows on you or becomes like the love of a best friend, ...
Posted by karen g on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:47:00 PST

Poetry incident Pt 2 Answer to Evans ??

I'm not sure what happened first...just imagine  the soup of late 80's, early 90's.I went to George Mason U, near DC in part because, hey, shorter distance to protests & a good English Dept.B...
Posted by karen g on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:51:00 PST