POESY #38 is in the works. Lots of new ideas, plans and action going on right now.

We have a dedicated warehouse space for POESY headquarters. I don’t have to sprawl poems all over my house on the kitchen table, in between the sheets, in the bathtub and under my bed. Yes people, that is what happens to your submissins when the arrive to P.O. Box 7823. Soon we will have a collaboration of art more powerful and inspirational than Andy Warhol’s Factory. It will also be considered as the next venue for the Wired Poets wekly open mic.

During y search for my intern, I have always had mixed feelings about mixing the poetry biz with my dear friends. I am so anal about POESY that it could end a relationship to have a friend as an intern, but the search is over. My friend Debbie Kirk is going to be the next intern at POESY. SHe knows how precious this baby is for me and also has followed the magazine for quite some time (Issue 13 - William Taylor, Jr. issue).

Debbie Kirk has been writing poetry, prose, and columns and being published in the small press for nearly ten years.  She also founded PinkAnarckittyPress in 2000, and has published 3 collections of poetry.  One was her first chapbook, the second was “Enemy” by John Sweet, and the third was “Dope” a small press anthology. DOPE got rave reviews and people continue to ask for a reprint!
As for her own work, she has had 5 chapbooks published. ‘Lost Words of Suicide Lovers’ (by PinkAnarckittyPress), ‘Valley of the Gallows’ (Black Hoody Nation press), ‘I hit like a girl’ (Mouseion UK Press), and ‘Bleeding from my Psalms’ (Feel Free Press UK), ‘Broken’ (Kendra Steiner Editions Press 2008)
Inclusion of Anthologies to date: ‘Stories From the Asylum’ (Underground Voices), ‘Chemical Lust, a Sex and Drugs Anthology’ (Monochrome Press), ‘Sirens 5 Femme Fatale Poets’ (Sisyphus Press)  You can read reviews of sirens at www.sirens5.com. ‘West Memphis Witch Hunt’ (lulu press,.all benefits go to the West Memphis Three legal defense fund), ‘Slipstream No.8, the year of poetry’ (Slipstream Press), ‘See Me, Hear Me’ ( The people’s poet UK…all proceeds of this book went to the Manic Depression Foundation), ‘The People’s poet 2′ (People’s Poet UK), ‘Love and Sadistic Dharma’ (Mystery Island Press, ‘Love Potion’ (Mystery Island Press) (Cherry Bleeds best of Anthology) Cherry Bleeds Press
E-books: ‘Ghosts in the Machine’ (Mystery Island Press), ‘Poetry ate my lunch money’ (Zygote in my coffee), Running Columns to date: ‘Stalking’ (The hold), ‘TNT’ (Babel Magazine, ‘The Ramblings of Ms. Randall’ (Zygote in my coffee magazine), ‘The Chronic Ill’s of a Common Dime store whore and addict’ (the hold magazine), ‘Chasing Whiskey with Shadows’ (Zygote in my Coffee magazine)
Reviews: Reviews of my work have appeared numerous places. Including ones by the following small press Legends: Justin Barrett, John Sweet, John Dorsey, John Bennett, David Barker, Paul Corman- Roberts, Dan Provost and A.D. Winans.
She is also a very prolific painter and has had two small gallery shows.  She was featured in an art documentary about Venice Beach called “The Shades of Venice” which is available to watch on you tube.  She currently paints more than she writes.
Debbie has also been published in over 100 online and print magazines such as Zen Baby, Rusty Truck, Remark, Sex and Guts Magazine, Underground Voices, and Lummox to name a few. She doesn’t like to associate herself with and particular school of poetry.  She doesn’t like the politics of the small press, and is happy just writing daily and publishing occasionally.  She is currently working on her first novel.  She’s been called a punk rock visionary with a straight razor tucked in her combat boot.  She refers to herself as “Debbie”. You can reach her here! Sinncity66613@yahoo.com .

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