Karl Koweski
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Koweski was born in Hammond, Indiana but grew up in Chicago. He was the lead singer/banjo player of the now defunct country/punk/disco band ''The Screaming Shits''. | Koweski was born in Hammond, Indiana but grew up in Chicago. He was the lead singer/banjo player of the now defunct country/punk/disco band ''The Screaming Shits''. | ||
===Literary career=== | ===Literary career=== | ||
| - | In Issue #72 (November 2006) of ''Zygote in my Coffee'' it was announced that Koweski would be joining [[Brian Fugett]] at ''Zygote'' as the new co-editor.<ref>http://www.zygoteinmycoffee.com/issue72cover.html Zygote in my Coffee:Issue 72</ref> Koweski was a key member in the ''[[Guild of Outsider Writers]]'', the current incarnation of which is the ''[[Outsider Writers Collective and Press]]''.<ref>[http://www.outsiderwriters.org/about Outsider Writers:About]</ref> | + | Koweski was a resident writer for the now defunct online literary magazine, ''[[Cherry Bleeds]]''.<ref>[http://www.cherrybleeds.com/words/guest/karl-may.html Cherry Bleeds:Author Bio]</ref> In Issue #72 (November 2006) of ''Zygote in my Coffee'' it was announced that Koweski would be joining [[Brian Fugett]] at ''Zygote'' as the new co-editor.<ref>http://www.zygoteinmycoffee.com/issue72cover.html Zygote in my Coffee:Issue 72</ref> Koweski was a key member in the ''[[Guild of Outsider Writers]]'', the current incarnation of which is the ''[[Outsider Writers Collective and Press]]''.<ref>[http://www.outsiderwriters.org/about Outsider Writers:About]</ref> |
==Styles and themes== | ==Styles and themes== | ||
"Koweski is a ‘meat-and-potatoes’ poet. No fancy language, no speaking over your head. When he writes about the real life you don’t want to see, like babies of dopeheads, disillusionment with a Wild West show, and the painful loss of a memory-laden car, you take his side.” | "Koweski is a ‘meat-and-potatoes’ poet. No fancy language, no speaking over your head. When he writes about the real life you don’t want to see, like babies of dopeheads, disillusionment with a Wild West show, and the painful loss of a memory-laden car, you take his side.” | ||
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* ''Diminishing Returns'', Sunnyoutside (2007) ISBN 1934513016 | * ''Diminishing Returns'', Sunnyoutside (2007) ISBN 1934513016 | ||
* ''Industrial Strip'', Covert Press | * ''Industrial Strip'', Covert Press | ||
| + | ===Fiction=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.laurahird.com/showcase/karlkoweski.html "Holly Go Darkly"], ''[[Laura Hird's Showcase]]'' | ||
| + | * [http://www.cherrybleeds.com/words/guest/karl-may.html "Hillbilly Bowling"], ''[[Cherry Bleeds]]'' (2004) | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
