Paul Corman-Roberts
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[[File:Corman.jpg|frame|right|Paul Corman-Roberts]] | [[File:Corman.jpg|frame|right|Paul Corman-Roberts]] | ||
| - | '''Paul Corman-Roberts''' (b. 25 September 1967) is an American poet, author, editor and activist. He has worked most of his life as a labor union activist (ILWU, CWA,SEIU) an arts activist (he was a co-founder of the Wasteland Comedy Troupe in Las Vegas NV) and even for a few years as a member of the United States Air Force (820th RED HORSE.)<ref>About: http://paulcormanroberts.com/about-paul/</ref> He is the author of | + | '''Paul Corman-Roberts''' (b. 25 September 1967) is an American poet, author, editor and activist. He has worked most of his life as a labor union activist (ILWU, CWA,SEIU) an arts activist (he was a co-founder of the Wasteland Comedy Troupe in Las Vegas NV) and even for a few years as a member of the United States Air Force (820th RED HORSE.)<ref>About: http://paulcormanroberts.com/about-paul/</ref> He is the author of several poetry and flash fiction collections and was the poetry editor for ''[[Cherry Bleeds]]'', an online literary magazine. |
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Born in Los Angeles, raised in Humboldt County, he now currently resides in Oakland CA. Paul holds a MA/MFA degree in Poetics from New College of California. | Born in Los Angeles, raised in Humboldt County, he now currently resides in Oakland CA. Paul holds a MA/MFA degree in Poetics from New College of California. | ||
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| + | ==Literary Career== | ||
| + | In 2006, [[Howling Dog Press]] published ''Coming World/Gone World''. ''[[Zygote in my Coffee]]'' published a collection of Corman-Roberts' poetry online in 2007 called ''Obituaries Found On the Backs of Cocktail Napkins''. In 2009, [[Tainted Coffee Press]] published ''Neocom(Muter)'' and [[Full of Crow Press]] published ''19th Street Station'' in 2010. | ||
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| + | In October 2010, Paul's "Call Me Mister" was nominated for a [[Pushcart Prize]] by ''[[Red Fez Publications]]''. A couple of months later he would agree to pen the monthly column "Dispatches from Atlantis" for ''Red Fez'' and also serve as a fiction editor. | ||
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| + | Paul is an editor for [[Full of Crow Press]]. | ||
