Poetry. "CAConrad's voyeuresque surreal portrait of Frank includes apotheosis, rebirth, talking teapots and hats. It disrupts the landscape as 'pins and/zippers of/other days/loosen.' CA is very good news as a raconteur, poet, performer and activist and makes news daily with his dedicated Outrider passion and 'alternative path' imagination. 'Onward,' as Bob Creeley would say"--Anne Waldman. "I can never have enough CAConrad, like paprika or wisdom in disguise. Is he the Frank of the book?"--Bernadette Mayer. THE BOOK OF FRANK is the recipient of The Gil Ott Book Award, as chosen by Nathaniel Mackey, Myung Mi Kim, Eli Goldblatt, and Charles Alexander. The Gil Ott Book Award honors the legacy of poet, publisher, and social activist Gil Ott.
Author Hometown: PHILADELPHIA, PA USA
About the author: CAConrad is the recipient of The Gil Ott Book Award for THE BOOK OF FRANK (Chax Press, 2009), with a forthcoming 2nd edition and printing in 2010 from Wave Books. He is also the author of Advanced Elvis Course (Soft Skull Press, 2009), (SOMA)TIC MIDGE (Faux Press, 2008), Deviant Propulsion (Soft Skull Press, 2006), and a collaboration with poet Frank Sherlock titled THE CITY REAL & IMAGINED (Factory School, 2010). The son of white trash asphyxiation, his childhood included selling cut flowers along the highway for his mother and helping her shoplift. Visit him online at http://CAConrad.blogspot.com and with his friends at http://PhillySound.blogspot.com.
Reviews:
http://www.bookslut.com/poetry/2009_05_014437.php
http://awfulpossibilities.com/archives/340
http://amusejanetmason.com/CAConrad_Frank.html
http://www.fairiesinamerica.com/fairy-writing/the-book-of-frank-the-power-of-manifestation-and-writing-as-ritual/
http://whof.blogspot.com/2009/02/caconrads-book-of-frank.html
http://gelsingers.blogspot.com/2009/02/book-of-frank-by-caconrad.html
http://www.jargonbooks.com/frank.html
http://bookoffrank.blogspot.com/
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/article.html?id=237974
http://www.spdbooks.org/pages/staff-picks/default.aspx
