The Last American Valentine is an anthology published by Write Bloody Publishing

Write Bloody Publishing

-Authors:Authors published include: *Derrick C. Brown *Andrea Gibson*Anis Mojgani*Buddy Wakefield*Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz*Karen Finneyfrock*Lea Deschenes*Mindy Nettifee*Paul G. Maziar*Robbie Q. Telfer*Taylor Mali...

 in 2008.

Reviews

"Poems of romantic power and humor...A gorgeously successful union." ~ New York Times Book Review



"4 out of 3 stars. This book works." ~ Kevin Nealon

Kevin Nealon

Kevin Nealon is an American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, acting in several of the Happy Madison films, for playing Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds, and providing the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin on Glenn Martin,...

Contributors

Contributors to the anthology include:



Authors: Jeffrey McDaniel

Jeffrey McDaniel

Jeffrey McDaniel is an American poet. He has published four books of poetry, most recently 'The Endarkenment' . He is the recipient of a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts...

, Mindy Nettifee, Jack Hirschman

Jack Hirschman

Jack Hirschman is an American poet and social activist who has written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays.-Biography:...

, Bucky Sinister, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is an American poet and writer. Recently, she was awarded a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry.-Life:...

, Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani is a spoken word poet, visual artist and musician based in Portland, Oregon.Mojgani has been characterized as a "geek genius" with "fiercely hopeful word arias"...

, Michael Cirelli, John Gardiner

John Gardiner

John Gardiner may refer to:* John Gardiner * John Sylvester John Gardiner * John Gardiner , banker and grazier* John Gardiner , Scottish footballer...

, Beau Sia

Beau Sia

-Biography:Sia was born in Ohio. He is of Chinese-Filipino descent. Raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sia discovered spoken word poetry on MTV as a teenager...

, Buddy Wakefield

Buddy Wakefield

Buddy Wakefield is an American performance poet/slam poet, whose latest works have been released by Righteous Babe Records and Write Bloody Publishing .- Biography :...

, Lynne Procope

Lynne Procope

Lynne Procope is a Trinidadian born American poet and textile designer. She is one of the founders of the louderARTS Project. In 1998, Procope made the 1998 Nuyorican Poetry Slam team. She and her fellow Nuyorican team members Alix Olson, Steve Coleman and Guy LeCharles Gonzalez would go on to win...

, Nathan Willett, Victor D. Infante, Agneta Falk, Richard Swift

Richard Swift

Richard Swift was an American composer and music theorist.Richard Swift studied with Leland Smith, Grosvenor Cooper, and Leonard Meyer at the University of Chicago, where he received an MA in 1956. His career was spent teaching at the University of California, Davis, from 1956 until his retirement...

, Rick Lupert, Roger Bonair-Agard

Roger Bonair-Agard

A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Roger Bonair-Agard is a poet who lives in Chicago. Bonair-Agard was a member of the 1997 Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam team and later coached the 1998 Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam team, which went on to win the National Poetry Slam Championship that year in...

, Amber Tamblyn

Amber Tamblyn

Amber Rose Tamblyn is an American actress and poet. She first came to national attention in her role on the soap opera General Hospital as Emily Quartermaine, followed by a starring role on the prime-time series Joan of Arcadia portraying the title character...

, Shappy Seasholtz, Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts may refer to:*Michael Roberts , British poet, writer, critic and broadcaster*Michael Roberts , British historian...

, Stephen Latty, Michael C. Ford

Michael C. Ford

Michael C. Ford is a poet, playwright, editor and recording artist.-Bio:Ford in Chicago, Illinois and moved with his parents to Pasadena, California toward the end of World War II. Between 1974 and 1977 he co-edited a prose/poetry journal called The Sunset Palms Hotel...

, Michael McClure

Michael McClure

Michael McClure is an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955 rendered in barely fictionalized terms in Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums...

, Brendan Constantine, and Derrick C. Brown

Derrick C. Brown

Derrick C. Brown, a poet/performer and former paratrooper born January 19th 1978, travels the world performing his written work. He has gained a something of a cult following for his performances, which incorporate spoken word, music and even magic...

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Artists: Brandon Lyon

Brandon Lyon

Brandon James Lyon is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. He throws a 4-seam fastball, 12-6 curveball, slider, and changeup.-Toronto Blue Jays:...

, Matthew Carver, Jennifer Davis, Bingham

Bingham (surname)

Bingham is a surname of English origin. People surnamed Bingham include:Aristocrats:*Earls of Lucan, including:**Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, the infamous "Lord Lucan" who disappeared after murdering his nanny when intending to murder his wife...

, Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani is a spoken word poet, visual artist and musician based in Portland, Oregon.Mojgani has been characterized as a "geek genius" with "fiercely hopeful word arias"...

, Danny Simon

Danny Simon

Danny Simon was an American television writer and comedy teacher. He was also older brother to acclaimed American playwright Neil Simon....

, Wendy Peng, Richard Swift

Richard Swift

Richard Swift was an American composer and music theorist.Richard Swift studied with Leland Smith, Grosvenor Cooper, and Leonard Meyer at the University of Chicago, where he received an MA in 1956. His career was spent teaching at the University of California, Davis, from 1956 until his retirement...

, and Roby Mooring.