Jason Mashak

Author's Bio

I write mostly short poems and occasional essays. If I had a longer attention span, I'd write novels or epic verse. Instead, I try to bring haiku-esque principals into my work, knowing that many readers' attention spans are not what they used to be.

Publications and Prizes

Journals:

Open Wide Magazine, Poetica, Black Lamb, Alchemy, Haggard & Halloo, Radioactive Pickle, The Refined Savage Poetry Review

Personal Favorites

Favorite Books:

See my online bookshelf at www.shelfari.com/deprofundis

Favorite Authors:

Miller, Nin, Whitman, Celine, Hamsun, Klima, Kafka, Hesse, Heller, Ahkmatova, Parker, Kerouac, Corso, Ginsberg, Heaney, Hamsun, Jung, Rimbaud, Orwell, Nietzsche, Dostoyevsky, Woolf, Milosz, etc.

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Listing last updated: May 7, 2008

More Information

Listed as:

Poet

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Identifies as:

European American

Prefers to work with:

At Risk Youth, Homeless people, Prisoners, Teachers, Teenagers, Veterans

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

St. Joseph, MI

Raised in:

Calhoun, GA

Reviews, Recordings, and Interviews