Michael Klam's guest appearances

Michael Klam

Say Something, Anything

Adam Greenfield

Ted Washington

Lizzie Wann

Ed Decker

Ola Hadi

Anna Zappoli

Joe Limer

Rolland Tizuela

Tazha Williams

Chris Vannoy

Jon Tobias

Garrett Bryant

Leslie Beebe

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WELCOME TO POETRY LP LIVE! On May 21st San Diego's badass independent publisher, Puna Press, hosted an insanely awesome beautiful rowdy poetic musical cool fun loud quiet eclectic event entitled Poetry LP. It was held out one of Puna's personal favorite spots: The Whistle Stop Bar in South Park, San Diego. The event served as a release party for the new poetry books by Anna Zappoli and Adam Greenfield. It was also the first time in a long time that all of Puna's writers were together in one place and each of them did a special reading, along with several other wildly talented San Diego poets and a musical performance by the groovy Dani Bell &amp; the Tarantist. Hosted by Puna's own Ted Washington, Poetry LP was more than just an excuse (though we did indeed party hard), it was an occasion which brought together a real family of artists and writers to share one another's company, work...and a beer (or five). This Say Something, Anything special is a series of the captured recordings by Puna Press's writers from Poetry LP. So power through them all or listen to each one at your leisure, but either way join the drunken love-fest, as Ted says in his intro: "We're having the party now."    More on Michael Klam and the purchase of his book, Emma and the Buddah Frog, can be found at: http://punapress.com/contributors/michael-klam/ Puna Press Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Puna-Press-63149058362/ Say Something, Anything Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saysomethinganything

WELCOME TO POETRY LP LIVE! On May 21st San Diego's badass independent publisher, Puna Press, hosted an insanely awesome beautiful rowdy poetic musical cool fun loud quiet eclectic event entitled Poetry LP. It was held out one of Puna's personal favorite spots: The Whistle Stop Bar in South Park, San Diego. The event served as a release party for the new poetry books by Anna Zappoli and Adam Greenfield. It was also the first time in a long time that all of Puna's writers were together in one place and each of them did a special reading, along with several other wildly talented San Diego poets and a musical performance by the groovy Dani Bell &amp; the Tarantist. Hosted by Puna's own Ted Washington, Poetry LP was more than just an excuse (though we did indeed party hard), it was an occasion which brought together a real family of artists and writers to share one another's company, work...and a beer (or five). This Say Something, Anything special is a series of the captured recordings by Puna Press's writers from Poetry LP. So power through them all or listen to each one at your leisure, but either way join the drunken love-fest, as Ted says in his intro: "We're having the party now."  More on Michael Klam and the purchase of his book, Emma and the Buddah Frog, can be found at: <a href="http://punapress.com/contributors/michael-klam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://punapress.com/contributors/michael-klam/</a> Puna Press Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Puna-Press-63149058362/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Puna-Press-63149058362/</a> Say Something, Anything Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saysomethinganything" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/saysomethinganything</a>

SPECIAL (part 5): Puna Press Presents Poetry LP live - Michael Klam

Michael Klam is both funny and helpful in his poetry, so it’s cool that most of his answers to the questions (questions which deal primarily with writers' frustration when it comes to validation that their work is important / has an impact / matters) come in poem form. Like his poem “Bad Puppet Shows: A Field Guide for Young Poets in Job Interviews,” which contains the lines: “some people say never quit your day job, I say, never quit your art, because day jobs are always out there, lurking in the minds of puppets, and in the shadows of wasted years.” And more succinctly in another poem: “if you don’t love what you do, you can survive it, but if you don’t do what you love, you’re fucked…” He may be caught in a vicious cycle of caffeine addiction and possibly has multiple personalities, but who doesn’t these days? Michael Klam’s book, Emma and the Buddha Frog, was published by SAY SOMETHING ANYTHING’s own press (Puna Press) and can be bought on our website: http://punapress.com/products-page/. Michael will also be hosting an event on June 20th at the Museum of the Living Artist to celebrate another anthology being published by the San Diego Poetry Annual: featured readings and a slam-esque poem performance award with a chance to win $$$.   For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on iTunes! Like us on facebook! facebook.com/saysomethinganything  Listen to us on SoundCoud! soundcloud.com/saysomethinganything   Comment or email! kara@punapress.com  Yeah! 

Michael Klam is both funny and helpful in his poetry, so it’s cool that most of his answers to the questions (questions which deal primarily with writers' frustration when it comes to validation that their work is important / has an impact / matters) come in poem form. Like his poem “Bad Puppet Shows: A Field Guide for Young Poets in Job Interviews,” which contains the lines: “some people say never quit your day job, I say, never quit your art, because day jobs are always out there, lurking in the minds of puppets, and in the shadows of wasted years.” And more succinctly in another poem: “if you don’t love what you do, you can survive it, but if you don’t do what you love, you’re fucked…” He may be caught in a vicious cycle of caffeine addiction and possibly has multiple personalities, but who doesn’t these days? Michael Klam’s book, Emma and the Buddha Frog, was published by SAY SOMETHING ANYTHING’s own press (Puna Press) and can be bought on our website: <a href="http://punapress.com/products-page/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://punapress.com/products-page/</a>. Michael will also be hosting an event on June 20th at the Museum of the Living Artist to celebrate another anthology being published by the San Diego Poetry Annual: featured readings and a slam-esque poem performance award with a chance to win $$$.  For more episodes subscribe to our podcast on iTunes! Like us on facebook! <a href="http://facebook.com/saysomethinganything" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/saysomethinganything</a> Listen to us on SoundCoud! <a href="http://soundcloud.com/saysomethinganything" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soundcloud.com/saysomethinganything</a> Comment or email! <a href="mailto:kara@punapress.com">kara@punapress.com</a> Yeah!

Ep 3: Michael Klam 