<TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText language="eng">City Lights/Sister Spit</TitleText>

City Lights Books onix@onixsuite.com 20130216 eng

GCDS-9780872865662 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100234850 02 0872865665 03 9780872865662 15 9780872865662 BC 01 338 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText language="eng">City Lights/Sister Spit</TitleText> <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textcase="02">Sister Spit</TitleText> <Subtitle textcase="02">Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road</Subtitle> 1 A01 Tea, Michelle Michelle Tea Michelle Tea is the author of four memoirs, a novel, a book of poetry and the young adult fantasy tale A Mermaid in Chelsea Creek forthcoming from McSweeney's. She has edited anthologies about class, fashion and literature, and is Editor of Sister Spit Books, a City Lights imprint. Michelle is founder and Executive Director of RADAR Productions, a literary non-profit that oversees the Sister Spit international performance tours, the monthly RADAR Reading Series, the annual Radar LAB Retreat, and other programs. 01 eng 208 20 20 fiction; gay; gender; lesbian; queer 01 A collection of writing and artwork from the irreverent, flagrantly queer, hilariously feminist, tough-talking, genre-busting ruffians who have toured with the legendary Sister Spit. Co-founded in 1997 by award-winning writer Michelle Tea, Sister Spit is an underground cultural institution, a gender-bending writers' cabaret that brings a changing roster of both emerging writers and some of the most important queer and counterculture artists of the day to universities, art galleries, community spaces, and other venues across the country and worldwide.Sister Spit: Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road captures the provocative, politicized, and risk-taking elements that characterize the Sister Spit aesthetic, stamping the raw energy and signature style of the live show onto the page. Bratty poets and failed priestesses, punk angst and tough love, too much to drink and tattooed timelines-this anthology captures it all in a collection of poetry, personal narrative, fiction, and artwork. Featuring a who's who of queer and queer-centric writers and artists, the collection functions as a travelogue, a historical document, and a yearbook from irreverent graduates of the school of hard knocks.Eileen Myles * Beth Lisick * Michelle Tea * MariNaomi * Cristy Road * Ali Liebegott * Blake Nelson * Lenelle Moise * and Many More!"Heartbreakingly beautiful writing; sometimes funny, sometimes shattering-always revolutionary. Truly amazing collection!"-Margaret Cho"Sister Spit is like the underground railroad for burgeoning queer writers. Not only in the van, but in the audiences trapped in the hinterlands of America and looking to escape. Sister Spit saves lives."-Justin Vivian Bond, author of TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels"This riotous collage edited by a Sister Spit cofounder celebrates the acclaimed underground lesbian-feminist roadshow. Poetry, art, stories and snippets of self-reflection from the collective's rotating membership honor this cultural institution in its signature provocative fashion." -Ms. Magazine"Michelle Tea is the literary purveyor of fucking bring-it."-SF Weekly 02 The inaugural book of the new City Lights/Sister Spit Series! A collection of writing and artwork from Sister Spit, the hilariously feminist, gender-bending, genre-busting literary roadshow. 08 "This anthology is a page-turner, and although many of the stories deal with difficult topics like alienation, homophobia and substance abuse, a strong current of self-deprecating humour also runs through the collection." Cult Magazine 08 "Edited by award-winning writer and co-founder of Sister Spit, Michelle Tea is the most appropriate editor of a compilation of writing and artwork by 'the irreverent, flagrantly queer, hilariously feminist, tough-talking, genre-busting ruffians' who have joined the band on tour."-Alexis Coe SF Weekly: Read Local 08 ". . . .the immediacy of the road is brought home... and the lightning-fast pace of the selections will engage its target audience of younger dyke readers. . . ." Curve Magazine 08 "This riotous collage edited by a Sister Spit cofounder celebrates the acclaimed underground lesbian-feminist roadshow. Poetry, art, stories and snippets of self-reflection from the collective's rotating membership honor this cultural institution in its signature provocative fashion."-Ms. Magazine, Fall 2012 Issue Ms. Magazine 08 "Raw, real, and riotous ... Critical and demanding, [Sister Spit] asks us to imagine a better world and then do whatever it takes to make our fantasies real."-Eleanor Bader, AlterNet AlterNet 08 "Sister Spit: Writings, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road is a genuine, honest and funny collection of stories. It captures the provocative, brazen and high-energy nature of Sister Spit, though it reads like a personal journal."-Elizabeth Coleman Art Animal 23 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100234850/extras/SisterSpitExcerptCL.pdf 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100234850/images/87286100234850L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100234850/images/87286100234850S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100234850 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 02 20120911 01 8 in 02 5.5 in 03 1 in 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 20120911 01 02 16.95 USD