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Mix Tapes and Photo Albums

Andrea Janov

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English
Earth Island Books
26 January 2024
Mix Tapes and Photo Albums, a narrative poetry collection that forms a poetic mix tape. This coming‐of‐age poetry collection told from the point of view of an adolescent girl, follows a group of teenagers who push the boundaries of their small town, explore relationships, and test where they fit in society. They find solace in their local punk rock scene, where philosophy is defined through three‐minute songs to a mosh pit of believers who wear bruises as trophies.

Split into Side A and Side B, each poem assumes the title of a song which creates the soundtrack to a group of teenagers who push the boundaries of their small town, test where they fit, and find solace in their local punk rock scene. From the first show to college and finally, returning to the small town when their local venue is closing, this collection speaks to those to know that punk is thriving in the streets of small towns everywhere, just waiting for the next generation of kids to tap into its raw power.

Mix Tapes and Photo Albums sings to the kids who will hear their first Sex Pistols song, start their own bands, write their own zines, scrawl Xs on their hands, and create their own communities; and those kids who remember.

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Imprint:   Earth Island Books
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   95g
ISBN:   9781916864160
ISBN 10:   1916864163
Pages:   88
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

"Andrea is a mess of contradictions, fan of parallel structure, and nostalgic pack rat who writes poetry about punk rock kids and takes photos of forgotten places. She believes in the beauty of the ordinary, the power of the vernacular, and the history of the abandoned. Through her work, she strives to prove that poetry can be dirty, gritty, and accessible by revealing the art in what we see, say, do, ignore, and forget every day. Raised by rock and roll parents, she learned the importance of going to concerts and ignoring the ""no trespassing"" signs in her childhood. She spent her adolescence in a small town punk rock scene where she moshed, fell in love, and produced a few cut-and-paste zines, before escaping to New York City and causing a ruckus in Alphabet City. After meeting her husband in one of those Chelsea bars she has settled in Pittsburgh, is at the whim of a feisty terrier, works in tech, and still prefers Jameson neat. After paying a few universities way too much tuition, they granted her several degrees in creative writing. When her education was complete, she started garnering some publishing credits, including a sold out run of her first book, 'Mix Tapes and Photo Albums: Memories from a small town scene'. 'Short Skirts and Whiskey Shots' picks up from where 'Mix tapes...' left off. She is uncomfortable talking about herself, even in third person.www.andreajanov.com"

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