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Teen Angst Poetry

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"I am the coleslaw girl
everything about me
is shredded.

I used to be whole
where did I go
to become this mess?

I am the coleslaw girl
grated & ripped apart
loosing my mind."
- Arran, 16

Celebrate Poetry Month tonight as author/actress Sara Bynoe reads from her new book Teen Angst Poetry. Bring your own teen angst poetry and bare your soul in front of the crowd. And be sure to check out the "obvious metaphors" section on the website. Official release below the fold.

Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: KGB Bar (85 East 4th Street)
Cost: Free


Teen Angst: A Celebration of Really Bad Poetry is the first, the best, and the biggest collection of teen angst poetry ever to be published. Inspired by the popularity of her interactive website editor Sara Bynoe has compiled the definitive teen angst reader. Divided into 12 categories, including I am Alone and No One Understands My Pain and Obvious Metaphors, this book is for anyone who has ever written truly terrible, meditative, or self-indulgent poetry. Actually, this book is for anyone who survived being a teenager.

All of the poets featured in this collection are now adults, living happy, angst-free lives. However, for this special book, they are willing to reveal excerpts from their old tattered notebooks or leather bound journals. Along with the poems, each poet has included a short introduction, giving background information for each work. As Sara Bynoe says, looking back on teen angst poetry brings people together in a "poetry reading meets stand-up comedy meets AA" sort of way.

23-year-old Sara Bynoe lives in Vancouver, where she is an actress and a recovering teen angst poet.

Posted by Chris at April 7, 2005 07:00 PM

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