Adam Greenfield, Anna Zappoli, Dave Lonteen, Edwin Decker, Kara Goldfarb, Michael Klam, News, Ola Hadi, Small Business, Ted Washington
Newsletter Exclusives! (and the Blog too!!)
Hello Everyone, Hope you are well and finishing 2017 with a flurry of accomplishments. That’s Edwin Decker sporting a Barzilla T-Shirt. We sell these at events. They’re not available on the site but if you desire to purchase one they are $30.00 with free shipping. Hit me on the email: ted@punapress.com to arrange payment and… Read More
Adam Greenfield, Anna Zappoli, Edwin Decker, Event, Kara Goldfarb, Michael Klam, News, Ola Hadi, Ted Washington
Taking A Step Up: California Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition
Puna Press is taking a step up. We are participating in the California Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition! We will be hosting a table during the exhibition. This is our first attempt to reach this audience. The goal is to sell of course but we hope to increase our visibility in the literary world… Read More
Adam Greenfield, Anna Zappoli, Edwin Decker, Event, Kara Goldfarb, Michael Klam, News, Ola Hadi, Ted Washington
San Diego Festival of Books
This is an event that we at Puna Press have been hoping would happen for a long time. We considered trying to put on a book festival ourselves but did not have the money or resources to pull it off. Fortunately the San Diego Union-Tribune and KPBS decided this did need to happen in San… Read More
Adam Greenfield, Event, Michael Klam, News, Ted Washington
Poetry & Art at The San Diego Art Institute Friday, June 23rd
On Friday, June 23, Poetry & Art Series 2017 presents the 2017 San Diego Poetry Annual (SDPA). Editors and authors published in the anthology read poems from this year’s edition. There will guest appearances by San Diego authors Anthony Blacksher, Judy Reeves, Adam Greenfield and Jimmy Jazz. Franco Z will perform A Brief History of Jazz. … Read More
Adam Greenfield, Anna Zappoli, Edwin Decker, Lists, Michael Klam, News, Ola Hadi, Ted Washington
Author Approved: The Poets of Puna Press Share Their Latest Reads
“I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” The above quote is from the picaresque novel A Confederacy of Dunces, which happens to be the book one of Puna Press’s own authors is currently reading.… Read More
Adam Greenfield, News, Ted Washington
Poetry In Victorville!
Ted Washington and Adam Greenfield will be performing in Victorville Sunday, January 15th at 2:30pm in High Desert Poetry. The Hight Desert Center For The Performing Arts is hosting the event at 15615 8th Street, Victorville, CA 92395. Read More
Adam Greenfield
Interview with Comic Creator Cristian Roux
While Ted and I were taking care of business at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, an amazing Australian-based artist and stellar human named Cristian Roux approached the Puna Press table. Drawn in by Ted’s fantastic stipple work and also the inimitable comic series Horn Dog, Ted and Cristian immediately struck up conversations about art and… Read More
Adam Greenfield, Anna Zappoli, Edwin Decker, Event, Kara Goldfarb, Michael Klam, News, Ola Hadi, Ted Washington
Poetry LP!
Poetry LP? The birth of the long play format poetry performance for me began in 1998 at Java Joes. I had tired of the 3 – 5 minutes poets are normally relegated to at slams and open mics. I wanted to talk to the people in the audience, develop a story line and arc with… Read More
Adam Greenfield
Refrigerator Poem #6
You never truly know when or if bad things will happen when you start your day. You just keep moving forward and think, maybe tomorrow will be different. Read More
Adam Greenfield
Refrigerator Poem #5
I’ve always been somewhat of a cynic or pessimist. You get knocked down enough in life and it’s bound to happen. Because of this, each time you get back up and start to rebuild, it’s hard to determine if the future you’re trying to create will be taken seriously by others and, more importantly, yourself. Read More