Adam Greenfield, Anna Zappoli, Dave Lonteen, Edwin Decker, Kara Goldfarb, Michael Klam, Ola Hadi, Ted Washington
SDVoyager Interviews Ted Washington
Hello Everyone, I haven’t done many interviews focussed on the history of Puna Press. SDVoyager decided that it would be an inspiring story so here we go. Check the interview here. Peace Ted Read More
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
Kara Goldfarb, News
New York News: Puna Press on the East Coast
Here’s some news: Puna Press is making itself known in New York. Yeah. The tight, creative community our press has established in San Diego is one we are immensely proud to be a part of. From our authors, to our supporters, to the many artists we have come to know and love. These people 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
Kara Goldfarb, News, Podcast
Jon Tobias is Fine To Drive
“He’s a great writer. And that’s the only place I’ve ever seen him. But he’s so phenomenal.” Lizzie Wann– founder of San Diego’s Live Out Loud series and previous Say Something, Anything guest– said that of poet Jon Tobias, who she heard read at Rebecca’s open mic. And I knew I had to track him… Read More
Kara Goldfarb, News, Podcast, Uncategorized
Spoken Word Poets Rock It on Say Something, Anything
The 2015 National Poetry Slam is going down in August and the Grand Slam Finals to choose the San Diego slam team just happened at Queen Bee’s… so it’s fitting that our last two podcast guests are spoken word style poets… Read More Read More
Kara Goldfarb, News, Podcast
SAY SOMETHING, ANYTHING with una bella artista: Anna Zappoli
Anna Zappoli is an artist and a poet from the Province of Catania in Italy, which makes her amazing right off the bat. She could be saying anything and her voice would sound like sweet poetry or music. As it turns out, though, the words she does use are filled with artistic wisdom and incredible… Read More
Kara Goldfarb, News, Podcast
SAY SOMETHING, ANYTHING Ep 4: Garrett Bryant
Guest Garrett Bryant’s closing poem in this episode is about the first woman thought to have committed suicide on the Coronado Bridge, until it was later found out that she was forced to jump at gunpoint while her daughter watched. The poem, which will be published in the 2015 issue of FAULTLINE, is poignant and… Read More