Wolfgang Carstens
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemingway
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ABOUT:
Wolfgang's first book of poetry, Crudely Mistaken For Life, was released by Epic Rites Press in March 2010. It has since garnered outstanding critical reviews, been placed on the recommended reading list at Small Press Distribution, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and portions of the book have been translated into numerous languages, most recently Croatian.
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BLURBS:
"Wolfgang Carstens debuts here with a rock-solid collection of poems where you can sense the presence of the viscera under the blood-coated muscle that is the text." —David McLean, author of Cadaver's Dance
“CRUDELY MISTAKEN FOR LIFE is stunningly evocative. Be careful when you pick up this book, you might not be able to put it down.” —Tony Moffeit, author of Luminous Animal
“CRUDELY MISTAKEN FOR LIFE is a tour de force of poetic skill that you won’t put down until the sun is coming up and your tears are spent and the bottle of Patron next to you is bone dry.” —Diana Rose, Write and Radio
“This book grows on you. Enters your blood. This is compassionate, carefully crafted poetry fascinating to read and worthy of detailed study.” —George Anderson, Bold Monkey
“Carstens goes places you don't want to follow, but, inevitably you do (and for the better). This is poetry, rich, full and brimming with life, even that wrought from the darkest corners.” —Jack Henry, author of With The Patience Of Monuments
“Straight talk, boiled down from experience, with the fat of fancy skimmed off the top. That’s what we’ve got here. Carstens gets it – he doesn’t waste time with the flowers; he digs in the dirt, about six feet down, to the root of it all.” —R L Raymond, Pigeon Bike
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REVIEWS:
http://georgedanderson.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-review-wolfgang-carstens-crudely.html
http://domesday.posterous.com/a-read-of-wolfgang-carstens-crudely-mistaken
http://www.outsiderwriters.org/archives/6808
http://www.outsiderwriters.org/archives/6802
http://clockwisecat.blogspot.com/2010/02/wolfgang-carstens-crudely-mistaken-for.html
http://rustytruck.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/crudely-mistaken-for-life-by-wolfgang-carstens/
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AVAILABILITY:
SMALL PRESS DISTRIBUTION: http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9780981184463/crudely-mistaken-for-life.aspx
AMAZON:
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FORTHCOMING:
Wolfgang's second book, a work of prose that explores the phenomenon of lucid dreaming and how it relates to what is "human" is forthcoming from Epic Rites Press.
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“Write with blood and you will discover that blood is spirit. ” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Latest Articles
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On The Business of Selling Books
Books printed by those authors who don't or won't tirelessly self-promote their work are destined for obscurity.
Apr 27, 2012
- Wolfgang Carstens
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How To Price Your Self-Published Book Correctly
The most important aspect of book distribution is knowing how to correctly set the retail price of your title.
Apr 14, 2012
- Wolfgang Carstens
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Henry Denander - The Accidental Navigator
There is no greater place than The Accidental Navigator to lose yourself in the mythology and magical landscape that Henry Denander is creating.
Jan 1, 2012
- Wolfgang Carstens
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Beyond Mere Paint - The Poetry of R L Raymond
R L Raymond writes poems like novels - if novels were lives that could be smashed against a wall in anger and pieced back together in the morning.
Aug 22, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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The Poetry Of Ben Smith: Three Primal Grunts
Double Penetration is a necessary book, something that safe readers and wannabe poets will hate. It cuts too close to the bone.
Jun 27, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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Erik "The Lizardman" Sprague: Author, Freak, Philosopher
Once More Through The Modified Looking Glass is one of those rare books that transcends gender, culture, religion - and speaks to the heart of everyone!
May 6, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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Lizard Skynard: The New Face of Heavy Metal
Lizard Skynard is heavy metal at its finest - hard and heavy, with a backbone and beat that'll shake the fillings loose from your teeth!
Feb 22, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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Modify: The Fascinating World Of Body Modification
Modify (Committed Films, 2005): skin will be cut, organs will be pierced, and hooks will be inserted in places you never thought possible.
Feb 17, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence): Creating A Human Triplet
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) delivers an experience in terror and human depravity unlike anything you've see (or imagined) before.
Feb 16, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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Resurrection County: Don't Wander Off The Trails
Resurrection County is a sleek film that draws its strength from the greatest weapon in a director's arsenal, the viewer's imagination.
Feb 16, 2011
- Wolfgang Carstens
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