"The second issue of Alternating Current Press’ annual literary publication dedicated to past and contemporary views on history contains poetry, maps, photographs, fiction, essays, articles, and nonfiction by various authors about various historical topics. Within these pages, you will find contemporary outlooks on history right alongside little-known historical works that feel as fresh and as vibrant (and as scary) as if they were writt ..."
""Wait Until Dark" is a 2018 Scars Publications cc&d magazine (v287, the November-December 2018 issue) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1993, but since 2014 cc&d has been released every other month (with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bo ..."
""the 2019 literary review datebook" is a 2018 poetry and brief flash fiction collection book (also including occasional artwork with writing) from Scars Publications (http://scars.tv) of select materials accepted for 2018 issues through cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd) and Down in the Dirt magazine (http://scars.tv/dirt). All writing in this collection appears on one page of the book (the left-sided page), while one week of the 2019 ..."
""Accept Apart" is a 2018 poetry, flash fiction, prose, and artwork collection book from Scars Publications (http://scars.tv), one of three 2018 collection books of selected acceptances of 2018 issues of cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd) and down in the dirt magazine (http://scars.tv/dirt) from Scars Publications (http://scars.tv).Writers and artists included in this book are also listed with their writing at the Scars Publications boo ..."
Wild Beauty by AlanCatlin Paperback, 86 Pages, Published 2018 by Futurecycle Press ISBN-13: 978-1-942371-56-4, ISBN: 1-942371-56-X
"Have you ever gone to an art exhibit and felt as if you had been transported into a museum of curiosities? Alan Catlin’s WILD BEAUTY is a poetic examination of the multifarious modes of expression in various artistic media, part of an ongoing process of examining “Extreme Art”: the use of unconventional, non-traditional objects to create works that fall under the general rubric of “Art.” Whether considering the installations of Damien H ..."
"We believe that readers will find this book to be Catlins best yet. This volume demonstrates why Alan Catlin has earned the right to be called one of the best poets of his generation."
"Volume 3 of Dog On A Chain Press's Lantern Lit series. Contemporary poetry from modern poets, poets that are poets at the very gnarl of their being. Includes the second part of Mat Gould's Vol. 1 offering, the continuation of the subtle apocalypse he is known for. Utilizing molotov and a solitary faith in the amassing duality of existence, sustaining solidarity with a brimstone awareness of the native landscapes gospel at its basis of i ..."
American Odyssey by AlanCatlin Paperback, 74 Pages, Published 2016 by Futurecycle Press ISBN-13: 978-1-938853-96-8, ISBN: 1-938853-96-2
"American Odyssey is a poetic journey that began when Alan Catlin saw Mary Ellen Mark’s life study of three young girls standing by a Coney Island boardwalk. He was struck by how, through this powerful photo, we immediately know where these girls have been, where they are going, and where they will end up. Marks’ work focuses on the human element—the dispossessed, the children of the streets, the prostitutes here and aboard—with complete ..."
"Alternating Current’s annual literary journal dedicated to historical and contemporary views on history contains poetry, maps and historical photographs, fiction, essays, articles, and nonfiction by various authors, both contemporary and historical, about various topics of history. Within these covers fantastically drawn by artist Terry Fan, you’ll meet the Romanovs, Serbian poet Vojislav Ilic, Dr. Zhivago, Stephen Crane, Geronimo, Lord ..."
Last Man Standing by AlanCatlin Paperback, 162 Pages, Published 2015 by Lummox Press ISBN-13: 978-1-929878-53-6, ISBN: 1-929878-53-2
"Alan Catlin spent the last 35 years working as a bartender in the Schenectady (New York) area. So, believe me when I say, he's probably heard it all! This book sums up his experiences and follows his "Killer Cocktail" poetry series (a collection of chapbooks based on some of the more memorable characters that occupied stools)...I had the privilege of publishing one of these chapbooks about 15 years ago: Death and Transfiguration Cocktai ..."
"Welcome to the first issue of Alternating Current Press’ annual Poiesis Review that contains fiction and creative nonfiction right alongside the poetry you’ve always loved. We’ve expanded the journal to contain prose, and now this beast of a journal sits pretty at 200 pages of writing by some of the best writers in the independent press today. There are lots of literary journals out there, so why take a chance on this one? Because, afte ..."
""Two years ago , I took a razor to my wrist and cut three lines into my arm. I wasn’t trying to die. I didn’t know what a 5150 was, and psych wards were places my friends and I only joked about. But my friend had cut herself with scissors in high school, and I thought that if it worked for her, it could work for me too. I just wanted to feel something besides numbness, even if it was painful, anything to end the constant numbness pulsin ..."
Alien Nation(1st Edition) by AlanCatlin, Robert J. Bixby Paperback, 154 Pages, Published 2011 by March Street Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59661-164-1, ISBN: 1-59661-164-2
"If you locked Raymond Chandler, Philip K. Dick and Salvador Dali in a room together for a week and told them to write whatever came to mind, you'd end up with something like Alien Nation. --Ray Catina, poet, author of An Experiment in Terror Ever have one of those crazy dreams so real you are afraid that you'll never wake up and life will be like this every day if you don't. And then you wake up and realize it wasn't a dream. Alien Nati ..."
"Alan Catlin spent most of his professional life commuting to and working in Albany, New York. Consequently, he considers that city the home of his inspiration and imagination. As a non-driver who worked in bars and restaurants, his intimacy with the city via public transportation and the underbelly of the streets gave him a unique perspective of the down and dirty aspects of everyday life. Many of the characters and narratives in these ..."
Effects of Sunlight in the Fog(1st Edition) (Bright Hill Press at Hand Poetry Chapbook) by AlanCatlin, Bertha Rogers Paperback, 56 Pages, Published 2008 by Bright Hill Press ISBN-13: 978-1-892471-52-9, ISBN: 1-892471-52-3
"Poetry. EFFECTS OF SUNLIGHT IN THE FOG is a poetic meditation on the relationship of the artist to his Art, on the variant conditions that temper seeing; how we see and what is seen. Through consideration on works of artists a series of individual poetic images evolves. Art and poetry as one, on the page. "The spare, image-laden lines of this collectin of ekphrastic poetry make it a memorable treat. Alan Catlin evokes Monet, Whistler, B ..."