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List of contents
CONTENTSS.C.U.M.: The Valerie Solanas Story 1
Art Was Here: A Technical Knock Out in Ten Rounds Featuring Poet-Pugilist Arthur Cravan 47
Jack the Rapper: A Play on Madness Inspired by T. S. Eliot's Poem "Rhapsody on a Windy Night" 95
About the author
Kat Georges is an internationally known poet and playwright, who cofounded San Francisco's Marilyn Monroe Memorial Theater in 1992, where she served as co-artistic director for eight years. Her previous books include the poetry collections
Our Lady of the Hunger,
Punk Rock Journal, and
Slow Dance at 120 Beats Per Minute. Her work has appeared in journals worldwide, including
The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Thunder's Mouth Press),
The Verdict Is In (as editor; Manic D Press), and
Ladyland: Anthologie de Littérature Féminine Américaine (13E Note Editions). Her nonfiction prose has been published in
San Francisco Examiner,
Orange County Register,
La Habra Daily Express, and more. She was born and raised in Southern California, where--following her graduation from California State University, Fullerton--she published
The Eye Magapaper, an acclaimed music journal covering the SoCal punk scene in the early 80s. She is cofounder and codirector of Three Rooms Press and currently lives in New York City.
Summary
A trio of compelling, cutting edge plays on notorious rebels including radical feminist and Warhol attacker Valerie Solanas (SCUM: The Valerie Solanas Story), Dada instigator Arthur Cravan (Art Was Here), and a twisting tale of Jack the Ripper and T.S. Eliot (Jack the Rapper)
