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Cheryl A. Townsend

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Born

in Rochester

Website

http://www.aroundkent.net/Impetuous_Townsend.html

Genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography

Influences

Dorothy Parker, Anais Nin, Diane Arbus, Nan Golden, Marge Piercy

Member Since

July 2007

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/cherylatownsend

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"I have just opened a Little Free Library" at my home (Charter #26112) .. If anyone would like to donate books, I will gladly share them with my dedicated readers. Send to LFL # 26112, 4975 Comanche Trail, Stow, OH 44224. Of course, I will read them first!"

A poet, avid photographer and the onetime publisher/editor of Impetus Magazine, which I published through Implosion Press. I am now a book & arts reviewer for Oranges & Sardines. I also write reviews for WomenWriters.net and various other publications.

My poetry and photography have appeared in hundreds of periodicals and anthologies internationally as well as in dozens of chapbooks. I have been translated into Russian, German & Chinese (that I know of)...

I am the co-founder of the Women ...more

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The Artists Diary

I’ve just had 2 pieces of my work (photograph & painting) published in a collection called “The Artists Diary” .. an actual diary filled with eclectic art by varied artists. Pretty damn cool, I say.

The Artists Diary is an annual collection of the ambitious and talented works of the contemporary artists who make up b-uncut.com. It is an opportunity for us to share our art in the physical world.

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Average rating: 3.62 · 447 ratings · 49 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Wet Moments by Belinda Subraman, Cheryl A. Townsend (Goodreads Author) (Photographer) 2.98 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scream When You Burn: A Pound of Sacred Flesh from the Lap of Coffee Culture by Rob Cohen (Editor), Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg 4.27 avg rating — 44 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fuck Poetry by John Burroughs (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Susan Amethyst (Contributor), Sarah Black (Contributor) 4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ocho #18 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blah, Blah, Blah it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greatest Hits it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Want to Sing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faux Toes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Impetus (The First 10 Years) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Macho Sex it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'll Take You There

by Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author)

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The Portable Nietzsche

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Cheryl’s Quotes

“The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: age

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“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
― Anaïs Nin

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“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
― Anais Nin

tags: anais-nin, qoutes-on-writing, writing

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“I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
after four I'm under my host.”
― Dorothy Parker, The Collected Dorothy Parker

tags: drinking, drunken-behaviour, humor

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“What fresh hell is this?”
― Dorothy Parker, The Portable Dorothy Parker

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