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This exciting 2nd annual edition of Sparring Artists: Anthology of Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts packs a punch with 150 amazing contributors in a 302-page illuminated volume. This year's double issue was co-edited by S.A. Griffin and Richard Modiano who together assembled an incredible ensemble of ""Mystic Boxers"" ranging from some of the most magnificent poets, storytellers, reviewers, photographers and artists alive today, as well as those still with us in spirit. Sparring Artists was also designed by hands-on, Mystic Boxing Commission Publisher Daniel Yaryan. It is a spinoff of the popular Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts performance series Yaryan founded in 2008, which he likens to ""a literary seance in a mystic boxing ring, with energy exchanged in order to acknowledge the past and be mindful of our fight for the future,"" says Yaryan. ""The Ghosts symbolize our trainers and their inspiring legacies, materializing when needed in our physical world as our gurus, idols and instigators to propel us forward. These ghosts of bygone days give us a few jabs to remind us not to rest on our laurels. Artists must continue to fight to be heard using our own fresh new ideas, sounds and visions -- while reflecting on those who got us in the ring in the first place."" New features in this installment of Sparring Artists include ""Sparring Comix"" to kick off the book, just as animated cartoons once kicked off films in our movie palaces of yesteryear. Speaking of which, Sparring Artists now includes film reviews in a new section called ""Kino Truth."" Book reviews are also a new offering this time around. As before, you'll discover enthralling, startling and amazing artists, such as the cover artist Mike Street; plus, the caliber of poetry and storytelling you've come to expect from Sparring. Read on and explore further uncharted territory for your reading pleasure and enlightenment. Keep Sparring!

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Contributors include: LINDA J. ABERTANO, RALPH ABRAHAM, JUSTINE AYRES, MARCO BAKKER, VINCE BECK, IRIS BERRY, ELISHA BROWN BIRD, ROBERT BRANAMAN, GEORGE REITER BRILL, LYNNE BRONSTEIN, MICHAEL BRUNER, PETER CARLAFTES, NEELI CHERKOVSKI, SAM CHERRY, TERESA MEI CHUC, ANDY CLAUSEN, JIM COHN, MARC COOPER, ANNETTE CRUZ, DENNIS CRUZ, CATHYANN CUSIMANO, SOHEYL DAHI, DAVID HUMBERT DE SUPERVILLE, LUBBERT JAN DE VRIES, DAN DENTON, DIANE DI PRIMA, JOHN DORSEY, ALEXIS RHONE FANCHER, CHRISTOPHER FELVER, RICH FERGUSON, ROBERT FISCHER, MARK FISHER, FITZ, KATHLEEN FLORENCE, JACK FOLEY, MICHAEL C FORD, AMELIE FRANK, THOMAS FUCALORO, MIKULÁS GALANDA, NELSON GARY, KAT GEORGES, RAY GINGHOFFER, ALLEN GINSBERG, WILLIAM P. GOTTLIEB, S.A. GRIFFIN, JOHANNES HANDSCHIN, mark hartenbach, JOHN HASSALL, GEORGE HERRIMAN, GEORGE HERMS, MARK DAVID HOEFER, MATTHEW HUPERT, ANNIE JANE-WILDER, MILO STARR JOHNSON, CLEA JONES, JERRY KAMSTRA, ELIOT KATZ, BOB KAUFMAN, KATIE KEENLOVE, ROYAL KENT, PAUL KLEE, DOUG KNOTT, MARC KOCKINOS, MARY NORBERT KORTE, CHUCK KOTON, RON LAMPI, LAND, MATT LAVIN, JANE LECROY, LINDA LERNER, PHILOMENE LONG, RICHARD LORANGER, DOMINIQUE LOWELL, FRANK LUTZ, PHOEBE MACADAMS, GERARD MALANGA, BIBIANA PADILLA MALTOS, WILLIAM J. MARGOLIS, ANNE MARIE MAXWELL, ELLYN MAYBE, JESSE MCCLOSKEY, BERNADETTE MCCOMISH, STEPHEN MEADOWS, DAVID MELTZER, JACK MICHELINE, RICHARD MODIANO, MICHAEL M. MOLLETT, SHANNA MOORE, JAMES RYAN MORRIS, K.R. MORRISON, PAUL NASH, HARRY NORTHUP, WALTER O'BRIEN, MARC OLMSTED, DAN O'NEILL, JANE ORMEROD, NINA PALEY, GIORGIA PAVLIDOU, STUART Z. PERKOFF, PUMA PERL, ROB PLATH, CHARLES PLYMELL, HANS PLOMP, HOLLY PRADO, RUBEN QUINTANA, KENNON B. RAINES, LINDA RAVENSWOOD, NICCA RAY, ODILON REDON, LUIVETTE RESTO, FRANK T. RIOS, DOREN ROBBINS, JEFF ROGERS, JULIE ROGERS, LYNN ROGERS, ERIC ROHMAN, Henry Lyman Saÿen, TONY SCIBELLA, DANNY SHOT, JOHN SEABURY, ELLA SENERES, KIM SHUCK, MIKE SONKSEN, JEANNE MARIE SPICUZZA, DANIEL OWEN STOLPE, VINCE STORTI, MIKE STREET, TATE SWINDELL, BEN TALBERT, DR. MONGO TARIBUBU, MIKE TAYLOR, MJ TAYLOR, WILLIAM TAYLOR, JR., A.K. TONEY, ALWIN VAN DER TOORN, E.P. UPJOHN, JIMMY VEGA, T. MIKE WALKER, GEORGE WALLACE, SCOTT WANNBERG, MARCIA WARD, DIG WAYNE, MELISSA WEST, KRISTEN WETTERHAHN, TONY WILLIAMS, A.D. WINANS, TRACY WITT, DANIEL YARYAN, HANNAH YARYAN, KAMERA ZIE/PAMELA MOSHER

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