Casey Renee Kiser (Author of Gutter Kisses and a Hug on Garbage Day)

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Casey Renee Kiser

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

in Covington, KY, The United States

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Punk Poetry, Confessional, Dark Poetry, Dark Humor

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Casey Renee Kiser, a.k.a. snail viXen,
is an American poet who tends to explore identity and suicidal tendencies in connection with emotional and psychological abuse, the journey to self-love, and healing from complicated relationships. Her style is street-quirk confessional, while her humor is quite confrontational, often abrupt, and always unsettling. She has written over 20 poetry collections and sprinkled the realm of indie-punk lit, transgressive small press and zines. Her latest collaboration with J.J. Campbell, Altered States of the Unflinching Souls is available now.

She is editor at RaVenGh o st Press and has appeared in Mad Swirl, Holy&Intoxicated Publications, The Legendary, Horror Sleaze Trash, Black Petals, Pyre Publishing, Fev ...more

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	Gutter Kisses and a Hug on Garbage Day 4.43 avg rating — 53 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
	Doll Shaker by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (illustrator), Anthony Eusanio (Contributor) 3.58 avg rating — 59 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Fade Out, smile by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 48 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
	It's Getting Harder and Harder To Tell the Two of You Apart by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Johnny Scarlotti (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 48 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
	The Moon Said No by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (illustrator), Cameron Irmiter (illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	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
	Snail Vixen and The Crystal Garden by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (illustrator), Lydia Burris (illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 40 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
	I Liked You When I Thought I was Dead by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Swan Wreck by Casey Renee Kiser (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jasmyn Taylor Givens (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2007	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
	Darkness Plays Favorites 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014	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
	Hold Me Under: Poems to Drown to 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	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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My Body and I Share the Same Name

by C. A. Singh

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Happy Bunny and Other Mischiefs

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Love & Pain : The Epic Times and Crooked Lines of Life Inside and Outside Silverchair

by Ben Gillies

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Quotes by Casey Renee Kiser (?)

“I won't sleep
if that's what it takes
to not wake up
as myself”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Hold Me Under: Poems to Drown to

tags: bi-polar, identity, insomnia, self-loathing, sleep

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“Waking up breaks my heart.
Getting dressed breaks my arms.
Joining the crowd breaks my legs.
Letting someone in...does me in.”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Darkness Plays Favorites

tags: brutal-honesty, confessional, dark, darkness, depression, desolation, gloom, isolated, melancholy, mental-illness, misery, sad, severe-depression, suicidal, suicide

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“I'll let no man in, unless of course, he knocks.
Walk right in to my heart with a thousand locks.”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Swan Wreck

tags: humor, poetry

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Casey鈥檚 Quotes

“I am this fiery snail crawling home.”
― Charles Bukowski , Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

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“If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.”
― Leonard Cohen

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“I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.”
― Jim Morrison, Eyes: Poetry, 1967-1971

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“You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.”
― Terence McKenna

tags: life-lesson, motivation

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“Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!”
― Bette Midler

tags: humor

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