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'''Asha Anderson''' is a poet and sometimes publisher currently living in Nevada, U.S.A.
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'''Asha Anderson's''' stories and poems have appeared in her own zines and various other publications including Whirligig, Byline Magazine, Westwind Review, Skidrow Penthouse, Sein und Werden, Poetry Motel and Brijibasi Spirit.
  
Opinionated and outspoken, Asha was a very active participant in the ongoing battles and discussions in [[alt.zines]] before it imploded and blogs and discussion boards took up the slack. At that time, she also wrote and published the [[zine]] [[Reddog Review]] before indefinitely suspending the title in 2003. She was the driving force behind the creation of Ash Canyon Review and the website for the Ash Canyon Poets, a long standing critique group in Carson City, Nevada. However, due to clashing personalities and conflicts of opinion this publication was discontinued after only two issues and the website is also defunct. She also launched a zine and website called Driftwork with an anything goes format, more to her liking. The first (and last) issue came out in the summer of 2006.
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In the mid-1980s, Anderson founded SkyRiver Press which was, in the beginning, a letter press operation. She later sold the presses and took SkyRiver Press digital. Under its imprint she published her zines Reddog Review, Driftwork and Ghostwriter and was very active in the passionate Usenet discussions and battles on alt.zines. As SkyRiver Press, Asha also collaborated with Michael Barth/Bathtub Productions to produce various interdisciplinary events showcasing a wide range of artists including musicians, poets, actors, storytellers, dancers and mimes.
  
In the '70s, Asha was assistant editor and writer for the ''Brijbasi Spirit'', the now defunct journal for an ongoing yoga society. She and the rest of the press group left abruptly when the political climate became life threatening. Leaving there, she founded SkyRiver Press, a letterpress operation. These days SkyRiver Press is digital although currently she is more interested in writing and submitting work to outside publications. Her poetry has appeared in various journals, zines, and newspapers over the years. She resides in Nevada but spends about half the year traveling.
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When alt.zines imploded Asha, along with many others in alt.zines, moved on to other venues. Her two main blogs are [http://www.ashabot.blogspot.com/ Language Barrier], an ongoing narrative from wherever on whatever, and [http://www.annasadhorse.blogspot.com/ Anna Sadhorse] for her poems. Her photos are available on flickr at [https://flickr.com/ashabot/ ashabot]. She also reads at open mic venues whenever possible, whether in or out of the country.
  
== External Links ==
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*[http://ashabot.blogspot.com/ Language Barrier]
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*[http://annasadhorse.blogspot.com/ Anna Sadhorse]
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*[http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashabot// Photos]
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== == External Links == ==
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*[http://ashabot.blogspot.com/ blog]
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*[http://annasadhorse.blogspot.com/ poetry]
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*[http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/ashabot/ photos]
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:13, 24 August 2015

Asha Anderson's stories and poems have appeared in her own zines and various other publications including Whirligig, Byline Magazine, Westwind Review, Skidrow Penthouse, Sein und Werden, Poetry Motel and Brijibasi Spirit.

In the mid-1980s, Anderson founded SkyRiver Press which was, in the beginning, a letter press operation. She later sold the presses and took SkyRiver Press digital. Under its imprint she published her zines Reddog Review, Driftwork and Ghostwriter and was very active in the passionate Usenet discussions and battles on alt.zines. As SkyRiver Press, Asha also collaborated with Michael Barth/Bathtub Productions to produce various interdisciplinary events showcasing a wide range of artists including musicians, poets, actors, storytellers, dancers and mimes.

When alt.zines imploded Asha, along with many others in alt.zines, moved on to other venues. Her two main blogs are Language Barrier, an ongoing narrative from wherever on whatever, and Anna Sadhorse for her poems. Her photos are available on flickr at ashabot. She also reads at open mic venues whenever possible, whether in or out of the country.



== External Links ==