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'''Asha Anderson''' is a poet living in Nevada. Her work has appeared in various publications including Byline Magazine, Westwind Review, Skidrow Penthouse and Poetry Motel. She wrote and published five issues of the the [[zine]] [[Reddog Review]] before suspending the title in 2003.
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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.
  
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During the 1970s, Asha Anderson was the assistant editor and writer for the ''Brijbasi Spirit'', a journal published for a yoga community in West Virginia, where she lived at the time. The editor disappeared under suspicious circumstances and she and the rest of the press group left the society shortly after that as the political climate became increasingly more hostile and dangerous. Following a few years in seclusion, she reemerged in Ashland, Oregon and founded SkyRiver Press, a letterpress operation which ran briefly before being dissolved by divorce in 1987.
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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.
  
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Opinionated and outspoken, Asha Anderson was very active in the discussions and battles in [[alt.zines]] until the newsgroup finally imploded and people drifted on to other venues. At that time, August of 2003, she established the blog Language Barrier and a few years later got involved with Ash Canyon Poets, a long standing group in Carson City, Nevada. She was the driving force behind the creation of Ash Canyon Review and website. However, due to a variety of reasons, these projects were short-lived. Following that, she launched Driftwork, the zine and website. This had an anything goes format more to her liking but she abandon it to travel in Mexico and Central America.
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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.
  
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Asha resides in Nevada and remains connected to Ash Canyon Poets. She spends about half the year traveling.
 
  
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== 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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== == External Links == ==
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*[http://flickrhivemind.net/User/ashabot/ Hive Mind]
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*[http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashabot/ Photos]
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*[http://ashabot.blogspot.com/ blog]
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*[http://www.tbreeden.com/ash-canyon-poets.html/ Ash Canyon Poets]
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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.



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