Brand new at this so I have no idea what I am doing...

Here is who I am...

The book is called The Best and Worst Job I Ever Had (selected poems 1985-2005) and the publisher is Publish America (www.publishamerica.com).
Included in the book are the award winning poems An American with a Disability, September 1, 1939, why not to vote for Bush, The Bush Economy, Saddam vs al Qaeda and Hopeful Romantic.


Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is John Hulse and I am a small town author with a new book coming out with proceeds going to The Walter Reed Army Medical Center. It is my dream to do something to help those wounded servicemen and women. I am hoping that you might mention its release on your web site or program.

I am a published author of seven books. The Best and Worst Job I Ever Had (selected poems 1985-2005) (2006),Villains of the Impeachment: Sex, Lies and $50 Million Taxpayer Dollars (2004), Democracy for Sale! : The Two Year Search for Extraterrestrials and Campaign Finance Reform (2002), From the Beats to the B Sides (1999) and Teachable Movies for Elementary and Middle School Classrooms (1998), Let’s play... (1996) and Somewhere West of the Fields (1992).

My short stories, essays, and poetry have appeared in more than two hundred magazines including Cinemagazine (Japan), Global Tapestry, Crescent Moon (England), Beneath the Surface (Canada), Rant, The New Press, True Love (NY), Deep, Chaminade Literary Review (HI), Touchstone (WI), Catharsis (CA), Catalyst (GA), Phase and Cycle (CO).

My work has also appeared in 25 anthologies including, Mythic America: An Anthology of New American Poetry (Crescent Moon--England). I am also a featured poet in the 1997 through 2000 editions of The Poet's Market and have received awards from The Bay Area Poets Association, The Southern Writer's Association and the International Library of Poetry including The International Poet of Merit Award, Editor’s Choice Award and The Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence.



I have also worked as a book editor in every genre imaginable. Titles include What's It All About?, dealing with world views on religion from the ancient Greeks to Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Nothing Sacred (Women Respond to Religious Fundamentalism and Terror) about the treatment of women in Muslim countries, In the Shadows of the Holocaust and Communism for Transaction Publishers, American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination for South End Press, Easy Prey written by former Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen about the fleecing of America's senior citizens due to con artists and other scams.

The Gangs of New York which was the basis for Martin Scorsese's film, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, the autobiography of 60's R&B singer Eric Burdon, Bonfire of the Humanities and Ludwig von Mises: Economist for Intercollegiate Studies Institute. The Best American Movie Writing 2001 edited by director John Landis. Voices of Summer: Baseball's Greatest Announcers, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: Man of Spirit, Man of Action, Jews of the Amazon, Synagogues Without Jews by The Jewish Publication Society.

Damn Yankees: Yogi, Whitey and the Mick for Grolier Publishing, The Story of American Golf for Callaway Publishing, A Pocket Guide to Environmental Bad Guys for Neuwirth & Associates, Brushes with History, Campaign America '96, African History for Young Readers, Offbeat, Vibrations, Storied Stadiums for Thunders Mouth Press, Kerouac and Friends, CyberShock, written by Winn Schwatau about computer hacking, Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign for Fromm International.

I did my master’s work at New York University and have made dozens of short films from 1984 to a current project, which is the completion of a documentary about epilepsy for The Sundance Film Festival. While attending NYU I won an essay contest that asked the question, “Why do we miss Andy Warhol?” My award-winning essay consisted of four words: “Because he is dead.”

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

John Hulse
jhulse23@insightbb.com

For copies of my book The Best and Worst Job I Ever Had (selected poems 1985-2005)

please visit the Publish America website.

www.publishamerica.com

HEY. IM NEW TOO. ME AND MY FRIEND ARE OVER ON GENERAL CONVERSATIONS ON THE SECOND TOPIC. IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WITH US THERE JUST COME ON OVER.

Wow, that's really impressive, John! Welcome to Authors United.

And welcome to you too, Ms.BACPACLady!