Press

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT JOSH MEDSKER AND HIS WRITING PROJECTS

CACOPHONY: Poems

Josh Medsker has put together a collection of poems inspired by the writing of both HP Lovecraft and Nick Blinko of Rudmentary Peni. Grotesque artwork accompanies each poem—tons of skulls, souls flying from bodies ,and the like. If this stuff is in your wheelhouse, you could do way worse. –Michael T. Fournier, Razorcake.

SPENARD: A Play

Very well-observed and expressed. Really fine dialogue. – David Rimmer, Playwright and Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Album.

MEDSKERPEDIA

With this fascinating and unique project, Josh is settling in for a long slog. The literary equivalent of walking from Alaska to Argentina. – Jackson Ellis, Verbicide Magazine

Strange and Daunting – Yellow Chair Review

Always interesting, often knocks my socks off. – Trish Hopkinson, Rock Canyon Poets

Fascinating. – Mary Bast, Editor in Chief, Bacopa Literary Review

Intriguing! – Boston Literary Magazine

His most ambitious project yet! – Buffalo Eliot

Massive. – Red Savina Review

Love this. – Dr. TJ Eckleburg Review

Wildly fearless. A fascinating literary journey. – The Tishman Review

NOISE NOISE NOISE

A well-produced piece of clip-art magic. – The Northern Light AK (1994)

A new punk rag. – Anchorage Daily News (1994)

Plenty of ripped-off copy. – AK Verve (1995)

A classic punk rock zine. Some interesting interviews. Brought my back to the days of Frank Harlan’s Warning. – Quip AK (1996)

A triumphant return after a 13-year hiatus! – Xerography Debt (2011)

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

The Anonymous Chapbooks are totally metal! – Clive Thompson, WIRED

Great tastes tasting great together in a peanut-butter-chocolate-fairy dust synergy of yay! – Pop Culture Beast’s BLOG ZINE (on the TFH Anon Chap Project)

Fascinating and insightful project – Boston Literary Magazine (on the TFH Anon Chap Project)

I’m not really sure how to respond to this. I’d rather not review it. – An editor who wished to remain anonymous (on TFH Anon Chap 1)

America and the internet are crazy! And this chapbook proves that to me again! I love it. – A satisfied reader abroad (on TFH Anon Chap 1)

Irreverent. An excellent way of introducing to readers an eclectic assortment of artists who might not be familiar to many. – The Review Review (on TFH)

A Joy. Music to my eyes.– One Minute Zine Reviews (on TFH)

Bravo! One of the best.– Perfect Sound Forever (on TFH)

Short and compelling. – Slingshot (on TFH)

The interviews were quite good. – Readers Guide to the Underground Press (on TFH)