Strange Nights: Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781949180190)

Samuel S. Kaufman is a poet from Asheville, North Carolina. Samuel has been described as a "Punk Rock Poet" due to his writing often showing the rebellious spirit that lives in punk rock music. Samuel's influences in writing are writers from the "Beat Generation." Writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William S. Burroughs. He also gained much of his love for poetry from poets such as Charles Bukowski, Billy Collins, and Sylvia Plath. As well as being a published poet Samuel is also an accomplished songwriter. He plays six instruments and is constantly putting new music out online, as well as playing live shows all around his local town. The connection of music and poetry is important to Samuel as he often records spoken word poetry with a backdrop of music he plays himself. You can acquire Samuel's music at: bandcamp.com/samuelkaufman.