Ben Hiatt

Stephen:
 
I receive U.S. Mail at:
Mt Aukum, CA 95656
 
Below are url's for two websites I maintain:
http://benhiatt.cdepot.net/
http://www.mtaukumpress.com/
(both need serious work, which I keep threatening to perform)
 
By kicking in the front door on the "benhiatt" site you will go through an "auto-biography".

My problem is that I can't seem to do one anymore without dropping into satire or parody.
 
There have been a bunch of them over the years, changing as my story changes. Usually a different one on each new book or chapbook. Great fun but not terribly informative. I think my favorite of all time went something like this:
     
"Ben Hiatt was . . . . .
For a very long time.
 
Unfortunately.. . . . . . .
He still is!"
 
      I s'pose if I really wanted to tell folks something it would be this:
"Ben Hiatt began publishing poetry, fiction and sports writing in the late 50's. 45 years later he is still at it."
 
      If you feel like giving the bookstore a plug it can be found at:
http://mtaukumpress.com/Bookstore.html
 
      These days the poems come when they will and whatever spare energy I have goes into my political commentary, which tends to piss off the highly sensitive folks in the literary community so I seldom bother to bring such stuff to that community's attention. If your curiosity is tickling against your better judgement, my latest publication can be found at:
http://mtaukumpress.com/news/imaginate1.PDF

       It's a big freakin' file (800+ kb PDF--5 to 10 minute download) but lotsa fun if you like political satire. I even throw in one pretty damn good poem just for folks who tend to be sub-literate in other fields. If you want to take a peak at my political satire w/o all that download time look here http://bensays.blogspot.com/ where the latest piece is my story about Howard Dean using body doubles.
 
Thanks.
 
Ben Hiatt