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This article is about literature produced by the punk subculture. For literary genres named after the punk movement, see cyberpunk derivatives. A cover of the punk zine Maximum RocknRoll. Punk literature (also called Punk lit) is a form of literature that emerged from the punk subculture. The attitude and ideology of punk gave rise to distinctive characteristics in the writing it manifested. It has had an influence on the popular transgressional fiction literary genre and several science fiction and fantasy genres have been derived from it.
[edit] Zines and journalismThe punk rock subculture has had its own underground press in the form of punk zines, punk-related magazine circulations produced independantly and with a highly limited reception and release. Punk zines chronicle and help to define punk in a particular area. Most punk scenes have at least one punk zine, which feature news, gossip, cultural criticism, and interviews with local or touring punk rock bands. Some punk zines take the form of perzines. Important punk zines include Maximum RocknRoll, Punk Planet, Cometbus, Girl Germs, Kill Your Pet Puppy, J.D.s, Sniffin' Glue, Absolutely Zippo and Punk Magazine. [edit] PoetryPunk poetry is perhaps the best recognized of traditional punk literature. Many punk poets are also musicians. Examples of major punk poets include: Richard Hell, Jim Carroll, Patti Smith, John Cooper Clarke, Seething Wells, Raegan Butcher and Attila the Stockbroker. Jim Carroll's autobiographical works are among the first known examples of punk literature. The Medway Poets, a British punk performance group, was formed in 1979, and included punk musician Billy Childish. They are credited with influencing Tracey Emin, who was associated with them as a teenager. Members of the Medway Poets later formed the Stuckists art group. A description by Charles Thomson of a Medway Poets performance contrasts with the sedate image of traditional poetry:
[edit] Prose and fictionPunk has highly influenced the contemporary cyberpunk literary genre and its various derivatives. Punk zines have also spawned a considerable amount of punk-oriented prose and fiction, some of which has made an impact outside of punk circles. Many of the major works of the anarcho-feminist Kathy Acker reflect themes of punk literature, most notably Blood and Guts in High School. The contemporary writer Jillian Venters, while generally considered more of a figure in goth literature than punk, has produced a number of works which are perhaps the most modern examples of punk-oriented writings. The novelist and screenwriter Diablo Cody has identified as "punk". [edit] ComicsLove and Rockets is a notable comic with a plot involving the Los Angeles punk scene. [edit] See also[edit] References
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