{"id":1195,"date":"2013-10-07T00:43:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T00:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2015-07-05T18:07:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T18:07:46","slug":"james-gordon-greatest-poet-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/james-gordon-greatest-poet-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gordon ~ Greatest Poet Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1194\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1194\" title=\"James Gordon - Greatest Poet Alive\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-2-225x180.jpg\" alt=\"James Gordon - Greatest Poet Alive\" width=\"225\" height=\"180\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Gordon &#8211; Greatest Poet Alive<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Like I have with so many Amused Now Featured Artists, I met James Gordon aka The Greatest Poet Alive aka G.P.A. on Twitter. He has a fascinating outlook about his pursuit of poetry.<\/p>\n<p>When I asked James what inspired him to write his first book of poetry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1440118604\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1440118604&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Confessional Hear of a Man<\/i><\/a>, I was surprised to learn that he wrote the book in prison. While he was locked up, he tried to come up with a viable plan for after his release.<\/p>\n<p>James wrote poems for fellow inmates and one of them suggested he write a book. On August 27, 2007, James started <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1440118604\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1440118604&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amunow-20\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Confessional Heart of a Man<\/i><\/a>, which he completed in 29 days on a prison typewriter. \u201cIt was just raw. It wasn\u2019t scripted out. All the baggage I carried, I just put it down. The rest is history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His poetic influences are Langston Hughes, 50 Cent, Kobe Bryant, Ric Flair, The Rock, and John Cena, as well as James Livingston. Not all are poets, but all excel in their chosen fields.<\/p>\n<p>How did James Gordon become the Greatest Poet Alive (G.P.A.)? \u201cIn a conversation with God, he didn\u2019t want me just to do poetry, he wanted me to be the best ever. Being the best ever means you\u2019re the greatest. Each day when I wake up, during my day and when I go to sleep, I\u2019m thinking that I\u2019m the best ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James trademarked the name, because \u201cit assures immortality. As long as there are search engines, someone is going to ask, who\u2019s the greatest poet alive? I\u2019m going to pop up. Now, I\u2019m basically giving substance to the sandwich.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His poetry collection <i>The Book of 24 Orgasms<\/i> has been nominated for Book of Year. James was in a celibate marriage and the book was his escape. His poetic wording paint fantasies for himself and others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing about my poetry is that it isn\u2019t vulgar, it isn\u2019t offensive. I don\u2019t use expletives. I paint pictures with my words.\u201d He writes for women who are tired of crass references to themselves. His goal is to give women something superior than what they are accustomed to seeing and hearing in today\u2019s media. James describes himself as a throwback to the romantic era, when women were courted with poetry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1192\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-3-225x181.jpg\" alt=\"James Gordon\" width=\"225\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-3-225x181.jpg 225w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-3-225x181-222x180.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>James decided to self-publish all his books. James thought he was self-publishing when he agreed to subsidy publish his first book of poetry. He cautions that with subsidy publishing, most of the rights go to the publisher and you really don\u2019t have control. The publisher sold his book on their site, so James had to wait to receive his profits from sales.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Book of 24 Orgasms<\/i>\u00a0was only 24 poems, a total of 28 pages, so no publisher wanted to touch it. James found a local exact change press to publish the book. \u201cMinimal cost, maximum output. It was brilliant! They didn\u2019t do any marketing, but I owned everything. It honestly made more sense to do it that way.\u201d He now controls all aspects of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, all James\u2019 books are hardcopy. He\u2019s old school. \u201cI like to feel a book in my hand. I like flipping the pages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kottyn Campbell designs all of his book covers. She is also the executive producer for his upcoming CD, <i>GPApocalypse Forever<\/i>, a collection of music \u201cunlike anyone has ever heard. We\u2019re going to blow people away!\u201d Many of the tracks have been previously released as videos on YouTube. \u201cWe\u2019ve taken these poems and put music to them and everything is linked together.\u201d Expect to find <i>GPApocalypse Forever<\/i> on sale starting December 1.<\/p>\n<p>James recognizes that social media is very prevalent in society. \u201cIt would be almost idiotic to go against the grain and not use something that everyone else is using.\u00a0You can always reach somebody.\u00a0It starts with Facebook. Connect with Twitter. We use ReverbNation. Since 2009, I\u2019ve always liked YouTube. I put a video of mine out there and let someone else see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James advises others who are thinking about publishing their own poetry to \u201cdo your research. Figure out what works and suits you.\u201d Some people may want subsidy publishing and not want all the extra responsibility. He warns that poets come in at a slight disadvantage. For James\u2019 ethnic group, urban fiction is the dominant genre. Poetry as written word can be seen as archaic, so you have to do something extra, like come up with a catchy title or flashy cover. James treats his books like albums, he promotes them before and after they\u2019re released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe yourself. Write your own style.\u201d Hey, there\u2019s only one Greatest Poet Alive, right?<\/p>\n<p>To watch the complete video interview on YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/jvWY0DDheqY\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/jvWY0DDheqY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amused Now Featured Artist Series<\/p>\n<p>James Gordon, Greatest Poet Alive (G.P.A.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iblowyourmind.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.iblowyourmind.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gr8estpoetalive\" target=\"_blank\">@gr8estpoetalive<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/GPA-Greatest-Poet-Alive-Livingston\/171281820040\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hchise22\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/gpagreatestpoetalive\" target=\"_blank\">ReverbNation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Kahn, Founder of Amused Now<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Amused_Now\" target=\"_blank\">@Amused_Now<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmusedNow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/106372266016264510992\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/amusednow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1193\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-and-book-covers.jpg\" alt=\"Greatest Poet Alive James Gordon and book covers\" width=\"737\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-and-book-covers.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-and-book-covers-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GPA-James-Gordon-and-book-covers-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like I have with so many Amused Now Featured Artists, I met James Gordon aka The Greatest Poet Alive aka G.P.A. on Twitter. 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