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Jasen Sousa Interview Text

J-Rock interview 
Neighborhood Jim’s Sunday, March 15, 2009

We'll Be There! Come Check Us Out If You're In The Salem Area...

Second Annual Literary Festival

J-Rock Publishing will have a table on the 28th!!!

March 27-29, 2009
Salem, Massachusetts
From March 27th through March 29, Salem, Massachusetts will take the weekend to celebrate the literary arts with author readings, writing workshops, open mics, word-game tournaments, parties, and more!

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SALEM will provide the setting for Literally Salem, Salem's annual literary festival, with events taking place at several centralized downtown locations.

Preview of Events
(Below is a just partial sampling of what we have planned)
See the Schedule Page for the complete listing of events!

Author Readings
Brunonia Barry (The Lace Reader, Harper Collins, 2008)
Hannah Tinti (The Good Thief, Dial Press, 2008)
Adam Braver (Mr. Lincoln's Wars, Divine Sarah, November 22,1963 and others)
Jan Elizabeth Watson (Asta in the Wings, Tin House Books, 2009)
Laurie Stolarz (Deadly Little Secret, Project 17, Blue is for Nightmares and others)
Stacy DeKeyser (Jump the Cracks, Flux, 2008)
The Best Women's Travel Writing 2009

Other Events
Thursday's Theater of Words & Music
(Emerging Writers & Artists showcase their works, followed by open mic)
Scrabble Tournament (back by popular demand!)
A Tribute to John Updike
Salem Theatre Company's An Evening of Pinter
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Genevieve Weekend Newsletter ...

Just wanted to get in touch again about events coming up ... and promote the new track up on MySpace ::: "Days Like This" :::

O-Ry-N and I recorded this track on tour, while in St. Pete. We performed at Club PJ's and after the show we hung out in back, found a beat, did a lil' writing and this happened ... check it out at www.myspace.com/lyrics4dayz ... So far people seem to like it

MARCH 18, 2009 @ the MILKY WAY in JP ::: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!!! ::: 9pm, $5 ::: Catch me as one of the featured acts celebrating SISTAS DOIN iT FOR THEMSELVES and closing out the last SOULKORE STARDUST OPEN MIC @ 403 Center St, JP *** BUT WAiT, THERE'S MORE *** THE MILKY WAY WILL BE RELOCATING to The Brewery - in JP after this event, so SOULKORE WILL PRESS ON from month to month!!!

For this event, we will be having a BRiEF open mic to make room for the rest of the festivities, so GET THERE EARLY TO SiGN UP!

As always - backed by a LIVE BAND, so NO CDs are to be used by artists ... but bring your songs, rhymes, comedy or poetry to the mic and do your thing!!!

Milky Way serves delicious food till 10pm. 21+ $5. for more info email email@example.com or go to http://www.milkywayjp.com for directions

Music and socializing after the show
with melodies provided by:
DJ Nomadik spinning:
Classic Hip-Hop, Reggae, Funk, House, Soul & more...


NEXT UP!!! On the Soulkore tip, big ups to DJ NOMADIK for putting these events together ... Cuz on MARCH 31st ... you ready???

X-CLAN & MEDUSA are gonna rip the stage at HARPER'S FERRY ... And yes, your's truly will be blessing the stage before hand, along w/ Metaphorick (www.myspace.com/metaphorick) and Kiki Breevelife (www.myspace.com/kikibreevlife) !!!

For those that aren't familiar with either X Clan or Medusa ... please ... GET FAMILIAR (check the links below)!!! X Clan (Zulu Nation) is a big movement in hip hop and have toured with the likes of Public Enemy, ICP, Damain Marley and more ... and guess what, I got tickets for sale (and I'm even willing to deliver them to you ... LET ME KNOW) !!!

X Clan music ::: www.myspace.com/xclanmusic and www.xclanmusic.com

Medusa music ::: www.myspace.com/medusa

CATCH ME WHiLE I GOTTEM, they're going fast ::: $10 presale ::: Tellafriend to tellafriend and help support the movement.

Below is a list of upcoming shows (as always you can keep up with show dates and more details at www.myspace.com/lyrics4dayz):

3.18.09 STARDUST LAST OPEN MIC @ the Milky Way
3.20.09 Sammy’s Patio
3.21.09 9 Ale House
3.25.09 ART EXPO - The Artist Jump Off
3.27.09 SPOKEN WORD NiGHT - The Artist Jump Off
3.31.09 X CLAN & MEDUSA - Harper’s Ferry
4.03.09 Sammy’s Patio
4.08.09 SPOKEN WORD EXPO - The Artist Jump Off
4.10.09 The Artist Jump Off
4.25.09 Matt Murphy’s

As always, hope all is well and look forward to seeing you all at some of these shows!


~* Miss Genevieve *~
R&B/Soul/Jazz/HipHop songstress
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---UPCOMING M-DOT SHOWS----(try to attend an upcoming event)

3/5/2009 08:00 PM – The Middle East w/ Joe Budden (Cambridge, MA)

3/20/2009 08:00 PM - Cape Boulevard (Pocassett, MA)

3/29/2009 08:00 PM - Krumbsnatcha Release Party @ Vibes Uptown (Hartford, CT)

4/20/2009 08:00 PM – Dover Brick House (Dover, NH)

5/1/2009 08:00 PM - Cape Boulevard (Pocassett, MA)

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Humming Eternity Press Release

Humming Eternity By Jasen Sousa, ISBN 978-0-9714926-6-0, Trade Paperback, $12.99

New Young Adult Poetry Book Explores the Unique Relationships of a Young Man Coming of Age and the Positive and Negative People Who Impacted His Life

Company: J-Rock Publishing
Contact: Debbie Senesi
Phone: 781-254-9123

This new collection of poems by Jasen Sousa, Humming Eternity, is sure to bring excitement and interest to young adult readers in your location.

This book is especially geared to young readers in urban areas who do not normally have literature which they can relate to. Written fresh modern narrative, these poems and tales of people in the inner city give respect and justice to characters who are often ignored by society.

Jasen Sousa is the founder of the highly successful press in the Boston area, J-Rock Publishing. The publishing house was created to get young people from urban areas interested in reading and writing. Jasen’s perspective and voice is one young people immediately find honest and trustworthy because he has lived through and experienced the subject matter which he discusses.

This book has proven to be an inspirational hit with young people around the world and will make a great addition to the young adult section in your library.

Full Contact Information:
Debbie Senesi
J-Rock Publishing
45 Francesca Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144

Oryn Ghafur
United Front Company Distribution
318 Squire Road
Revere, MA 02151

Web URL: http://www.jrockpublishing.com


Humming Eternity By Jasen Sousa

In Jasen’s 7th collection of poetry he pays homage to people who have had a tremendous impact on his life. As you read this book you can almost hear Jasen humming his thoughts and ideas as he experienced these visions up until the moment he was able to find a pen and paper and masterfully capture glimpses in time which couldn’t escape his mind. The situations, experiences and descriptions of the characters who appear in Humming Eternity will live on in the mind’s of readers for eternity.


Jasen Sousa was born and raised in Somerville, MA. where he grew up as a successful basketball player. Being an athlete helped him stay away from the drugs and crime that plagued the rest of his peers. Being surrounded and growing up in this type of environment and seeing what was going on with sober eyes, Jasen knew that something was terribly wrong. To deal with his own sadness and frustrations, Jasen turned to writing at the age of 17. Writing started as a hobby, but after losing some close friends to suicide, writing became a need to tell a story of what was going on in his neighborhood.

Eloquently embodying all of their emotions and eventually becoming a voice for his generation, Jasen founded J-Rock Publishing. J-Rock was founded and created with the purpose to give young people a voice with the written word. To date Jasen has written 7 Hip-Hop inspired poetry novels. Life, Weather, A Thought and A Tear for Every Day of the Year, Close Your Eyes and Dream With Me, Almost Forever, A Mosaic of My Mind, Selected Poems of Jasen Sousa, 17-24 and Humming Eternity.

Jasen has sold thousands of his books throughout the United States. He frequently travels across the country making guest appearances at book shows, high schools and colleges to talk about his life, his writing and future visions he has for his company. Jasen has just recently graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a Bachelor’s Degree in Writing, Literature and Publishing and is currently enrolled in graduate school at Pine Manor College on Chestnut Hill to attain his MFA in creative writing.

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