"Osel is descriptive enough that he really does give the reader an honest snapshot of life, but is still concise with the language used so that each reader can add to it."

--Danielle Dreger-Babbitt, Seattle Book Examiner

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"Ananda Osel’s absurd realism could be the most significant stylistic adaptation of free verse poetry since Charles Bukowski’s prolific dirty realist style infected the literary underground during the 1960’s and 1970’s."

--Janet Jonnes, The Beat
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"Osel’s work lives at the logical meeting point of philosophy and Dirty Realism, or minimalism. Not surprisingly, at nearly every turn his work and personal philosophy run antithetical to the prevailing mood of the literary establishment."

--Andrew Wright, About.com

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"You know your in trouble when you meet Ananda because he can kick your ass in person and on paper."

--James Madison, Cynic Magazine

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"I suggest you pick up Osel's book and be introduced to one of the small press' most promising and controversial artists."

--Neil Hirsh, Word Riot Magazine

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"Ananda Osel is a 21st century rebel poet, defining himself and his work in opposition to what he sees as the literary establishment, seeking a poetry that is simple and direct..."

--Margery Snyder, About.com

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"[Ananda's] observations about everyday life stand out in his poetry because they are both reckless and precise..."

--Ali Marcus, Word Riot Magazine

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"...his ideas, even at their most radical, can be assessed and appreciated by our readers."

--Eloquent Atheist Magazine