
"But this language of yours,” said one of the instructors, himself an obvious Britisher, “where does it come from?” …
“From the mouth of Polish mothers,” I replied.
-- William Carlos Williams, The Autobiography, p. 311
Denise Szuba Dee
Denise Dee is a playwright, poet, photographer and prose writer. She was in punk bands in the 70's and edited the seminal punklitzines "Lobster Tendencies" and "The Closest Penguins". Her play "The Family Tree" got "Best New Drama" and "Best of the Fringe" at the S.F. Fringe Festival. Her book "Sowkins" sold out of it's first printing. Denise wrote the lyrics for the title track of The Bad Cassettes forthcoming CD "Cellophane Country". Some of her favorite places she's been published are Thieves Jargon, Monday Night Magazine, All Things Girl, The City, Zyzzva, and The Awakenings Review. Ms. Dee is thrilled to announce some of her poems were translated and published in Poland in 2006.
Denise was one of the editors and publishers of Nerve House based in Milwaukee.
Her photos have been published in F-Stop Magazine, Ink, and Tattoo Highway.
Cities she has lived in include (but will not stop at ) Pittsburgh, New York, San Francisco, Cleveland, Chicago, and Milwaukee.
Performance
Publications

Union of Opposites, 1985

Denise Dee/Union of Opposites, 1988

Union of Opposites, 1990

Union of Opposites, 1985