About the Artist
John Amen received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has published poetry and fiction in various magazines and journals and was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
He has traveled extensively as a performing musician, both with a band and as a solo act, and has released three full-length recordings. His fourth recording, All Ill Never Need will be released in 2004.
He is also an artist, working primarily with acrylics on canvas.He has lived in New Orleans and New York, and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.