"Sleepdriver" by Ithaka Darin Pappas - 1991 poem book reissued

Sleepdriver consists of eleven 1991 poems by artist-songwriter Ithaka Darin Pappas written in a car during a road trip from Los Angeles to Phoenix with his older brother to visit the grave of their recently deceased father. The highly personal poems in the Sleepdriver collection delve into the world of the Southwestern United States and Pappas' interaction with the region throughout his young adulthood. The works include themes such as; life and death, love, loneliness, freedom and ambition. In 1995, Ithaka utilized three poems from this early collection as lyrics for songs on his debut alternative hip hop album, Flowers and the Color of Paint (Sleepdriver, She Makes Good Cookies, Flowers and the Color of Paint). In 1996, renowned Portuguese vocalist, Marta Dias, used the poem Look To The Blue as lyrics for a song of the same title for her album, Yué (the song also featured Ithaka as a guest vocalist). Dias also recorded a song using the poem Look To The Blue, but this song was not included on her album. In 1997, Ithaka used The Plot as the lyrical base for a song featuring artist-vocalist Mimi Tavares that appeared on his album, Stellafly. In 2004, a musical version of Brother Barstow was released on Ithaka’s album, Recorded in Rio. In 2017, a remastered 1992 a cappella version of Who? (entitled Who Made The Grass Green?) was included on Ithaka’s album, So Get Up & The Lost Acapellas. When first released independently in 1991, this series of poems was original entitled Brother Barstow. 1. Brother Barstow 2. Tonapah Joe’s 3. Sleepdriver 4. The Plot 5. Who? 6. Look For The Blue 7. Learn To Fly 8. She Makes Good Cookies 9. Santa Fe Roulette 10. Oasis Of Love 11. Flowers And The Color Of Paint written while driving from Los Angeles to Phoenix in a rented Dodge Caravan with my brother Stuart, April 27th 1991

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"Charles Didn't Surf" (1996) by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Excerpt from Charles Didn't Surf (Lisbon, 1996) I’ve got the gift. I mean THE GIFT. No, I’m not talking about talent. The shirt. The shirt finally arrived, Bukowski’s shirt! ___________________________________ "Charles Didn't Surf", along with other Ithaka Darin Pappas writings is now available on Amazon.com

"Zé Dos Cães" Author Ithaka Darin Pappas rereleases 1993 mini novel José of the Dogs

Zé Dos Cães, a surfing-related short story by Greek-American author Ithaka Darin Pappas is from a collection of stories entitled, Ravenshark Chronicles which have appeared in international magazines such as; Blue (Germany), Fluir (Brazil), Hardcore (Brazil) Good Times (Greece), Onfire (Portugal), Surfer (USA), Surf Portugal, The Surfers Journal (USA), Water (USA) and Wavelength (UK). Ithaka Darin Pappas (or simply Ithaka) grew up in Southern California. He began traveling at a young age and has since resided in a handful of other countries such as Brazil, Greece, Japan, Mexico and Portugal. The stories in his Ravenshark Chronicles series include; Adventures In Advertising, Carcavelos Browns, Miracle At Malibu, Moema, Moments Of Insanity, Oxygen Falls, Palm Tree Reef, Stilts, The Forgotten Four and Zé dos Cães. Independently released by Sweatlodge Publishing, stories from Ravenshark Chronicles are currently available individually as mini novels thru Amazon and other online booksellers as well as in participating brick and mortar surf shops around the globe. A collective hardbound edition including all ten stories (entitled Ravenshark Chronicles) is presently in progress with a planned release in October 2023.

"The Forgotten Four" a new adventure mini-novel by Ithaka Darin Pappas

"The Forgotten Four" a new adventure mini-novel by Ithaka Darin Pappas now available thru Amazon.com and other booksellers.

Moments Of Insanity: Part One new book by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Moments Of Insanity: Part One a short adventure story by Ithaka Darin Pappas released in February 2023 by Sweatlodge Publishing. The story revovles around a day trip to an unihabited island of the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

"Oxygen Falls" by Ithaka Darin Pappas

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSL7YQRP

"Oxygen Falls" a short story from the series Ravenshark Chronicles by Ithaka Darin Pappas now available as a paperbook at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSL7YQRP