About
The first release from the Meat Possum Press focused on the political artwork and activism of the artist Tom Benton - Thomas W. Benton - Artist / Activist, which won the 2012 Colorado Book Award. Meat Possum Press’s second book, Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson’s Campaign for Sheriff was released in 2015 and catalogued the Gonzo Journalist's irreverent and imaginative political escapade in 1970 and was turned into the documentary film Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb. The Meat Possum Press recently released its third book, To Aspen and Back: An American Journey, in 2022 featuring writing by Peggy Clifford and over 200 photos curated by David Hiser and the Aspen Historical Society.
Press
The Aspen Times
‘Freak Power’ and Liberty Salons start a dialogue in Aspen
Aspen Daily News
‘Freak Power’ movement chronicled in new exhibition
The Aspen Times
Aspen author’s book features Tom Benton’s work
Aspen Daily News
Rediscovering the artwork of Tom Benton