tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310577802024-03-19T00:48:37.658-07:00Hex PresseWOMB's sister chapbook publishing projectmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-36123214959741325172015-09-23T11:57:00.001-07:002015-09-25T21:28:37.088-07:00Re/Turn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we will be at <a href="http://openpressevent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Open Press</a> in October!mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-71707949644753525772010-11-14T12:29:00.000-08:002010-11-18T10:30:49.619-08:00The Seasons Cemented is here!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBK_6vTzpPv-kYsQ37VowO4r_iAFrzLme_iMwGJO_VGbA953yUx0EOUbyQYa07q7TE1qeiWobp58ouKH9jiarUT_Ttp4Tu_OConvKI7QDjLzGAfQJxdoyi8s_kvJ7cwl5mbZTJg/s1600/scattered+seasons+copy+2+.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBK_6vTzpPv-kYsQ37VowO4r_iAFrzLme_iMwGJO_VGbA953yUx0EOUbyQYa07q7TE1qeiWobp58ouKH9jiarUT_Ttp4Tu_OConvKI7QDjLzGAfQJxdoyi8s_kvJ7cwl5mbZTJg/s400/scattered+seasons+copy+2+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539507428129960450" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBK_6vTzpPv-kYsQ37VowO4r_iAFrzLme_iMwGJO_VGbA953yUx0EOUbyQYa07q7TE1qeiWobp58ouKH9jiarUT_Ttp4Tu_OConvKI7QDjLzGAfQJxdoyi8s_kvJ7cwl5mbZTJg/s1600/scattered+seasons+copy+2+.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">AT LONG LAST!</span></a><div>THE BOOKS ARE IN!!!<br /><br /><br />The Seasons Cemented<br />by Amanda Ackerman<br /><br />Amanda Ackerman lives in Los Angeles where she writes and teaches. She is co-editor of the press eohippus labs. She is a member of UNFO (The Unauthorized Narrative Freedom Organization) and writes as part of SAM OR SAMANTHA YAMS. Her collaborative book Sin is to Celebration has been recently released from House Press. Her work has also been published or is forthcoming in in flim forum: A Sing Economy, String of Small Machines, The Physical Poets, WOMB, Moonlit, Source Material: A Journal of Appropriated Text, and Area Sneaks.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3Tmo1_ud5nR6EOLZBF8-yKtq-tP-F6Bhty47RexTUvj4Mejc0Bli_Afi5-4Fk_EuT2aG9Lfy5XY5ZgqDJ-R3b6qb6OcnOEcenGCG_qwowGuo3NywyZR-DK7-AxLIsUJR9bBg6w/s1600/seasons+poem+sample.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3Tmo1_ud5nR6EOLZBF8-yKtq-tP-F6Bhty47RexTUvj4Mejc0Bli_Afi5-4Fk_EuT2aG9Lfy5XY5ZgqDJ-R3b6qb6OcnOEcenGCG_qwowGuo3NywyZR-DK7-AxLIsUJR9bBg6w/s400/seasons+poem+sample.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539505635016638290" /></a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5069809, 'shop','gallery',1,3).renderIframe();</script><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS20cCw0jNXdafqYOXODRR1WodvXK77qH7okIK9CwvG0sHqbUxHjvgb3tNPhYHC1PyCa1V0lNC8EjK7RbOJenluTY5P6JRcqI2OUeZBxzAcywVtzcVkwlL7HShgaVQ3cB0Uyx9JQ/s1600/Seasons+table+of+contents.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS20cCw0jNXdafqYOXODRR1WodvXK77qH7okIK9CwvG0sHqbUxHjvgb3tNPhYHC1PyCa1V0lNC8EjK7RbOJenluTY5P6JRcqI2OUeZBxzAcywVtzcVkwlL7HShgaVQ3cB0Uyx9JQ/s400/Seasons+table+of+contents.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539508415579590690" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Read a poem from this collection here: http://www.wombpoetry.com/skeins/ackerman.html</div><div><br /></div><div>Read a review by Vanessa Place at the Constant Critics here: <a href="http://www.constantcritic.com/vanessa_place/poets-without-products/">http://www.constantcritic.com/vanessa_place/poets-without-products/</a></div></div></div>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-24331973896017059732010-08-16T18:19:00.000-07:002010-08-16T20:33:39.938-07:00The Seasons Cemented<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2gLiSyVLkDRHh2V-u3WpvM-xkLTiFOBz0Uh5OvQcvDIPTKkGC5I_SxSPb3A1Ykc6C5ioPFaAzO33xy3LwE_7VpbfSSxHTqlvwLYjsFmNEP4PRuJ8LpE0KHKSvj4aCvATpaIIig/s1600/scattered+legal+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2gLiSyVLkDRHh2V-u3WpvM-xkLTiFOBz0Uh5OvQcvDIPTKkGC5I_SxSPb3A1Ykc6C5ioPFaAzO33xy3LwE_7VpbfSSxHTqlvwLYjsFmNEP4PRuJ8LpE0KHKSvj4aCvATpaIIig/s400/scattered+legal+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506184649508689074" /></a><br />Hello! The first mini-run of Amanda Ackerman's chap was provided to the author in May, and the rest of the run should be available soon (you can see some preview pics <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdetorie/tags/amandaackerman/">here</a>). I'm just waiting for a few printer issues to be resolved. xo Mmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-72509404964491693602010-01-29T12:50:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:14:49.946-08:00FORTHCOMING: Amanda Ackerman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrc7R8BbT-f6Uk_6zhYp628-fuvOe6-pYvGfgu7iONoHfYOnwm7qw05_f9QrBNP9kZWnzemqhKJzVYrNV8HRa-IlJztQLCOc1J-j2Lz8KdCvlHFKiXWp99FEDg_D-a77lHpkNiQ/s1600-h/seasons_05.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrc7R8BbT-f6Uk_6zhYp628-fuvOe6-pYvGfgu7iONoHfYOnwm7qw05_f9QrBNP9kZWnzemqhKJzVYrNV8HRa-IlJztQLCOc1J-j2Lz8KdCvlHFKiXWp99FEDg_D-a77lHpkNiQ/s400/seasons_05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432272394527614834" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Seasons Cemented </i></div><div>by <a href="http://www.wombpoetry.com/skeins/ackerman.html">Amanda Ackerman</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Amanda Ackerman lives in Los Angeles where she writes and teaches. She is co-editor of the press eohippus labs. She is a member of UNFO (The Unauthorized Narrative Freedom Organization) and writes as part of SAM OR SAMANTHA YAMS. Her collaborative book <i>Sin is to Celebration</i> has been recently released from House Press. Her work has also been published or is forthcoming in in <i>flim forum: A Sing Economy</i>, <i>String of Small Machines</i>, <i>The Physical Poets</i>, <i>WOMB</i>, <i>Moonlit, Source Material: A Journal of Appropriated Text, </i>and <i>Area Sneaks</i>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-26957839124931073672009-07-18T21:41:00.000-07:002009-07-26T15:26:46.561-07:00Fluorescence Buzz by Elizabeth BryantA *new* chapbook from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5069809">Hex Presse</a>, published as part of the <a href="http://dusie.org/">Dusie Kollektiv</a>. Many thanks to Author <a href="http://countyroute79.org/">Elizabeth Bryant </a>and Dusie luminary <a href="http://micawberesque.blogspot.com/">Susana Gardner</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nyRvA2lt86Gn1GVmYaZi8uLL7E9VKdS1ofSaCfSMfssGedlkZEb80jrcINpOGZGFHJY6C9kCZ0UEZFNxUoeqLbdgN5k0-ZZIHvelpbHhAqajEDLZx3t5X7Jva86THTY8p9-eXA/s1600-h/Fuzzy+Buzz+Purple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360029027313904866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nyRvA2lt86Gn1GVmYaZi8uLL7E9VKdS1ofSaCfSMfssGedlkZEb80jrcINpOGZGFHJY6C9kCZ0UEZFNxUoeqLbdgN5k0-ZZIHvelpbHhAqajEDLZx3t5X7Jva86THTY8p9-eXA/s400/Fuzzy+Buzz+Purple.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4alpL-m6uz-24Ilnz2O1KEAPk1-5YaGjCvJfMXTF5F3ONHMuZTtSrBf7BWdCuBCcLD8T2ziO9MkmE5UfaTvA4_n0vspJb5ZdhUHJ6_7lDi7TNiAv3dfcYgf7wjKpVuhTQSwMBLA/s1600-h/Fuzzy+Buzz+Soft+Flap.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360028779718061458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4alpL-m6uz-24Ilnz2O1KEAPk1-5YaGjCvJfMXTF5F3ONHMuZTtSrBf7BWdCuBCcLD8T2ziO9MkmE5UfaTvA4_n0vspJb5ZdhUHJ6_7lDi7TNiAv3dfcYgf7wjKpVuhTQSwMBLA/s400/Fuzzy+Buzz+Soft+Flap.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXfnCqywou7QFcC_Pe920bVlUcGHyvJMJDoRWTLEQLGqHw1XXQsLfvGRFiWq_O_R_sBRgwMBm9Z8y2NO3uj1g9FF3BlzjYZPc3btiw3okJTAcFJ2tvnnP0Bg4PhgyiJXJu113AA/s1600-h/Fuzzy+Buzz+Interior.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360028604850169330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXfnCqywou7QFcC_Pe920bVlUcGHyvJMJDoRWTLEQLGqHw1XXQsLfvGRFiWq_O_R_sBRgwMBm9Z8y2NO3uj1g9FF3BlzjYZPc3btiw3okJTAcFJ2tvnnP0Bg4PhgyiJXJu113AA/s400/Fuzzy+Buzz+Interior.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIKpvh4aobkP8VFPPO4D-OYBlBpmSgsVDQDb5ZMGv_Fs8bsGey9L7njZ16_57YGthDUy0lwFxo7pMJ5QxgnvYjGkfFXCzmHXK1U_c0IXQ8yJBkP9prmOkH6eyS2oyNvpQxTrADg/s1600-h/FB+excerpt.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360028432792296418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIKpvh4aobkP8VFPPO4D-OYBlBpmSgsVDQDb5ZMGv_Fs8bsGey9L7njZ16_57YGthDUy0lwFxo7pMJ5QxgnvYjGkfFXCzmHXK1U_c0IXQ8yJBkP9prmOkH6eyS2oyNvpQxTrADg/s400/FB+excerpt.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBHv_8xd0NdC_T-QITxYI84MKO-CJOAkNDSjmd_AAUHZzQ5mSI0SGyCaG1bmfwm4JphYNeYEQd_fxIk8_JyErLXfICLx5JUKQ6LToYRiJgb36X0XutebuE9Pzx_9R_j51FrFxpw/s1600-h/Dusie+%26+Hex+Presse.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360028329490440290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 345px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBHv_8xd0NdC_T-QITxYI84MKO-CJOAkNDSjmd_AAUHZzQ5mSI0SGyCaG1bmfwm4JphYNeYEQd_fxIk8_JyErLXfICLx5JUKQ6LToYRiJgb36X0XutebuE9Pzx_9R_j51FrFxpw/s400/Dusie+%26+Hex+Presse.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*1/4 letter size<br /><br />*double-bound with chiyogami paper and vellum, cloth, or iridescent tissue paper, or lace. Every single copy is unique.<br /><br />*printed in an edition of 100 copies. Only a very limited number are available for purchase, as the majority of the print run has been distributed to the collective.<br /><br /><br />ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elizabeth Bryant's newest book, (nevertheless enjoyment, is forthcoming fall 2009 from Quale Press. Her writing appears in many print and online journals including Coconut, Dusie #8, Bombay Gin, Key Satch(el), Gerry Mulligan, Intercapillary Space, and in the upcoming issue of Jacket Magazine. She is the editor of CR79 Books, and the ongoing writing experiment Defeffable.<br /><br />She first studied experimental writing and poetics as an undergrad at Smith College, then again in the M.F.A. program at Naropa's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, with Anne Waldman, Lyn Hejinian, Bernadette Mayer, and Lee Ann Brown.<br /><br />She is co-curator of the Bard Roving Reading Series. [close] Elizabeth Bryant's newest book, (nevertheless enjoyment, is forthcoming fall 2009 from Quale Press. Her writing appears in many print and online journals including Coconut, Dusie #8, Bombay Gin, Key Satch(el), Gerry Mulligan, and Intercapillary Space. She is the editor of CR79 Books, and the ongoing writing experiment Defeffable.<br /><br />She first studied experimental writing and poetics as an undergrad at Smith College, then again in the M.F.A. program at Naropa's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, with Anne Waldman, Lyn Hejinian, Bernadette Mayer, and Lee Ann Brown.<br /><br />She is co-curator of the Bard Roving Reading Series.mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-7091952386168728672008-11-11T15:12:00.000-08:002008-11-11T15:51:06.116-08:00ICE IN INTERVALS: The Books are IN!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKjefxLsfmi_cmueDvRDPRlu8H6hx1vgW0jHzUfwWuTJ5O-GkbRgq5TVK33MEMOKix4Pn6MrRNtGm2pukfXofIp-iSAadV09b8IvY_14s4MmQep354aJNiAJrAZbmAB_uAjq_4A/s1600-h/iceinintervalscolor+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKjefxLsfmi_cmueDvRDPRlu8H6hx1vgW0jHzUfwWuTJ5O-GkbRgq5TVK33MEMOKix4Pn6MrRNtGm2pukfXofIp-iSAadV09b8IvY_14s4MmQep354aJNiAJrAZbmAB_uAjq_4A/s400/iceinintervalscolor+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267550978106188738" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Poems by Laura Goldstein
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<br />Published in Goleta, CA
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<br />Laura Goldstein is a writer and text/sound artist living and working in Chicago. She currently teaches writing at Loyola University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA from Temple University. She went to Penn before that. Her sound and reading performances as well as installations have been exhibited in Philadelphia, Ireland, Chicago and Michigan. She's been published online in Otoliths, The Little Magazine, Great Works, MPRSND, Womb and PFS Post and in print in Combo, Dorothy's Elbow and XConnect.
<br />mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-75388532036689264292008-08-06T13:08:00.001-07:002008-11-07T10:27:05.274-08:00ICE IN INTERVALS pre-order<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14029361"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx_cr5sXXwq79y-FOGGzqWHk3Rh5Rka3YkNBMFXm0TxR2ysuXugoE7pq4VfQPD1g8YuTDWIrg9DPaXkMdRqcGaHQVC0EqsAYRa3i2SLCbsCmfU6fRafJBNPROQ7jYmuhXDI3WBA/s400/etsy+zebra+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231499177329362578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17020785">*click*</a>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-90437224026262158422008-07-24T17:21:00.000-07:002008-07-24T17:24:33.441-07:00Coming Soon<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br />ICE </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;">IN </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;">INTERVALS</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">a chapbook by Laura Goldstein<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-19802483608866556182008-06-09T12:23:00.001-07:002008-06-09T12:23:57.628-07:00Mercury in Retrograde<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm47WdPPqV9CQGZ7hDGDYjjcsXiWSIAKTLHFqXLxZlA8G9bDdNLusHs-Pnpb76oiNEfiAB7JXaaFTzsgddwB_T-LdAXoDkmNwg7DvEgQOFZg6qCIitfdUmfcVrTrViwGwYFL5Qg/s1600-h/key+blessing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm47WdPPqV9CQGZ7hDGDYjjcsXiWSIAKTLHFqXLxZlA8G9bDdNLusHs-Pnpb76oiNEfiAB7JXaaFTzsgddwB_T-LdAXoDkmNwg7DvEgQOFZg6qCIitfdUmfcVrTrViwGwYFL5Qg/s400/key+blessing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209963679060501394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUISvz2FEOucqbaZmZAMHXHNlcresyRgZyG0L0bDMISy3T-4Hq67YEK-Yqs1QGTi3cpBRkAmUZUZ9sbMTa2yXXxfhykVN8F4V0dRDe6sISjR4RA529mQcwV7pmOKIbOwhL_I5wzQ/s1600-h/dream+scissors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUISvz2FEOucqbaZmZAMHXHNlcresyRgZyG0L0bDMISy3T-4Hq67YEK-Yqs1QGTi3cpBRkAmUZUZ9sbMTa2yXXxfhykVN8F4V0dRDe6sISjR4RA529mQcwV7pmOKIbOwhL_I5wzQ/s400/dream+scissors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209963588804248338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJukhxNWT8pF9GtrGFfxllF_aWMw38tIKocWtdQUElMDGe0VYgzio94ojjwe1rBh5ITbqBb2X5dARI3jCULyCPoZAHCP0WBIA4XsGS9nnb6GdWGIvJhzINR0-oBEo1s0RP2mVkDA/s1600-h/but+it+could+it+yes+flutter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJukhxNWT8pF9GtrGFfxllF_aWMw38tIKocWtdQUElMDGe0VYgzio94ojjwe1rBh5ITbqBb2X5dARI3jCULyCPoZAHCP0WBIA4XsGS9nnb6GdWGIvJhzINR0-oBEo1s0RP2mVkDA/s400/but+it+could+it+yes+flutter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209963488368996818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hit me hard. My computer crashed, and so the next issue of WOMB is being rebuilt from scratch. So, I'm hoping to have things perking by the solstice.<br /><br />Without my computer, I had plenty of time to make new poetry jewelry for the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5069809">Hex Presse shop. </a>Check it out.mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-17091176515546981552008-05-31T23:42:00.000-07:002008-06-01T00:37:47.932-07:00Hex Presse Poetry Jewelry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzLcpVl9siTxojGw87MWeAIAQw2GH__zSjlBXuEQY9DwfLWVkwYQo2jJWT856R3cYF3iKSAxCQLwYnO_O38hN9N8XhU_FlCWE6P5H87QXwB40Glm4mcbwUkdabDHit_grbywS_Q/s1600-h/passer+mortuus+est+edna+st+vincent+millay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzLcpVl9siTxojGw87MWeAIAQw2GH__zSjlBXuEQY9DwfLWVkwYQo2jJWT856R3cYF3iKSAxCQLwYnO_O38hN9N8XhU_FlCWE6P5H87QXwB40Glm4mcbwUkdabDHit_grbywS_Q/s400/passer+mortuus+est+edna+st+vincent+millay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206803507261072050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-jAzb8L3G1MpOnaJFsNIij29X_69pZUPcwGHZ3EBx7G9AUZrTwJW3UeiCo2TOkqQQ2fwxEhLNQziThA2_oOXd-xGuWO9sfwQlJD3vQ0n9mykxKyKMJlZ8WDj0s4bJsgK70VT_Q/s1600-h/edna+st.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-jAzb8L3G1MpOnaJFsNIij29X_69pZUPcwGHZ3EBx7G9AUZrTwJW3UeiCo2TOkqQQ2fwxEhLNQziThA2_oOXd-xGuWO9sfwQlJD3vQ0n9mykxKyKMJlZ8WDj0s4bJsgK70VT_Q/s400/edna+st.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206810855950115570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Edna St. Vincent Millay poetry earrings<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhV2HQZcTlsIfoovPkwN7Umb4u6mLsxjO8b7PJNzjve94GSSak9nG-VDt8Nl-gA0F5OcurWoR5sz3RQgWIZlwsJXGmDyNn44KkZOyI93EgGxseeFUUfT0E07yvho9uNYCKDqcnQ/s1600-h/locketbook+etsy+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhV2HQZcTlsIfoovPkwN7Umb4u6mLsxjO8b7PJNzjve94GSSak9nG-VDt8Nl-gA0F5OcurWoR5sz3RQgWIZlwsJXGmDyNn44KkZOyI93EgGxseeFUUfT0E07yvho9uNYCKDqcnQ/s400/locketbook+etsy+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206810508057764578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw70tYg2lYj_axdYwEIZkNYp_pXeTYRytTul8fE39GLcBF6zXrXmj8M59FRwbz3s9wijbA2MRPNBwvxCdDvQRFO28eC13Xx55R8kzLp0F9nPY30wwT67EftnmEdNYi05ppdO094A/s1600-h/rose+quartz+owl+and+butterfly+charm+locket+book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw70tYg2lYj_axdYwEIZkNYp_pXeTYRytTul8fE39GLcBF6zXrXmj8M59FRwbz3s9wijbA2MRPNBwvxCdDvQRFO28eC13Xx55R8kzLp0F9nPY30wwT67EftnmEdNYi05ppdO094A/s400/rose+quartz+owl+and+butterfly+charm+locket+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206810366323843794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Emily Dickinson Poem 479 Locketbook<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXE23EyGWRzGoVCRPTUVb0YooK5h0yDBB17AGoPWRKhZtj2AqugXkFOeqMeTwB4Vah7UMWo4-I4vKQyU8DGie8vE5Wx1uex4sh2ess608YWi4DGH4Xkl8V5ToA250kCBrPbO3Vg/s1600-h/bishop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXE23EyGWRzGoVCRPTUVb0YooK5h0yDBB17AGoPWRKhZtj2AqugXkFOeqMeTwB4Vah7UMWo4-I4vKQyU8DGie8vE5Wx1uex4sh2ess608YWi4DGH4Xkl8V5ToA250kCBrPbO3Vg/s400/bishop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206809949712016066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br />Elizabeth Bishop "Casabianca" earrings<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrDzscxZ66EvUoikhZcUCt15j4KIuCCAGUHhsc4u-pBI-drTFfbIbEUqs7EUKt2AjXzxJnVrngjMBHKEmIElPJhPOVBFmsPgUWthW_8SmuwLMVAsHqHlU_6rrf60yqA-2OCuipw/s1600-h/casabianca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrDzscxZ66EvUoikhZcUCt15j4KIuCCAGUHhsc4u-pBI-drTFfbIbEUqs7EUKt2AjXzxJnVrngjMBHKEmIElPJhPOVBFmsPgUWthW_8SmuwLMVAsHqHlU_6rrf60yqA-2OCuipw/s400/casabianca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206803129303949970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />H.D. 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_h5nb5pch-mOqtD4hqtmUvMeI76qoZ7mJsrrO1fvh6j4pxR0zclLN3beVP780p-XvlW3wq2njSd0leaPel82HFOMUICpZ0v6VEXta4YtSPw9WcXDzclGnY5ygQQZccz7Xs4-bSA/s400/beeboxcharm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206800140006711762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sylvia Plath "The Moon and the Yew Tree" Poetry charm necklace<br />Sylvia Plath "The Moon and the Yew Tree" Poetry charm bracelet<br />Sylvia Plath "The Arrival of the Bee Box" Poetry charm braceletmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-11532020299097431952008-05-28T17:18:00.000-07:002008-06-01T01:07:44.510-07:00Sylvia Plath "Bee Box" Earrings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2vwbJm8vFwzjzRjPzbTVnbUnNh-yUpWKmntWYlxG1kwUDupHE2iuB4W4bj6hBUVOm2KJwM25JD6EnCsXJKzutfbX3nXpxAIjTeteKzTSyoHkbXpYXJQlp53Vazv3Dec2khcMfg/s1600-h/plathetsy3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2vwbJm8vFwzjzRjPzbTVnbUnNh-yUpWKmntWYlxG1kwUDupHE2iuB4W4bj6hBUVOm2KJwM25JD6EnCsXJKzutfbX3nXpxAIjTeteKzTSyoHkbXpYXJQlp53Vazv3Dec2khcMfg/s400/plathetsy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205588233596740002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />now for sale at <a href="http://www.daphnomancy.etsy.com/">etsy</a><br /><br />Sparkly and texty dangle earrings are both "book" and jewelry. Two copper-toned charms frame two carefully selected "windows" from Sylvia Plath's electric poem "The Arrival of the Bee Box." These windows capture both the vertical and horizontal arrangement of words from the poem. The text in these earrings is extracted from a vintage book in which the pages are the perfect color. This is the only book I'm using for these charms, so each one is absolutely one of a kind. Earrings feature blue glass birds and tiny green glass leaves accented with bright and tiny magenta glass beads. Gold-tone fishhooks. Dangles measure two inches. Elegant and intriguing.mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-77269917875305344682008-05-21T13:41:00.001-07:002008-05-21T13:41:52.695-07:00poetry locketbooks and poetry charms in the making<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_9gIUzvuL09jajMowkAx2iEYJAkUCOiGxQD00PkyD4WdFUKnCy3hQY5rlw9pyLBlPY2iCN8YVo3P1V0TbuScq_0yOPEiQ7iKcdFrlay9vA_5LJFXxK6yDTeKXDr99ND8dQG_8Q/s1600-h/poetry+locketbooks+pages+drying.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_9gIUzvuL09jajMowkAx2iEYJAkUCOiGxQD00PkyD4WdFUKnCy3hQY5rlw9pyLBlPY2iCN8YVo3P1V0TbuScq_0yOPEiQ7iKcdFrlay9vA_5LJFXxK6yDTeKXDr99ND8dQG_8Q/s400/poetry+locketbooks+pages+drying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202932859734663138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6q4XokxcV1g4Xpns12EtAk1ODrwXuw4A133dQmDosoAiypp2dRl8nfBHLhT5yjO3O3Sk38IEiA4KJy_k85KYFaialY6vgJXPUAfblNiWLNBUztkweBUBEI9nnVMpySBstovXMQ/s1600-h/poetry+locket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6q4XokxcV1g4Xpns12EtAk1ODrwXuw4A133dQmDosoAiypp2dRl8nfBHLhT5yjO3O3Sk38IEiA4KJy_k85KYFaialY6vgJXPUAfblNiWLNBUztkweBUBEI9nnVMpySBstovXMQ/s400/poetry+locket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202932627806429138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWVRXSZ8yDGVPEx8YHmicjlwsiXsZD4hPSQtDDtGUjVaUWyNSqXVO8rb2vjSp_ugTSI-xEGCmlBBdfbnO2OqLL59R4Xo7ULBx6_DGDUbz-3r9gyateKScZ_wyt-w5E7wQVjnjFQ/s1600-h/poetry+charms+diorama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWVRXSZ8yDGVPEx8YHmicjlwsiXsZD4hPSQtDDtGUjVaUWyNSqXVO8rb2vjSp_ugTSI-xEGCmlBBdfbnO2OqLL59R4Xo7ULBx6_DGDUbz-3r9gyateKScZ_wyt-w5E7wQVjnjFQ/s400/poetry+charms+diorama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202932387288260546" border="0" /></a>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-16665606188247645362008-04-15T20:35:00.000-07:002008-04-15T20:52:11.072-07:00Soon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6qdDkYjQ0qaAuZRk63wJKmgzAcTXPV8DfAuozOmE2xYIo0Jvqxuw8fwil0UXt_mnDh1GuYeSTHlvCVSJQK6p3BCru-M7xm5k9p7dW3PYC6Cn9qROip3CT9ptZNadmkEL8Q80Lw/s1600-h/hummingbird+vortices.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6qdDkYjQ0qaAuZRk63wJKmgzAcTXPV8DfAuozOmE2xYIo0Jvqxuw8fwil0UXt_mnDh1GuYeSTHlvCVSJQK6p3BCru-M7xm5k9p7dW3PYC6Cn9qROip3CT9ptZNadmkEL8Q80Lw/s400/hummingbird+vortices.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189684071625489474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I made this poetry locket for <a href="http://looktouch.wordpress.com/">Jessica Smith</a> last fall. And now I am making more for you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyi_lf20oMWki0nyanvA-AGtWhPUETkfOTjGh0jMMJiAYksQzb_qT_FB1DQB_XihEPvmWEJVkmOefo4oa-cjmvGuoWVgCqtHqDUk1HChb1k4Wo-vTE5ODR4eTkqvzt0pxJFIrGw/s1600-h/poetry+locket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyi_lf20oMWki0nyanvA-AGtWhPUETkfOTjGh0jMMJiAYksQzb_qT_FB1DQB_XihEPvmWEJVkmOefo4oa-cjmvGuoWVgCqtHqDUk1HChb1k4Wo-vTE5ODR4eTkqvzt0pxJFIrGw/s400/poetry+locket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189685188316986450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/looktouch/2317232776/in/photostream/">photo by Jessica Smith</a>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-12943654268147399812008-02-26T11:49:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:01:15.306-08:00Unintentional Hiatus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlgC0CSxpCVIr8ex5j_X3DkAPyfC81B3OM_GkI9DF4qPmOUdjDx6wpPwerfbAq2ssM3c3kTxJQzULI4NBHHVx9uqVTZSXUB5Ua7oDn64A3TPdTj5CBxHSMg6gfMS4jh7tcL3qmA/s1600-h/460053-p07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlgC0CSxpCVIr8ex5j_X3DkAPyfC81B3OM_GkI9DF4qPmOUdjDx6wpPwerfbAq2ssM3c3kTxJQzULI4NBHHVx9uqVTZSXUB5Ua7oDn64A3TPdTj5CBxHSMg6gfMS4jh7tcL3qmA/s400/460053-p07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171380319879353202" border="0" /></a><br />WOMB and Hex Presse have been hibernating. We plan to be all caught up and bloomy by April.mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-61952248684136340072007-12-11T23:18:00.000-08:002007-12-11T23:21:40.467-08:00Michalle Gould reads from Resurrection Party<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/blmfEYmdOAY&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/blmfEYmdOAY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />video courtesy of the lovely <a href="http://opened-by.blogspot.com/">Ash Smith</a>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-25551560343465031642007-11-20T11:06:00.000-08:002007-11-20T20:53:40.761-08:00Resurrection Party now available!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYXQUu3GINEgItO7oWWyRfuTormAU2s2bg7OW5Mm2s9MLXG6sDFXIQ40EUufb0TkG_Onum0F8e_TmEeGz5-Bq4Povb0I6bHf6cXdkWSrwEWFKnLjhseWPDRErQAc83p4iYSBkDQ/s1600-h/window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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outer cover has cutouts to reveal inner cover image and press mark.<br />*numbered edition of 100<br />*author's edition (#s 1-60) is all black and white<br />*editor's edition (shown here, #s 61-100) has colored vellum and is stamped with colored ink inside.<br />*Printed on 100% recycled paper<br />*Due to the nature of the handmade binding, each chapbook is entirely unique<br />* $10 plus 1.50 for s & hmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-60650675461394329812007-11-19T18:38:00.000-08:002007-11-19T18:39:24.438-08:00Hex Presse Reading with Dos Press on December 1st @ Okay Mountain Art Gallery in Austin, TX<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoE1VW1bHibbk7lbo8YmWBMsW19bpmdiljQ5lFxmyP89AZouNtrhgIslmdPdgkWjIYnlXqtNxtgeVsDvuQeZTlPjh5Vg-XTNqXU3bpDJZv9OgLDYDG5doVo9dkVXXYnOx1ezeWgw/s1600-h/dos+press.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-7YSzHeDnBZKYIQWG5fq_Poz-QSZny7QRZv36-E8e1tOK6svT97JHrcUx-5xrrY14oB60E_cyyKY4vx0Trev9ZUqOx8e6hjJPbRQSO_7JldnazY4De1_EJpsicvUrvrToHwkeA/s400/resurrectionpartyweb+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118450172379713122" border="0" /></a>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-56809422076360245692007-09-22T17:52:00.001-07:002007-09-22T17:52:58.206-07:00NEW ISSUE OF WOMB<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wombpoetry.com"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_CvOmNYBdeSPT-x2lIyfMRSVpawPZytZb0axm9ummVxA2hZaPvL8qXDxm1LIHlP1l9FfN9GpoVHt1Epha4lTrjy3sShGpzKVF7WBQOU_83_ZW6bo8hwggKOs6bcDEk5_bHt9mA/s400/equinox2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113195872598543778" border="0" /></a><br /> <p class="MsoNormal">WOMB POETRY :: EQUINOX ISSUE</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.wombpoetry.com/">http://www.wombpoetry.com</a><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">featuring work by<o:p>: </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kelli Russell Agodon<o:p></o:p><br />Nicole Cooley <o:p></o:p><br />Kate Greenstreet <o:p></o:p><br />Luisa A. Igloria <o:p></o:p><br />Eve Rifkah<o:p></o:p><br />Jennifer Karmin + vispo<o:p></o:p><br />Nicki Hastie <o:p></o:p><br />Raina León <o:p></o:p><br />Alexis Pauline Gumbs <o:p></o:p><br />Arlene Biala <o:p></o:p><br />Nava Fader<o:p></o:p><br />C Mehrl Bennett<o:p></o:p><br />Laura Goldstein <o:p></o:p><br />Jill Alexander Essbaum<br />Kristen Orser <o:p></o:p><br />Pearl Pirie <o:p></o:p><br />Kathryn Douglas <o:p></o:p><br />Angela Veronica Wong<o:p></o:p><br />Juliet Cook <o:p></o:p><br />Lillian Baker Kennedy <o:p></o:p></p>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-83898040759216623372007-07-25T18:15:00.001-07:002007-07-25T18:15:36.226-07:00Lunar Baedeker: A Hex Presse Poetry Puzzle inspired by Mina Loy<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.daphnomancy.etsy.com">@ the Hex Presse etsy shop</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOGCacfLnYPq5VvJ0U93FVufEEwar-4Zlf16aGujSZ_qUfYgh2QymdUerv2tDaFusa1tT_YkOpUFolDkxATfg1oTy_pyTWQVNLlB6VmoC02TB1uMxzhW_dK4XnWpML7YsUB0PJg/s1600-h/luna+baedeker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOGCacfLnYPq5VvJ0U93FVufEEwar-4Zlf16aGujSZ_qUfYgh2QymdUerv2tDaFusa1tT_YkOpUFolDkxATfg1oTy_pyTWQVNLlB6VmoC02TB1uMxzhW_dK4XnWpML7YsUB0PJg/s400/luna+baedeker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091304856104316162" border="0" /></a>ABOUT "Lunar Baedeker"<br /><br />This puzzle was inspired by<a href="http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/loy/loy.htm"> Mina Loys</a>'s Poem "<a href="http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15652">Lunar Baedeker</a>"<br /><br />CONTENTS:<br /><br />*The letters of six words from the poem: chandelier, whirl, phosphorous, ecstatic, museums, infusoria. The letters appear on brightly-colored plastic beads.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96xHxBL2Ct5FWT9U8SLXvYDwA1yuBABz3zblofcGk5nvqBhCTtNVt5GBCoDWIivoJ-Rs4ynsM0aKknDm-8MoqBzlsGPQLGu-bk-LsWY8XFUwMPQ5xOUVy36QD1kdGjSmkiOOicQ/s1600-h/Luna+Baedeker+puzzle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96xHxBL2Ct5FWT9U8SLXvYDwA1yuBABz3zblofcGk5nvqBhCTtNVt5GBCoDWIivoJ-Rs4ynsM0aKknDm-8MoqBzlsGPQLGu-bk-LsWY8XFUwMPQ5xOUVy36QD1kdGjSmkiOOicQ/s400/Luna+Baedeker+puzzle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091304740140199154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZvjKUsp2fBphs4oRaBqDvBTJQdbaHxVBUAL4MCR8GQA8YnukuVgjhocmE53ridsJqDkooOTMhYWuS_t6uzO9sqVDv6e9WjTztpckL0g8Ju42XsI7ybs4V5icbjC6Lr_ghvNufw/s1600-h/loy+label.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZvjKUsp2fBphs4oRaBqDvBTJQdbaHxVBUAL4MCR8GQA8YnukuVgjhocmE53ridsJqDkooOTMhYWuS_t6uzO9sqVDv6e9WjTztpckL0g8Ju42XsI7ybs4V5icbjC6Lr_ghvNufw/s400/loy+label.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091304632766016738" border="0" /></a>*one hematite bead<br /><br />*tiny silver key<br /><br />*blue yarn<br /><br />*two mermaids<br /><br />*zinnia seeds<br /><br />*tiny silver bells<br /><br />*small brown glass bottle<br /><br />*bundle of bedtime tea (organic mint and chamomile) tied with iridescent organza ribbon.<br /><br />*3 black licorice cats<br /><br />*blue and purple sequins<br /><br />*tiny blue crayon<br /><br />*bitty dried flowers<br /><br />*flower shaped sequins<br /><br />*white feathers<br /><br />*iridescent bird confetti<br /><br />*small white plastic dove<br /><br />*3 sea-green medium sized beads<br /><br />*red glass heart<br /><br />*six hexagon shaped zinc nuts<br /><br />*small round mirror<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbp5XR1_1VkzgQCS5j5LqViiU8zbjjCw_35QwC2rCVfZErVSrJVzb8PV90fNcc3wcZ6eSHzq23CJTubCYiPdDfRNUS0eP3nK-JnkZBZgDbtN6ELZ0uuDmOeXa5nE4dAVofhGC5Q/s1600-h/everything.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_MEsG-JhOgKsexH-VGfNUZUDj5mnMe4CwAcOD6Sxw8sxnA05fCKsfE5PiwqVAaIb8Z-5nUg87yL2aHcExnUw94YyvoVkVJ0t0D8tTWuxZG2PihsJQ0p13aLGFbDN_TysSZO2Ag/s400/baby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090602805045079138" border="0" /></a>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-3863972772223183642007-07-20T16:38:00.001-07:002010-02-01T00:38:48.159-08:00"Sestina" : a Hex Presse Speciman Jar Poetry Puzzle inspired by Elizabeth Bishop~*~ SPECIMEN JAR POETRY PUZZLES ~*~<br />for sale at the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.daphnomancy.etsy.com/">Hex Presse Shop</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The letters of six words from a single poem are gathered and stored in glass specimen jars. "Sestina" comes in a triangular jar and contains brightly-colored letter beads which allow the player/puzzler to experience the letters synesthetically. Because the letters are also impressed on the beads, once can "feel" the letters, thus allowing for the experience of "feeling" and "seeing" as simultaneous acts of "reading." The puzzle jars can be emptied and their letter contents "solved" to spell the words from the poem. The letters can be used to make anagrams and new words also. In addition to letters, other materials are harvested and added to the jar for further delight and stimulation. These additional materials are carefully selected and are -- to a certain degree -- intended to conjure sensory details related to the poem which inspired the puzzle. Something for each of the *six* senses is contained in each Hex Presse Specimen Jar Poetry Puzzle. This "syntax of tangibles" can be used to create poems, to conjure new ideas, and to amuse, delight, and inspire. For students of poetry, Hex Presse Specimen Jar Poetry Puzzles enhance understanding and enjoyment of the poetry. Like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Cleromancy</span> games, Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Presse Specimen</span> Jar Poetry Puzzles are an exciting, surprising, and unique way to engage with poetry.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibH2eA1Il-EHYaBapmBND3YStsNCRzSx7FqDhsxTnYXHYiFRMWRFhhBwmf64CT2alvuXPfUxy6j8eFJeoqXe90HqDR1vqsMqmxo5EEuIM9BdnQ1DPf6p4FGSD7NajzDQN4Xa7-Q/s1600-h/poetry+puzzle+specimen+jar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibH2eA1Il-EHYaBapmBND3YStsNCRzSx7FqDhsxTnYXHYiFRMWRFhhBwmf64CT2alvuXPfUxy6j8eFJeoqXe90HqDR1vqsMqmxo5EEuIM9BdnQ1DPf6p4FGSD7NajzDQN4Xa7-Q/s400/poetry+puzzle+specimen+jar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089455666524957746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1aGreLCt9p3B49dBVuOBXULtbZXnchnB4h2aO5SCC54DscaRsq1JopHdmBQjnNNop3eq2LtSue8S48TvngQAHxp77jp6SDBjVW4Hf-AoWZVQO8gJBsy3lRMxFKlaQ8BychOTSw/s1600-h/sestina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.blogger.com/Elizabeth%20Bishop">Elizabeth Bishop</a>'s Poem <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/03/ahead/sestina.html">"Sestina."</a><br /><br />CONTENTS:<br /><br />*The letters of six words from the poem. Since this poem is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestina">sestina</a>, it seemed appropriate to use the six end words: house, grandmother, child, stove, almanac, tears. The letters appear on brightly-colored plastic beads.<br /><br />*six morning glory seeds ("time to plant tears")<br /><br />*a bundle of tea tied with silver "rain" (ribbon)<br /><br />*a bird-shaped lampwork glass bead<br /><br />*a flower-shaped lampwork glass bead<br /><br />*a tiny spool of thread<br /><br />*six plastic buttons<br /><br />*six plastic flowers<br /><br />*six hexagon-shaped zinc nuts (to turn)<br /><br />*one dried bloom from a Persian Silk Tree (albizia julibrissin)<br /><br />*3 multi-colored glass beads, one oval, one rectangular, and one spherical.<br /><br />*tiny silver key charm on a white string<br /><br />*one tiny sprig of fresh mint<br /><br />*one valerian capsule<br /><br />*one white plastic dove<br /><br />*tear-shaped multi-colored sequins<br /><br />*a hook and eye<br /><br />*robin's eggs made of plastic<br /><br />*tiny silver bells<br /><br />*one <a href="http://www.blogger.com/white%20rabbit%20candy">"White Rabbit"</a> milk candy<br /><br />*tiny pinecones<br /><br />*one small round mirror<br /><br />*three white feathers<br /><br />*star-shaped bark from a Laurel tree<br /><br />*one matchmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-79794968415342040772007-07-15T12:22:00.000-07:002007-07-15T18:19:38.619-07:00Some Things to look forward to from HEX PRESSEFORTHCOMING <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CLEROMANCY</span> GAMES:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/brooks/brooks.htm">GWENDOLYN BROOKS</a> curated by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://english.rutgers.edu/faculty/profiles/shockley.html">Evie Shockley</a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.tenderbuttons.com/">GERTRUDE STEIN</a> curated by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://minoramerican.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">kathryn</span> l. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pringle</span> and Magdalena <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Zurawski</span> </a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/niedecker/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">LORINE</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">NIEDECKER</span></a> curated by <a href="http://www.deepdarkdear.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Julia </span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Drescher</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152">ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING</a> curated by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://cadaly.blogspot.com/">Catherine <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Daly</span></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lorde/lorde.htm">AUDRE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">LORDE</span></a> curated by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.kategreenstreet.com/">Kate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Greenstreet</span></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.utoronto.ca/IVWS/">VIRGINIA WOOLF</a> curated by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.wombpoetry.com/gould.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Michalle</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Gould</span> </a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/crossetti/crov.html">CHRISTINA ROSSETTI</a> ("a summer wish") curated by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://looktouch.com/">Jessica Smith</a><br /><br />TEST TUBE/ SPECIMEN JAR POETRY PUZZLES:<br /><br />The letters of six words from a single poem are gathered and stored in test tubes and specimen jars. Because the letters are impressed on the beads, once can also "feel" the letters, thus allowing for the experience of "feeling" and "seeing" as simultaneous acts of "reading." In addition to letters, other materials are harvested and added to the tube/ jar for further delight and stimulation. These additional materials are carefully selected and are -- to a certain degree -- intended to conjure sensory details related to the poetry. The tubes and jars can be emptied and their letter contents "solved" to spell the words from the poem. Additionally, the letters can be used to make anagrams and new words. Like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Cleromancy</span> games, Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Presse</span> poetry puzzles are an exciting, surprising, and unique way to experience poetry.<br /><br />SPOOL POETRY<br /><br />Another fun and intriguing way to engage with poetry. Spool Poems are written on ribbon and wound onto spools. To read the poem, simply <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">unspool</span> the ribbon. The act of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">unspooling</span>/unwinding allows the reader/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">unspooler</span> to engage the pace of the poem. Additionally, the spool allows for a reading experience that is distinctly different from that in which the poem is on the page. Along with the words themselves, Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Presse</span> poetry spools allow readers to enjoy movements of the hands and eyes that are less familiar. Unlike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Cleromancy</span> Games and Test Tube/Specimen Jar Poetry, new poems by contemporary poets are published in the Spool Poetry series.<br /><br />CHAPBOOKS<br /><br />Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Presse</span> chapbooks are printed in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">handbound</span> limited editions. Our first chapbook will be <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Resurrection Party</span> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Michalle</span> Gould (read a poem from <span style="font-style: italic;">Resurrection Party</span><a href="http://haikubotany.blogspot.com/2006/10/from-poetry-dec-2003.html"> here</a>). Six "special editions" will be housed in a unique, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">woodburned</span> box. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Resurrection Party</span> should be available for purchase in August.<br /><br />~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*<br /><br />All proceeds from Hex Presse publications go directly back into the press. Hex Presse is committed to paying chapbook authors for their work. Cleromancy Game Curators receive a copy of their Cleromancy Game and a copy of each chapbook published by Hex Presse.<br /></div>mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-36298152831619301232007-07-12T21:01:00.000-07:002007-07-15T12:21:38.810-07:00Cleromancy Poetry Game # 2, "cup-like lilies" : Christina Rossetti, curated by Jessica SmithNow available at <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5069809">Etsy</a>.<br /><br />******six word dice for poetry, divination, and play******<br /><br />*Cleromancy Poetry Game # 2, "cup-like lilies," is sourced from the work of Christina Rossetti<br />*Curated by Jessica Smith<br />*Six dice; each side of each dice has a different word (for a total of 36 words)<br />*Comes in a hexagon shaped box<br />*Dice and box are pyrographed and inked by hand<br />*Roll the dice to make poems or divinations<br />_____________________<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fQ87v_5MdN1Qb8cD1WSmDyY9V3F3PY9-P_rNfIgcIO7isXT1505cCIy3VAbJkwxHUCNOfSdLqDj8FI7nT4gctXIQZ-IqI2ZRQzQN24AwnQNl3FYXselkeFf6PNiJVlfzlHfyvQ/s1600-h/lid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Additionally, Cleromancy games provide a fascinating glimpse of the curators. Not only is it compelling to see what word/s the curator selects, but it is also interesting to see how she arranges and groups the words. These games are a valuable and unique way to enjoy poetry.<br />____________________________________<br /><br />Cleromancy Games are published in *very* limited editions (there will only be six of each). Due to their handmade nature and differences in the patterns and texture of the woodgrain, each Cleromancy game is entirely unique.<br /><br />____________________________________<br /><br />Jessica Smith edits Outside Voices Press, an umbrella for Outside Voices Books, Take-Home Project chapbooks, and FOURSQUARE magazine. Her first book, Organic Furniture Cellar, is available from the Press website at outsidevoices.org<br /><br />____________________________________<br /><br /><br />There will be MORE cleromancy poetry games from Hex Presse. Each game will be sourced from "woman-authored texts"** and contemporary poets will be invited to "curate" the dice. Cleromancy #3 also will be curated by Jessica Smith and sourced from the work of Christina Rossetti. Cleromancy #4 will be curated by Michalle Gould and sourced from the work of Virginia Woolf.<br /><br />**open to interpretation :)mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31057780.post-88627865432108255952007-07-10T18:43:00.000-07:002007-07-11T10:36:21.467-07:00Hex Presse Mission StatementHex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Presse</span></span></span></span></span>, the print companion to the online journal <a href="http://www.wombpoetry.com/">WOMB POETRY</a>, is a feminist press dedicated to the publication and appreciation of writing by women. Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Presse</span></span></span></span> publications are multi-media and eclectic. In addition to publishing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">handbound</span></span></span></span></span> limited-edition chapbooks by contemporary poets, Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Presse</span></span></span></span></span> also publishes games and visual/tactile/manipulative poetic materials. Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Presse</span></span></span></span> games and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">manipulatives</span></span></span></span></span> are often based on, sourced from, or inspired by the work of women writers. The goal of these materials is to create alternative ways of engaging/reading/experiencing writing by women. Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Presse</span></span></span></span> is interested in presenting text as multi-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dimensional</span>, plastic, playful, concrete, mutable, improvised, cooperative, collaborative, and interactive.<br /><br />My inspiration for Hex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Presse</span></span></span></span> publications comes from a variety of sources. I admire the tactile poetry of <a href="http://looktouch.com/">Jessica Smith</a> and the tangible beauty in the design of her magazine <a href="http://foursquareeditions.blogspot.com/">FOURSQUARE</a>. I am also thrilled by the curiosity, detail, and wonder of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63176434@N00/sets/72157600199387050/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">minumentals</span></span></span></span></a> crafted by <a href="http://deepdarkdear.blogspot.com/">Julia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Drescher</span></span></span></span> </a>for <a href="http://dospress.blogspot.com/">Dos Press</a>. <a href="http://dusie.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Dusie's</span></span></span></span></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=66071">Wee Chaps</a> and <a href="http://www.reenhead.com/biggame/biggame.html">Big Game Books'</a> <a href="http://www.reenhead.com/biggame/tinysides.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Tinysides</span></span></span></span></a> satisfy my craving for colorful poetry in miniature, and I am mesmerized by <a href="http://www.jenbervin.com/">Jen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Bervin's</span></span></span></span></a> intriguing work with textiles and natural materials. I am continually surprised and delighted by <a href="http://odalisqued.blogspot.com/">Anne Boyer's</a> visual poems, paintings, and videos, and I am intensely fond of the art and writing by the <a href="http://www.graffgirlz.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">graff</span></span> girls</a>. The <a href="http://www.montessorimaterials.com/Language.htm"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">manipulatives</span></span></span></span> </a>used in <a href="http://www.montessorimaterials.com/Sensorial.htm">Montessori</a> classrooms appeal to my desire for <a href="http://www.bambini-montessori.com/cf-bin/prod_list.cfm?ProdCat=5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">sensorial</span></span></span></span></a> encounters with language and text, and I am excited by the poetic strategies developed by <a href="http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5916"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">the oulipians</span> and surrealists.</a> I feel an affinity with the <a href="http://feministartproject.rutgers.edu/">feminist art movement</a>, the arts and crafts movement, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_curiosities"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Wunderkammers</span></span></span></span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination">ancient and medieval methods of divination</a>, and the <a href="http://www.philobiblon.com/">book arts</a>. <a href="http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2003/kikismith/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Kiki</span></span> Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.albrightknox.org/ArtStart/Simpson.html">Lorna Simpson</a>, <a href="http://www.sfmoma.org/hesse/">Eva Hesse</a>, <a href="http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/exhib_detail.asp?id=72">Yoko Ono</a>, and <a href="http://www.reneestout.com/">Renee Stout</a> are among my favorite artists. I maintain a fascination with dollhouse furniture, vintage children's books, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">kaleidoscopes</span>, plastic animals, mirrors, wood, beads, plants and flowers, toys, games, relics, fossils, and machines. Other things I like are listed <a href="http://ovariessequins.blogspot.com/2007/05/materials-asfor-poems.html">here.</a><br /><br />More than anything, I am motivated to publish poetry by the brilliance and munificence of my peers, and by the writing and art by women who seek to create community and political change through radical critique, innovation, activism, generosity, and optimism.mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678218271885988491noreply@blogger.com2