Inspirations.

Plumberries is about to move back to Milwaukee and set up shop in the Laundry Chute this time living alongside Cynthia Spencer. Packing up a load of materials for the next few efforts at the very least, sometime in the next few months should see Drupe Fruits #3, a book by Jeanne Stauffer-Merle, collecting for Humdrum #5, etc. Late night love-dribble with JS Makkos of Hobby Horse/Language Foundry has us scheming a spot to maintain more conversation on handmade chaps and small press sorts, a place for reviews and calls and communications… more on that within the next few months hopefully… in the meantime consider writing up a review or a little article. Apologies for getting back so slowly on all the submissions for Drupe and the manuscripts… by the end of the year should be all caught up and moving. Soon will be making PDF books of Humdrum #2, Macallister Armstrong’s book, maybe Laura Goldstein’s book if she’ll let me, Drupe #1, etc.

incessant traveling. post from the post.

a missive from Kalamazoo to say, apologies for any poor bloke who might’ve been waiting to hear anything, likely not a fool in the whole wide wicked whirl… but in case, story is: been a trekking as a voice box, cuts on the hands to prove they move, almost home though, almost through… meantime, trying to weasel back into school, face in me own narratives, trying to compile what best shines… more on that when we know, you know. mitten has us back for a stretch, minute to ease out the aches. more books on the soon, drupes are berries too says lady violinist from philadelphia, the story broadens… delicious. just a little something to say hello. back to buzzy soon as soon. k.

Behreandt’s “Wilhelm Scream” and Humble Humdrum #4 are up for the purchasing.

do refer to the chapbooks series section for installment #7, Jeremy Behreandt’s “the Wilhelm Scream”… a book of cards traveling in an envelope. we will be celebrating the birth of it in milwaukee at the laundry chute on thursday sept. 22nd if you happen to be around.

 

also… issue no. 4 of humdrum is finally ready to be sent out. please do refer to the journals section for more info on that… issue features work by erika jo brown, cynthia spencer, jeffery allen, sarah fox, john m. bennet, michael sikkema, jen tynes, and more.

review of olszewska’s “halfsteps + cloudfang” at vernacular

check it.

vernacular lit. blog 

Drupe Fruits #3 call for submissions.

Drupe Fruits is open for submissions until Oct. 1st, please do refer to the tab on the left for more information about the journal and so on. looking forward to seeing things.

Humdrum #1 up for reading and downloading at will.

see the humdrum #1 tab in journals for the link.

Prichard and Stratman books up for purchase.

took a moment to get them here… been trekking and all that. Prichard’s “Twinning” is a collection of prose poems dedicated to her sister, following the disjunctive narrative of reminiscence, full of candidacy and vulnerability.

Stratman’s “Some Were Awake” is comprised of very thrifty verse, distilled for sipping contemplatively through a night alone.

calendar of the spectral in chicago.

weds. the 6th @ the milk factory gallery

thursday the 7th @ ball hall w/ perpetual dusk at curtsy caverns.

Time
Wednesday, July 6 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location
The Milk Factory
907 North Winchester Ave, Rear Apt.
Chicago, IL

A clinquant invitation to the finest and crude alike:

Your presence is humbly requested …

Come, bear witness to the raconteurs of now as they find their way through twirling and twisting landscapes, bringing with them things that shine and things that swallow wholly the life around them.
…

Come at 6:00 and experience the delicious and unique tastes
of S&M’s Underground!

http://www.smunderground.org/

http://www.facebook.com/smunderground.org

Readings & Performances at 7:00 by:

Joseph Bienvenu
Joseph S. Makkos
Edwin R. Perry and Chelsea Tadeyeske
Connor Stratman
Monadnoc (http://monadnoc.ws/)

**Also, catch a special sneak peak of works by Morgan Sims and Nathan Vernau! (Opening reception at The Milk Factory 7/08!)**

http://www.morgan-sims.com/

http://www.nathanvernau.com/

W H O:

Joseph Bienvenu is the author of a book-length collection of poetry Atom Parlor (BlazeVOX, 2010) and also the chapbook Pool Hall Quartet (Verna Press, 2008). Joseph is a native of New Orleans where he lives and teaches Latin and English at a local high school. He received his B.A. in Classics from Loyola University of Chicago and his M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is currently working on a translation of Catullus’ complete poetry, a selection of which was published as a chapbook from Verna Press (2010).

joseph s. makkos as a poet primarily focuses on visual & performance work. He is author of When She Goes Down (Hobby Horse, 2010) and a book length collection of visual work, Paper Trumpet (Lavender Ink, forthcoming). J.S. is an art book designer and publisher (Language Foundry), who’s projects heavily focus on outré media. He is a college level educator who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and currently lives in New Orleans where he operates a bookmaking & letter press studio. He received his B.A. in Literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his M.F.A. from the University of New Orleans.

edwin r. perry is currently a resident of michigan. he is the proprietor of plumberries press, a mobile endeavor which invests in short run edition chapbooks and journals. he is editor of humble humdrum cotton frock, a project to cultivate an aesthetic of “organic esoterics”, and drupe fruits, a journal spurred to life in celebration of the prose poem. he has hosted readings in chicago, milwaukee, and in various places throughout michigan, and traveled extensively as a performer under various hats. his work has appeared in OX mag, Burdock, Shepard’s Check, Sawbuck and others. peek productions at plumberriespress.wordpress.com

Connor Stratman is the author of the full-length book of poems An Early Scratch (Erbacce Press, 2011) and the chapbook Invisible Entrances (Erbacce, 2010). Connor received his B.A. in English from Loyola University of Chicago and is currently working on his M.A. thesis on Samuel Beckett. He also edits the online journal The Balloon when he’s not substitute teaching at a middle school in Rogers Park.

“Twinning” and “Some Were Awake”

Plumberries is happy to announce the next two books in the chapbook series, Meg Prichard’s “Twinning” and Connor Stratman’s “Some Were Awake”. Both books are complete and currently traveling the eastern seaboard in a suitcase… if you might like the chance to have your hands on them before we get the chance to post a link to them on this wordpress… please do refer to the calendar of the spectral and meet us someplace. otherwise… both manuscripts should be up around return to quotidian existence.

we’ll try to be better at posting stuff up.

love,

edwin.

Calendar of the Spectral… an eastern edition

Time	Wednesday, June 22 at 7:00pm - July 9 at 7:00pm
Location	Great Lakes, Rust Belt, Upstate, Eastern Seaboard
	link to the FB event
	A clinquant invitation to the finest and crude alike:Your presence is humbly requested …Come, bear witness to the raconteurs of now as they find their way through twirling and twisting landscapes, bringing with them things that shine and things that swallow wholly the life around them.Come! Feast with us! Readings & Performances by: Joseph Bienvenu Joseph S. Makkos Edwin R. Perry Connor Stratman W H E N___W H E R E : J U N E : Weds. 22nd – Kalamazoo, MI – Asylum Lake Gallery / 326 w. Kalamazoo Ave. 4th floor / (Inside the Park Trades Center) Thurs. 23rd – Youngstown, OH. – The Lemon Grove / 122 W Federal St w/perpetual dusk at curtsy caverns Fri. 24th – Buffalo, NY – Rust Belt Books / 202 Allen Street Sat. 25th – Ithaca, NY – Gimme Coffee / 506 West State Street w/Meg Prichard Sun. 26th – Lowell, MA – Sock Hop / 738 Central St. Apt. #2 7pm Sun. 26th – Jamaica Plain, MA – White Haus /Seaverns ave. 9pm. Mon. 27th – Providence, RI – Ada Books / 616 Westminster St # 2 / RI 02903 Tues. 28th – Brooklyn, NY – Unameable Books / 600 Vanderbilt Ave (between Dean St & St Marks Ave)/ (Prospect Heights) Brooklyn, NY 11238 Weds. 29th – New York, NY – 6:30 pm -The Four-Faced Liar / 165 W. 4th St (between 6th and 7th Aves) Thurs. 30th – Philadelphia – VWVOFFKA Gallery / 2311 Frankford Ave. / Philadelphia, PA 19125 / 8pm / vwvofska.blogspot.com J U L Y : Fri. 1st – Help?? Pittsburgh/Central, PA/Morgantown, WV – TBA Sat. 2nd – Cleveland – The Literary Cafe / Cleveland, OH (Tremont) Sunday 3rd -Cleveland – The Rock & Roll Hame of Fame & Myoozium, Agharta Branch w/perpetual dusk at curtsy caverns Monday 4th – Cleveland – All Things Permitted / Independence Day Bike Jaunt Tuesday the 5th – day off. Weds. the 6th – Chicago – The Milk Factory Gallery / 907 N. Winchester Ave. rear. w/Monadnoc Thursday the 7th – Chicago / Ball Hall w/perpetual dusk at curtsy caverns Friday the 8th – Detroit – w/Leyya Tawil Saturday the 9th – Detroit – w/Leyya Tawil W H O: Joseph Bienvenu is the author of a book-length collection of poetry Atom Parlor (BlazeVOX, 2010) and also the chapbook Pool Hall Quartet (Verna Press, 2008). Joseph is a native of New Orleans where he lives and teaches Latin and English at a local high school. He received his B.A. in Classics from Loyola University of Chicago and his M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is currently working on a translation of Catullus’ complete poetry, a selection of which was published as a chapbook from Verna Press (2010). joseph s. makkos as a poet primarily focuses on visual & performance work. He is author of When She Goes Down (Hobby Horse, 2010) and a book length collection of visual work, Paper Trumpet (Lavender Ink, forthcoming). J.S. is an art book designer and publisher (Language Foundry), who’s projects heavily focus on outré media. He is a college level educator who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and currently lives in New Orleans where he operates a bookmaking & letter press studio. He received his B.A. in Literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his M.F.A. from the University of New Orleans. edwin r. perry is currently a resident of michigan. he is the proprietor of plumberries press, a mobile endeavor which invests in short run edition chapbooks and journals. he is editor of humble humdrum cotton frock, a project to cultivate an aesthetic of “organic esoterics”, and drupe fruits, a journal spurred to life in celebration of the prose poem. he has hosted readings in chicago, milwaukee, and in various places throughout michigan, and traveled extensively as a performer under various hats. his work has appeared in OX mag, Burdock, Shepard’s Check, Sawbuck and others. peek productions at plumberriespress.wordpress.com Connor Stratman is the author of the full-length book of poems An Early Scratch (Erbacce Press, 2011) and the chapbook Invisible Entrances (Erbacce, 2010). Connor received his B.A. in English from Loyola University of Chicago and is currently working on his M.A. thesis on Samuel Beckett. He also edits the online journal The Balloon when he’s not substitute teaching at a middle school in Rogers Park.