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Summer is here, and it’s hot…as usual. And speaking of hot, Issue #16 of Gutter Eloquence Magazine is now online, ablaze with some of the best voices of the underground lit scene and beyond! G.E.M. #16 features poetry by these contributors: Susan Adams Louise Andrade Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal J.J. Campbell Valentina Cano Aleathia Drehmer James [...]

Welcome to our July 2011 issue, featuring new work from Eric Berge, J. Bradley, André Braga Cabral, Elizabeth J. Colen, Will Cordeiro, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, Sarah Lindsay, Peter Tieryas Liu, Jacqueline May, Marilyn Ringer, Lani Scozzari, Russel Swensen, Meghan Tutolo, and Leia Wilson. Additionally, we have reviews of Joshua Mohr’s  Damascus,…[Read more]

We are pleased to announce the inaugural launch of Menacing Hedge:Summer 2011 edition. This issue features kick-ass work from Juliet Cook, Christine Hamm, Beth Coyote, Paul Nelson, Chenelle Milford, Meg Pokrass, Nancy Ibsen, Lauren India Henley, Lucile Barker, P. Hurshell, Julene Tripp Weaver, Nathan Moore, Leo Briones, and last but not least,…[Read more]

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road / house – Saint Vitus Press is proud to announce a 6/17/11 release of its first book: Gangsters, Harlots and Thieves:  Down and out at the Hotel Clifton Gangsters, Harlots & Thieves … was compiled and edited by Theron Moore featuring the poetry and essays of my father Todd Moore. This book is a bio / memoir of my [...]

FEZLANDIA. Monday, June 13, 2011– Red Fez Publications is proud to annouce the release of its 35th issue online. This issue marks over 600 poems published since the first issue online in 2003. Nearly 450 authors from around the world have had their work published in Red Fez and it is still available to read [...]

The evolution of Red Fez Publications continues with the addition of Frankie Metro to the editorial staff. FEZZERY. Thursday, June 2, 2011–Red Fez Publications has appointed Frankie Metro as associate fiction/non-fiction editor. Frankie joins the staff of Head Fiction Editor Patrick Simonelli, and will begin with the 35th issue of Red Fez, due…[Read more]

FEZLANDIA. Friday, May 13, 2011 — Red Fez Publications has just released Issue #34. Monthly issues are published on the 13th of each month and this month is no exception. Oh no, we’re not a-scared of Friday the 13th! Back for Part II of “Drink with the Coyotes” is Paul Corman-Roberts’ column Dispatches from Atlantis. [...]

Benefit to Celebrate L.A. Victor Clothing Company Muralist, Eloy Torrez with “Eloy Take Two” Screening, Live Music, and Poetry April 30, 2011 at Beyond Baroque at 7pm The public is invited to Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center for a celebration of Latino L.A. art and performance on April 30, 2011 at 7pm with a screening of [...]

April 11, 2011 – Ann Arbor, MI— Dzanc Books is excited to announce our new  electronic r Eprint Series . In conjunction with our traditional publishing of new works in both print and electronic form, Dzanc is now set to publish great works ofliterary fiction that have recently gone out of print.  These works will be offered back to the reading…[Read more]

Saturday, April 2, 2011 — In April, the Academy of American Poets will launch a month-long series of guest poets featured on its streaming Twitter feed. Throughout each day during National Poetry Month, a selected poet will have 24 hours to post his or her daily insights before passing the baton. Users are invited to follow the Academy of American [...]

Gender bias? What do the numbers reveal? We at VIDA are gratified to hear the response that has recently surfaced in the media based on the numbers we gathered in our 2010 Count. But we also understand that these statistics are simply the beginning of a conversation we believe is necessary—not an end point, but a [...]

The Re-Birth of the “E-Zone” will be hosting a night of romantic and suggestive poetry. Featured spoken word artists will include the “E-Zone” founders: Azucar, Miz Naki, and Ky-Learic. Poetryfeen, from Cleveland, will also be featured during the event. There is a cover charge of $5 at the door and there will be a special prize for poets that are…[Read more]

Sunday, January 9, 2011. epicrites.org– Blood And Greasepaint is Chicago native Karl Koweski’s first full-length feature collection of short stories. The eleven well-crafted, interconnected stories that comprise the collection work like a novel presented piecemeal, not adhering to a traditional timeline. When asked about it, Koweski explained: …[Read more]