PO25centEM zines are pocket-sized zines that will be handed out individually AND serialized with other zines in the series to make an 'autonomous anthology.' So far we have numbers one through 31 available, but single copies are always floating around and being traded: they are handed out in Baltimore and in Washington, D.C. The pocket-sized zines are compact and are 16 pages or less, making for an intimate read while waiting for the bus or the train, or just lazing the day away.
The jist of this project is to get everyone to read more poetry. We're handing out free poetry to
recover the sense of readership in a public that seems to not care about poetry. Folks may keep or give the zines away to others, so the turnover rate is unlimited, trading goes on forever.
Furniture Press needs all the texts it can get. We're bent on publishing every writer and
anthologizing this project: we're hoping to receive substantial funding and a national coverage.
Hopefully other presses will start doing the same.
The goal, for now, while funding is low, is to serialize the zines and sell them as 'autnomous anthologies'. These contributions will go to the pressing of more zines for a wider distribution.
Here are the specifications for submission:
The zines dimensions are 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches. Send texts between 8 and 16 pages that fit
nicely onto a 4 inch width by 5 inch height format. Please send texts to
furniture_press at graffiti.net. No titles are necessary, any work, old and new is welcome.
Send submissions to this e-mail address.
Anyone who would like the first volume of the series, please send $12 to:
Christophe Casamassima
304 A7 Stevenson Lane
Baltimore, MD 21204
make checks payable to yours truly.
Thank you! Spread the word!
Posted by: Christine Hamm | April 27, 2006 at 07:20 PM