| the ho!d. yes, you are here. you are here early. you are here earlier than this has ever been early on the air, even. jot that down. it's only happened once before and it may not ever happen again... stranger things have gone on thO. anyway, there's a lot goin' down, so this had got to go uP - dum de dum and I have to pack and print out poems, find my underarm deoderant, clean my sex toys --- just because I will be standing and/or sitting/laying/kneeling/fornicat--errr formulating -stuff in an array of different ways, next to poets this weekend. and you know how poets go down: if they find something strange, interesting, kinky and/or stinky-stuff goin' on, they'll write about it and armpit stench ain't one of the things they'll write about me. nope, nope, nope. so, this'll sure be an interesting weekend - for sure!...don't miss next month's issue either!...o yea... burn yer doggie or burger this weekend and not yer ass --- haPpY firewerksday! burp - and now....
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new this month at the ho!d:
• I am most proud to announce that Lyn Lifshin's new book: BEFORE IT'S LIGHT just won the Paterson Award. Lyn Lifshin has written more than 100 books and edited 4 anthologies of women writers. Lifshin is a regular contributor of the hold and has earned the distinction "Queen of the Small Presses." She has been praised by Robert Frost, Ken Kesey and Richard Eberhart, and Ed Sanders has seen her as " a modern Emily Dickinson." CONGRATS gurl!!! visit Lyn's website.
• welcome!.. to zen - an amazing poet and talented digital arteeeeeest! man, was it
difficult to rope this one in!!! and I ain't gonna let him go! no no. you hear me, man!?
o.k.
• also, I am pleased to welcome to the ho!d: Shane Jones and John Heckman
...most talented in their style of poetry also! you'll find them all at the poetryforum -
and you won't be disappointed!
• Michael Basinski, Assistant Curator of the Poetry/Rare Books Collection of the
University Libraries, SUNY at Buffalo offers reviews of new books (and others).
His poems, articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications as you will
read in his bio. send your book to Michael for review.
• speaking of books: jeff filipski has a new chapbook called:
Pitching Twisted Coins
In the Corners of Twisted Smiles
• and hot off the press are my 2 new chappies called: Smell ME© again -- and
...paPer trip...the god plan© (miXXX)
• don't forget the chapbooks by all of our contributors. support your poets!
• Thunder Sandwich is hoppin' on the other side of the web with editors Jim Chandler
and Haze showin' off stuff like what's here at the ho!d...check it out today! more-
more-more grande` poetry/prose and art...
take a bite of Thunder Sandwich today!!!
• I think HOT TOPICS co-ordinator (Goo) is lost in lalaland somewhere....?
he promised to return soon and I believe him AND his racoon - heh but meanwhile,
visit the HOT TOPICS page and post your ideas
- only go there for shock therapy reasons...oboy - keep out kiddies!
thanx to the contributors that showed up for another great issue!!!
ok... read it and leap into the-hold.com
yooooo whooo---dave!? yer balls are showing---night man! XO's cait
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columnists/rants
• Dolomite
• Smell ME
• poetry forum
• prose
• book reviews with
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• spoken ho!d
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