::: the press gang ::: is run by cristiana baik (al) and sara wintz (nyc).
cb comes way of so cal. she hankers for the city, rapid transit systems, and unapologetic outbursts that sparkle.
sara currently lives in brooklyn. she is lead singer of the pretty panicks press and gangster of :::the press gang::: she longs for cassette tapes, early morning fog, psychogeographiques, and gathas.
:::starting this week, we will begin publishing poems on an ongoing basis, on our blog; send us your poems! *we want to publish them!:::
+ to submit poems to be posted on our website please send 3-5 pages of work to pressingletters@gmail.com
+ to submit a manuscript to be considered for chapbook publication please send up to 20 pages of work to pressingletters@gmail.com
:::press gang books:::
*recent titles are:
intricate systems, by juliana spahr
and
one might, by karen volkman
if you are interested in ordering one or both, come visit our main page at www.pressgangsters.com
(*click 'purchase')
*or email us at pressingletters@gmail.com
author bios
fall/winter::: 2007
juliana spahr's most recent book is _the transformation_ (atelos, 2007).
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karen volkman's books of poetry are _crash's law_ (norton, 1996) and _spar_ (univ of iowa press, 2002), which received the iowa poetry prize and the james laughlin award from the academy of american poets. her book of sonnets, _nomina_, is forthcoming from boa editions in spring 2008. her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies, including the best american poetry, the pushcart prize anthology, american poets in the 21st century: the new poetics, and the gertrude stein awards in innovative poetry. she teaches in the mfa program at the university of montana in missoula.
upcoming projects
first book of 2008: lara durback
Lara Durback loves Oakland, Philly, and San Francisco so much. She: an artist/poet working with text, letterpress printing, sound (analog synthesizers and field recording), as well as the book form, and any other medium that can be combined and smashed together. Currently contemplating humans awash in electromagnetic fields: both those from the earth and those emitted by powerlines and electronic devices, and how difficult it is to match a field to a source.
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