Noah Eli Gordon Poetry Trading Cards

We here at Fact-Simile Editions are delighted to announce the latest release (#40) in our Poetry Trading Card Series, featuring a new poem by Noah Eli Gordon.

Noah Eli Gordon is the author of eight books, including The Year of the Rooster (Ahsahta Press, 2013), The Source (Futurepoem, 2011) and Novel Pictorial Noise (Harper Perennial, 2007), which was selected by John Ashbery for the National Poetry Series.

Patterned after a 1981 Topps baseball card design, Noah Eli Gordon's poetry trading card features a photo by Sommer Browning and a new poem titled, "Yar's Revenge".

Fact-Simile Poetry Trading Cards are printed on recycled cardboard and available for just 99 cents on our website. Subscriptions to the entire 2013 Poetry Trading Card Series are available at a discount and, as always, our 2010, 2011 and 2012 Poetry Trading Cards are still available individually or as complete sets.

Happy Reading,

Travis & JenMarie Macdonald
Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com

Norma Cole Poetry Trading Cards

We here at Fact-Simile Editions are delighted to announce the latest release (#39) in our Poetry Trading Card Series features a new poem by Norma Cole.

Poet, painter and translator Norma Cole's recent work includes Where Shadows Will: Selected Poems 1988—2008 (City Lights), Collective Memory (Granary Books), Do the Monkey (Zasterle), Spinoza in Her Youth (Omnidawn) and Natural Light (Libellum).

Patterned after a 1972 Topps baseball card design, Norma Cole's poetry trading card features a photo by Amy Trachtenberg and a new poem titled, "Silvertondevil."

Fact-Simile Poetry Trading Cards are printed on recycled paper and available for just 99 cents on our website. Subscriptions to the entire 2013 Poetry Trading Card Series are available at a discount and, as always, our 2010 and 2011 and 2012 Poetry Trading Cards are still available individually or as complete sets.

Happy Reading,

Travis & JenMarie Macdonald
Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com

Equinox Tinysides Are Here

If you stopped by the Fact-Simile table at AWP (or read the last email all the way to the bottom) then you know we've got some fun new future literary artifacts in the works. Over the next few weeks, we're going to be officially rolling out our latest handmade books and book-objects to the world.

There will be denim and hand-carved mountain ranges coming soon...But first up, we'd like to introduce you to The Equinox Tinysides Series:

The Equinox Tinysides collection is a series of 8 miniature "broadsides" printed on 120gsm Arches Text Wove and featuring individual poems from the following Equinox Chapbook Contest finalists:

Mark Terrill
Soham Patel
Jacob Russell
Scott Bentley
Rowland Saifi
Kimberly Alidio
Jeff Alessandrelli
Michelle Disler

Each of these 100 limited edition folios is sealed and numbered in a charcoal gray Southworth business envelope. Each set of miniature broadsides is available for just $8 plus S&H.

Stay tuned for more new stuff soon. Until then...

Happy Reading,

Travis & JenMarie Macdonald
The Editors @ Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com

Fact-Simile At AWP In Boston

We've got exciting things planned for AWP this year: In addition to the customary deals and discounts on all our handmade books and book-objects, we've lined up a steady stream of your favorite poets for live poetry trading card signing sessions at TABLE M3 all throughout the conference.

Here's the schedule:

Eileen Myles -- Thursday, 3-4pm
Hoa Nguyen -- Friday, 11am-noon
Elizabeth Robinson -- Friday, noon-1pm
K. Silem Mohammad -- Friday, 1-2pm
Charles Bernstein -- Friday, 2-3pm
Tyrone Williams -- Friday, 3-4pm
Vanessa Place -- Friday, 4-5pm
Marcella Durand -- Saturday, 11am-noon
Jena Osman -- Saturday, 2-3pm

Plus, the remarkable Rae Armantrout will be joining us at a surprise time to be tweeted at a later date...Follow us "@FactSimile" for updates on this and other big happenings throughout the conference.

We are also honored to be hosting a momentous offsite reading with a bunch of really great presses Saturday 3/9, 6pm at The Burren in Davis Square (247 Elm Street, Somerville, MA)

Last but not least, we will be debuting a miniature broadside series and awesome new books by Brian Foley and Elizabeth Robinson/Erik Anderson!

We hope to see you soon at TABLE M3 in Boston or points between. Until then...here's a couple of sneak previews:




All Best,

Travis & JenMarie Macdonald
The Editors @ Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com

Jena Osman Poetry Trading Cards

The 2013 Fact-Simile Poetry Trading Card Series is officially in full swing with a new poem from Jena Osman.

2009 National Poetry Series Award Winner Jena Osman's most recent books include Public Figures (Wesleyan 2012), The Network (Fence Books 2010) and An Essay In Asterisks (Roof Books 2004). With Juliana Spahr she founded and edited the innovative Chain magazine. She currently writes from Philadelphia where she teaches at Temple University.

Jena Osman's poetry trading card, patterned after a 1991 Topps baseball card design, features a photo by Amze Emmons and a new poem titled, "Security."

Fact-Simile Poetry Trading Cards are printed on recycled paper and available for just 99 cents on our website. Subscriptions to the entire 2013 Poetry Trading Card Series are available at a discount and, as always, our 2010 and 2011 and 2012 Poetry Trading Cards are still available individually or as complete sets.

Happy Reading,

Travis & JenMarie Macdonald
Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com

Clark Coolidge Kicks Off The 2013 Poetry Trading Card Series

We can't think of a better way to kick off the 2013 Poetry Trading Card Series than this new poem from Clark Coolidge.

With more than 40 books of poetry to his name, Clark Coolidge needs no introduction. Closely associated with both the New York School and L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets, Coolidge's jazz infused verse has been influencing fellow writers and engaging readers' attention from the appearance of his first book (Flag Flutter & U.S. Electric) in 1966 to his most recent release (This Time We Are Both) from Ugly Duckling in 2010.

Clark Coolidge's poetry trading card, patterned after a 1965 Topps baseball card design, features a photo by Alan Bernheimer and a new poem, "THIS TRUCK IS FRESH".

Fact-Simile Poetry Trading Cards are printed on recycled paper and available for just 99 cents on our website. Subscriptions to the entire 2013 Poetry Trading Card Series are available at a discount and, as always, our 2010 and 2011 and 2012 Poetry Trading Cards are still available individually or as complete sets.

Happy Reading,

Travis & JenMarie Macdonald
Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com

The End Of The World Can Wait. Fact-Simile 8 Is Happening Now

Fact-Simile Magazine #8 is officially live online and in print:

Click here or on the image above to view online, download a PDF or subscribe to the print version.

This issue features an interview with Rebecca Brown by Elizabeth Rollins and new work from: Rebecca Brown, Nate Pritts, Craig Watson, Zeke Hudson, Mark Young, Noah Falck, C.S. Carrier, Megan Burns, Christine Reilly, Jacob Bennett, Dennis Etzel Jr., David Wanczyk, Kimberly Alidio, Pattie McCarthy, Genna Kohlhardt, Scott Abels, Nicholas Grider, Laura Neuman, Kristi Maxwell, Chris McCreary, Jennifer Phelps and Bern Porter. Yes, Bern Porter!

Plus reviews of:

As If It Fell From The Sun (EtherDome 2011)
Eephus by Kevin Varrone (Little Red Leaves 2012)
Hurrah’s Nest by Arisa White (Virtual Artists Collective 2012)
Black-Eyed Heifer by Shelly Taylor (Tarpaulin Sky 2010)
Cutting Time with a Knife by Michael Leong (Black Square Editions 2012)

Anyway, we hope you survived the end of the Mayan calendar so you can enjoy it.

Best Regards,

Travis & JenMarie
Fact-Simile Editions
www.fact-simile.com