October's Trading Card Features Bob Perelman

October's Poetry Trading Cards have arrived and they feature new work from Language School poet, critic and editor Bob Perelman.

Bob Perelman's first book Braille, a series of "improvisations" inspired by William Carlos Williams, was published in 1975. His many works since then include The First World (1986), Face Value (1988), Virtual Reality (1993), Playing Bodies (2003) and IFLIFE (2006).

These limited-edition poetic collectibles are printed on recycled paper and available for just 99 cents on our website.

Subscriptions to the entire 2011 series are just $10 plus shipping and, for you collectors out there, our 2010 Poetry Trading Cards are still available.

Happy Reading,

Travis & JenMarie
Fact-Simile Editions
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Joanne Kyger Trading Cards Make Great Mother's Day Gifts!

It is with great pleasure that we here at Fact-Simile Editions announce:
April's Poetry Trading Card features a previously unpublished poem by the
legendary Joanne Kyger!

"[T]he very nature of Joanne Kyger’s work, tracking time as it does through
many shifting perspectives, demands intimate attention and requires that it
be observed according to its own terms." - Dale Smith

Pick up your copy of this limited-edition poetic object for just 99 cents on our website. Or collect the whole set!

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As always, thanks for reading!

Yours Truly,

Travis Macdonald & JenMarie Davis
Fact-Simile Editions
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jenmarie@fact-simile.com

Fact-Simile Trading Card #15

Fact-Simile Editions is pleased to announce #15 in our Poetry Trading Card Series: Rachel Blau DuPlessis!

Rachel Blau DuPlessis is a poet, educator and feminist literary critic living in the Greater Philadelphia area and teaching at Temple University. She is the author of numerous works of criticism as well as the "life poem" Drafts.

We are honored that Ms. Blau DuPlessis has chosen to share this excerpt from Drafts with us and hope that you will join us in celebrating the work of this wonderful poet. This limited-edition poetic collectible is available for just 99 cents (plus shipping) on our website.

If you haven’t done so already, take a moment to look through the great lineup of poets we’ve featured over the past 15 months. Subscribe today to receive a new trading card in the mail each month during 2011. And, of course, 2010 cards are still available individually or as a complete set.

Best Regards,

Travis Macdonald & JenMarie Davis
Fact-Simile Editions
travis@fact-simile.com
jenmarie@fact-simile.com

Now Batting: Charles Bernstein

Fact-Simile Editions is happy to announce that February’s trading card features new work from poet, editor and educator Charles Bernstein.

Former editor of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E; co-founder and editor of PENNsound; co-founder and editor of The Electronic Poetry Center; and author of more than 40 books, ranging from large-scale collections of poetry and essays to pamphlets, libretti, translations and collaborations, most recently All the Whiskey in Heaven: Selected Poems (2010) from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Charles Bernstein is an incomparable poetic force whose work has touched untold multitudes.

Now, with this latest, previously unreleased poem, Mr. Bernstein once again takes to the field. This limited-edition poetic collectible is available for just 99 cents (plus shipping) on our website.

Subscribe today to receive a new trading card in the mail each month during 2011. And, of course, our 2010 series is still available individually or as a complete set.

Best Regards,

The Editors
Travis Macdonald & JenMarie Davis
www.fact-simile.com