Now Announcing Trading Card #8: Peter Gizzi

Fact-Simile Editions is pleased to present the 8th installment in our Poetry Trading Card series: Mr. Peter Gizzi!

In addition to introducing Jack Spicer to a new generation of readers and writers (see The House that Jack Built & My Vocabulary Did This to Me) Peter Gizzi is the author of more than 5 books of poetry including Artificial Heart (Burning Deck 1998), Some Values of Landscape and Weather (Wesleyan 2003) and more recently The Outernationale (Wesleyan 2007).

With this latest poem, Mr. Gizzi once again "[takes] language close to the bone...forces attention to operate closely according to the dictation of images."-Dale Smith

You can pick up your very own copy of this limited edition poetic ephemera for just 99 cents (plus shipping) on our website. Or collect the whole set with our generously discounted subscription plan.

Many Thanks and Happy Reading,

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

Trading Card #6 features Elizabeth Robinson

It is with great pleasure that we here at Fact-Simile Editions announce the 6th installment in our 2010 Trading Card Series: Elizabeth Robinson!

Author of more than 10 books of poetry including Pure Descent, winner of the National Poetry Series and, more recently, Also Known As, from Apogee Press, Elizabeth Robinson's poetry exhibits “a minimalist's precision and a logician's attention to linguistic morphology.” (-Ann Lauterbach)

You can pick up your very own copy of this limited edition poetic ephemera for just $0.99 plus s/h on our website. Or collect the whole set with our generously discounted subscription plan .

Many Thanks and Happy Reading,

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

March Trading Card Featuring Rae Armantrout

For our March Trading Card, Fact-Simile Editions is pleased to present none other than National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Rae Armantrout! You can preview the card here.

That's right! With Fact-Simile Literary Trading Cards, you too can own your favorite poet's likeness on a genuine issue 2.5"x3.5" recycled cardboard rectangle for just 99 cents.

April's card should be available at our AWP table in Denver, April 7-10, 2010 where all of our titles will be available at discounted rates. You're also invited to join us during AWP for two great readings:

Wednesday, April 7th, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Translation Gallery, 1743 Wazee Street, Denver, CO
Featuring Tarpaulin Sky Press, Fact-Simile, and Sidebrow Books

Thursday, April 8th, 10:30pm-1:00am
Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge, 930 Lincoln St, Denver, CO
featuring Fact-Simile, Tarpaulin Sky, Monkey Puzzle Press, Fast Forward, Bombay Gin, and Zero Ducats.

We hope to see you there!

Best Regards,

The Editors