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is "a very good, publishable book. We just had a ton of amazing submissions ... I hope too that your manuscript quickly finds a wonderful home (I'm sure it will!)." Stay tuned...

Many thanks to Poetry Editor // Charlotte Seley!
JNEW writes: "Uninhibited. Honest. Insightful. From age- defying statements like "is it the Crowd's Energy, or the Energy's Crowd?" to barebones journaling of pre-show shenanigans at Phish's Big Cyprus festival, jambandbootleg presents the reader with a true depiction of EXPERIENCE...
LOTS: SHIRTS, MUGS, BABY BIBS, THONGS, TOTE BAGS + MORE 

About this piece, and the Jacques Lipchitz manuscript from which it comes, Liana Katz of Damask Press writes:
With Damask, I think Toby (Altman) and I are always trying to strike a balance between the artistic and the functional. For me, 'mere/child' presented an opportunity to work with a more abstract art piece while maintaining our loyalty to our mission of publishing poetry in an aesthetic but accessible way."
Originally published in Didi Menendez's Oranges & Sardines, and then in the Apocalypse Anthology (Flying Guillotine Press, 2010).

Many thanks to the editors, Anna Evans and Quincy R. Lehr

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"Paul Siegell creates a concert in his book... this book is musical poetry... This is poetry for the music fan... It provides a flow that connects with the freeform improvisational structure of jamband music." -- PhanArt
Sick Pic: "Bethel Woods" by Michael Messenbourg, via Mr. Miner's

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