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BALLAD OF THE BREATHLESS is here!
Emily Graves' Ballad of The Breathless -- a remarkable collection of poetry featuring the art of Jessica Dickinson -- is currently available for purchase. We at Spout feel honored that we were chosen to anthologize the 14 year collaboration of these two artists. This collection culls work from several self-published chap books, as well as over 20 never-before-published poems.
Emily Graves and artist Jessica Dickinson began collaborating on self- published chap books in 1994, soon after they had graduated from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education. Four books, In the Trunk of The Female, 1994; A Rare Occurrence in Which We Are Entirely Permeable, 1995; Learning The Art of Motion, 1996 and Thirsting for the Big Scrub, 1998, and, one screen printed hand bound edition (SILENCE: I Have Not Finished Beginning, 1997) were made in the span of their college and graduate studies. Their most recent book, Remember The Absurdity and The Monkeys of The Street, was created in 2000 after extensive travels while living together in Brooklyn, NY.
Emily Graves was born in New Ulm, MN in 1975. She has a B.A. from the Honors Program at the University of Minnesota, and an M.A. from New York University.
Graves has spent many of her adult years traveling and living outside of the country in such varied places as Central America, Europe, the U.K., Thailand and South America and these experiences have informed much of her later work. In addition to her collaboration with Dickinson, she has published poems, short shorts and short stories in several anthologies and literary magazines.
Ballad of The Breathless is available at local bookstores like Micawber's Books and online at Spout Press (www.spoutpress.org), Small Press Distribution (www.spdbooks.org/), and also online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Powell's.
Read more about Emily Graves and Jessica Dickinson Here! Jessica Dickinson's Website is www.jessicadickinson.com
Spout Press seeks submissions from entire universe for "Story of the Year" Contest
Every writer has the capability of capturing their life and times in a story that is quintessentially in the here and now -- and now is the time to act!
We at Spout Press are expecting submissions from all over the universe for our annual "Story of the Year" Contest. Winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of Spout.
Please read the attached Flyer for more information.
We at Spout Press are honored to publish the latest work of Kirsten Dierking, one of the Twin Cities' most renowned and beloved poets.
Northern Oracle, the highly-anticipated follow-up to One Red Eye, is in stores now. Please stay tuned to SpoutPress.org for more information about the specific release date and debut reading of Northern Oracle.
Kirsten's previous book, One Red Eye, was published by Holy Cow Press in 2001. She has received grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The Loft Literary Center and the SASE/Jerome Foundation.
Read more about Kirsten Dierking Here! or at her website www.dierking.net
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