Wednesday, March 11, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: NEFASTURRIS

READ & DESTROY
Is Proud To Announce The Publication Of

NEFASTURRIS
By Shanazar Edkirmendjian

Available in its entirety free of charge at
The text can also be remotely viewed at

Nefasturris is a collection of surrealistic vignettes and short, concise blurbs peppered with mythology and focusing heavily upon the double-edged swords of love and war.

With the power of his poetry,
Edkirmendjian hopes to bring about recognition to the Armenian Genocide.

A hard dead-tree copy of Nefasturris is available for $2.00
from
Read & Destroy Press
PO Box 1572 Pleasant Valley, NY 12569

or email your orders/inquiries to read.and.destroy@gmail.com

The mini-chap is printed on 24 lb paper
with a cardstock cover and saddle stapled gutter.

This publication as well as hand-outs, broadsides,
chapettes, mini-chaps etcetera etcetera…
may be available gratis at select locations.


Monday, March 9, 2009

UNI-VERSE ANTHOLOGY

THE UNI-VERSE SERIES
[Internet Anthology/ Hand-Out Poetry Initiative 2009-2010]

We’re currently gathering poems, small B&W artwork, micro-fiction, and prose
for a brand new pressing of digital and dead-tree style hand-outs
set to begin an early June circulation.
Poems appearing in UNI-VERSE will be published and made available for free in pdf format.
Read & Destroy will release several sneak peak installments leading up to the final release.
The poems will also be published on the printed page;
Each hand-out will feature a single poem, a bio and or other materials provided by the author.
The hand-outs will be printed on a standard 8 ½ inch X 11 inch piece of 22 lb paper folded in half to create a front-cover, two interior pages, and a rear-cover.

The final product will be circulated in the New York, Maryland, Florida and abroad.

With Read & Destroy all poets, artists, writers and parties involved retain the full
North American publication rights, copyright and creative licenses of their work.

There are no submissions, printing, or materials fees. Period.

All you’ve got to do is send your
poem (1-2 pages, preferably short),
a brief bio (with or without a photo),
and any other materials
(website links, contact info, causes, etc.)
you’d like printed with your hand-out to



We seldom reject and
will personally contact each and every individual who submits material and or shows interest in the UNI-VERSE SERIES.


Have Any Questions, Inquiries , Comments?
You can email the editor (Justin Parrinello) directly at
ouija.goat@gmail.com