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ANTE by Greg Bem
ANTE by Greg Bem is the second chapbook release from _Catch/Confetti Press.
Greg and I are both members of the New Philadelphia Poets, and exchange poems regularly, so I’ve been fortunate enough to read a lot of Greg’s work. When Greg sent over the poems from ANTE last Sunday morning, I was so taken with the work that I decided to create a chapbook on the spot. About six hours later, I surprised Greg with a proof copy of the chapbook. Instead of being weirded out at getting a chapbook instead of feedback, Greg was gracious enough to let me release ANTE as a _Catch/Confetti Press title.
ANTE is made up of poems and images. The poems are printed on linen cover-stock and the images are printed on 20 lb vellum (translucent) paper. The book’s design encourages interaction between text & images, as the poems can be read with the images overlaid or independently. The chapbook is bound by a black plastic zip-tie from Radioshack.
ANTE is being released in an edition of 15 for $5.00 each. Email me (patrick AT nimblelight DOT com) if you’d like a copy.
A few copies of LIVE FIELD: GROWTHs 1-5 by Patrick Lucy are still available as well. LIVE FIELD was printed in an edition of 30 on linen cover-stock with a hand-sewn hemp binding.
Each copy has a unique rock sewn into the binding- these were collected on the Florida coast after a large storm dredged them from the ocean deep. LIVE FIELD costs $8.00.
