Durable Goods Issue 30: Translation: Brazil

Durable Goods Issue 30

Translation: Brazil

Featured Writers:

Annie Menebroker

Beto Palaio

This is the second issue that features a translation of work into another language.  The language of Brazil is Portuguese and this issue has a special place in my heart as the very first poem I ever had published in another language was in Portuguese.  It was how I met Beto Palaio and how I struck up a curious friendship that in many ways, saved my life.

This issue features the marvelous work of Annie Menebroker who is not only an amazing female writer, but a humble one as well.  In the beginning I was unsure she would be willing to donate her work and I was beyond thrilled that she did.  Her poem is a touching remembrance that speaks volumes in English and glides along in Portuguese.

Beto Palaio is a wonderful man and a writer who is always trying to push the boundaries of his own work.  He works tirelessly at learning English and brings a special enthusiasm to the table.  He loves art and beauty and words and it is my pleasure to also feature two of his poems in this issue.

This is also a limited run of 100.

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Durable Goods Issue 29: Translations: France

Photo by Nadine Sellers

Durable Goods Issue 29

Translation: France

Featured Writers:

James H. Duncan

Nadine Sellers

This issue marks a new milestone for Durable Goods as it is a double issue.  The production for this was extensive, but well worth it.  I wanted to feature a longer piece of work by a writer and give that writer the joy of having their work translated into another language.  I am so very lucky to know bilingual writers who are willing to donate their talents to make this project happen.  As a thank you for their skills, I also featured their work in both English and their native language.

Issue 29 features a brillant and tortured poem from James H. Duncan that reads as well in French as it does in English.  Nadine Sellers is a writer and musician originally from France and has been featured in Durable Goods in the very beginning of this adventure and it is my honor to be able to share more of her work with you.  The photographs featured in this issue are also from Nadine Sellers.

I hope you enjoy this issue if you are able to find one.  There was a limited printing of 100.

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Durable Goods Issue 28

Durable Goods Issue 28

Featured Writers:

Nabina Das

JD Nelson

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On the winds of ancient gods this issue goes out to:  New Jersey (3), Colorado, California (10), Florida (2), North Carolina (6), Illinois (3), Massachusetts, Missouri (3), New York (6), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon, Washington (2), Ohio (3), Rhode Island, Pennsylvania (2), Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, England (3), Canada, and India.

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Durable Goods Issue 27

Durable Goods Issue 27

Featured Writers:

Jenni Fagan

Joseph Ridgwell

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This issue is floating through porticos to:  England (3), California (9), Florida (3), North Carolina (4), Illinois (3), Massachussets, New Jersey, Missouri (2), Washington (2), New York (4), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon (3), Michigan (2), Ohio (3), Minnesota, Connecticut, Pennsylvania (2), and New Zealand.

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Durable Goods Issue 26

Durable Goods Issue 26

Featured Writers:

Daniel Crocker

Justin Hyde

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This issue beating its heart all the way to:  Tennessee, Iowa, California (12), Florida (3), North Carolina (4), Illinois (3), Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, Missouri (2), Washington (2), New York (4), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon, Texas, Alaska, Indiana, Ohio, Canada, England, Wales, Germany, and India.

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Durable Goods at The Toronto Zine Library! Go Canada!

Hello Durable Goods family!  I was talking with a perspective writer the other day and he mentioned that it might be good to check out The Toronto Zine Library as another home for Durable Goods to live.  I am so thrilled about sharing all of the featured writers work wherever I can.  I sent an inquiry to Patrick at TZL and he was more than happy to add my lit zine to the mix.

Toronto Zine Library is home to countless zines from all over the world that range from perzine and punk fanzines, art/lit zines, comics, humour and politics and zines with gender issues as the main topic.  Who wouldn't want to be a part of that larger family?  I have yet to full explore all that zines have to offer in this world and it is a treasure to have places like the TZL for folks to see what is going on in the world on a real grassroots level.

If you want to visit their website and see their greatness for yourself you can go here:

http://www.torontozinelibrary.blogspot.com/

or

www.wemakezines.ning.com/TheTorontoZineLibrary

You can have your own zines archived by sending them to:

Toronto Zine Library
c/o Patrick
15 Thorndale Ave
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M8X 1W8

Special Thanks to JD Nelson for showing me the way to the TZL!!!
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Durable Goods Issue Twenty-Five

Durable Goods Issue 25

The Albany Writers Issue

Featured Writers:

Dan Wilcox

Alan Catlin

Aleathia Drehmer

On the rails like a hobo, this issue is clacking down the track to: New York (7), California (8), Florida (4), North Carolina (5), Illinois (4), Massachussets (2), New Jersey, Missouri (3), Washington (3), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon, Ohio (2), Wisconsin, Pennsylvania (3), Ireland, Brazil, Germany, and England.

Subscriptions for 2011 are available for $12 domestic and $14 international. This includes 22 issues for the year which gives you 2 issues a month Jan-Oct and one issue each for Nov-Dec. International subscriptions are shipped only once a month. If you are interested you can send well concealed cash or check (to Aleathia Drehmer) to:

Aleathia Drehmer

PO Box 282

Painted Post, NY 14870

or via PayPal by going to send money and using: windwitch27@yahoo.com

Thank you for supporting small press and for continuing to make great connections with your fellow writers. I have enjoyed the many letters and postcards from all over the country and the world. You guys are the best.

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Durable Goods Issue Twenty-Four

Durable Goods Issue 24

Featured Writers:

Lara Konesky

Jason Hardung

Aleathia Drehmer

This issue is about to invade this fine places: Ohio (3), Colorado, California (10), Florida (4), North Carolina (4), Illinois (3), Massachussets (2), New Jersey (2), Missouri (2), Washington (3), New York (5), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon, Australia, Germany, Canada, and England (3).

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Durable Goods Issue Twenty-Three

Durable Goods Issue 23

Featured Writers:

Scott Wannberg

Mj Taylor

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While I'm picking shells on the beach, this issue will be serving it up in these lovely places: Oregon (2), Colorado (2), California (12), Florida (4), North Carolina (4), Illinois (3), Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, Missouri (2), Washington (4), New York (5), Georgia (2), Arizona (2), Ohio (2), Louisiana, and England.

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Durable Goods Issue Twenty-Two

Photo by Kristin Fouquet

Durable Goods Issue 22

Featured Writers:

Carter Monroe

Andrea Young

Aleathia Drehmer

This little (big) issue is floating off to: North Carolina (4), California (9), Florida (3), Illinois (3), Massachusetts (2), New Jersey (2), Missouri (2), Washington (2), New York (5), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon, Ohio (3), Rhode Island, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tennesee, Louisiana, Canada, and England (3).

You can be on the rotation list for Durable Goods (which means you will randomly receive a copy for free) by sending your snail mail to : windwitch27@yahoo.com

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You can purchase a subscription which will get you every issue for an entire year. As of right now, subscriptions are $10 for domestic and $12 for international until November. There is an anticipated postage rate hike at the beginning of 2011 so subscriptions will got to $12 domestic and $14 international. You can get these by inquiring at the address above.

Thanks to all my great collaborators of distribution that make spreading the love possible:

Kris Fouquet in Louisiana (she prints and folds and spreads them around the Big Easy)

Jeff Fleming at Nibble Poems in California.

Jason Neese at Kill Poet Press in California.....thanks for making bums and hobos literate!

Jason Behrends at Orange Alert Press in Illinois.

Leah Angstmen at Alternating Current.....reestablishing somewhere in California as we speak.

Amanda Oaks at Verve Bath Press in Pennsylvania...making down home books from real writers.

Andrew Taylor at erbacce in Liverpool England. Thanks for making us international!!!

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Durable Goods Issue Twenty-One

Durable Goods Issue 21

Featured Writers:

Gavin Lambert

Zachary Moll

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This issue slinking in the shadows on the way to: Florida (4), Ohio (4), California (7), North Carolina (5), Illinois (3), Massachusetts, New Jersey, Missouri (2), Mississippi, Washington (2), New York (3), Georgia, Arizona (2), Oregon (2), Louisiana, Connecticut (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, England, and New Zealand.

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Durable Goods Issue Twenty

Durable Goods Issue Twenty

Featured Writers:

Shawn Misener

Nathan Graziano

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On the ether of dreams floats these words to:  Michigan, New Hampshire, California, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, New York, Georgia, Arizona, Oregon, Louisiana, Texas, Massachussets, Alaska, Indiana, England, Wales, Germany and India.

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Durable Goods Issue Nineteen

Durable Goods Issue Nineteen

Featured Writers:

TM Gottl

Paul Corman-Roberts

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By hook or crook these paper derelicts are on their way to:  Ohio, California, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Massachussets, New Jersey, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, New York, Georgia, Arizona, Oregon, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Ireland, England, and Brazil.

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Durable Goods Issue Eighteen

Durable Goods Issue Eighteen

Featured Writers:

Jim Wittenberg

Charles Bane Jr.

Miriam Matzeder

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Sailing on summer winds this issue has made its way to:  California, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, Massachussets, New Jersey, Mississippi, Washington, New York, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Louisiana, England, Canada, Germany and Australia.

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Durable Goods Issue Seventeen

Durable Goods Issue Seventeen

"Collaboration"

Featured Writers:

Jason Neese/Amanda Oaks

Mark Hartenbach/Aleathia Drehmer

This issue is marching picket lines in these fabu places:  California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Massachussets, New Jersey, Arizona, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, Georgia, Colorado, Louisiana, Connecticut, and India.

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Durable Goods Issue Sixteen

Durable Goods Issue Sixteen

Featured Writers:

Howie Good

Darci Morris

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This gem sailed across this vast country to these fine places:  New York, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Massachussets, New Jersey, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, California, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Alabama, Tennessee, Canada, and England.

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Durable Goods Issue Fifteen

Durable Goods Issue Fifteen

Featured Writers:

Jim Knowles

Tammy Foster Brewer

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On a wing and a prayer these gems flew to:  Massachussets, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, New York, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Michigan, Minnesota, Connecticut, Arizona, Wales, New Zealand, and England.

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Buffalo Small Press Book Fair

In March, Durable Goods and Zygote in my Coffee teamed up to have a table at the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair.  It was a bustling event filled with great books, art, comics and performances.  The city of Buffalo really turns out for this small press fair.  This had been the second year of this that I had attended though the first time was just as a bystander.  This year my daughter and I braved the crowds and sold some books for Zygote in my Coffee and spread the word about Durable Goods.  It was nice to meet people and talk about the great things going on with these two publications.  Thanks Brian at Zygote for sending all the beautiful books and for your continued support of Durable Goods.

Aleathia

Durable Goods and ZAPP at the Richard Hugo House

Durable Goods is proud to announce that all past and upcoming issues will be donated and archived at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle, WA.  The Zine Archive & Publishing Project (ZAPP) is a wonderful treasure of zines from all over the country and the world.  The Richard Hugo House is a great literary tool in its community providing readings, classes and the possibility for greatness and exploration.

You can find out about Hugo House by going here:  http://www.hugohouse.org/

Thank you to one of my subscribers, Ryan Snellman, for pointing me in the Hugo House's direction and helping me spread these lovely poems around.  Teamwork is where it is at.

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Durable Goods Issue Fourteen

Durable Goods Issue Fourteen

Featured Writers:

Zachary C. Bush

Jeff Fleming

Aleathia Drehmer

Papers folded and blessed....off to these fine states and countries:  New Jersey, California, Louisiana, Texas, Massachussets, Alaska, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi,  Washington, New York, Georgia, England, Wales, Canada, and India.

This issue was debuted at a poetry reading in Cleveland Heights, OH at Mac's Backs Bookstore.  It was a nice reception and the DG's went fast.

This also marks the time when I am retiring the first 8 issues that were published in 2009.  It is too hard to keep printing and having on hand all of the issues.  I need more space!!!  These issue will still be available upon request.

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Durable Goods Issue Thirteen

Durable Goods Issue Thirteen

Featured Writers:

Peter Schwartz

Timothy Gager

Aleathia Drehmer

This issue marched off to these heartly lands:  Maine, Massachussets, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, California, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, Ireland, England, and Brazil.

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Durable Goods Issue Twelve

Durable Goods Issue Twelve

Featured Writers:

Joseph Hargraves

Bruce Hodder

Aleathia Drehmer

This issue is a nod to spiritual beliefs and bow for finding peace in oneself.

This issue has traveled to these glorious places:  New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Massachussets, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, Canada, Germany and England.

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Durable Goods and the University of Buffalo's "Little Magazines" Archive

By some stroke of luck, the University of Buffalo's Poetry Collection received a few copies of Durable Goods.  This prompted Brenda Battleson to contact me about placing the entire Durable Goods collection in their "Little Magazines" archives.  If you don't know about this collection then you are missing out on something amazing.  They store over 5,000 different magazines from all over and in varying styles and content.  Some of the images above are covers from their collection.  This is a very special honor for me to be able to have the writers I feature have their work stored in an esteemed collection at a university.  It is a great opportunity to be read by so many different audiences than one might have access to. 

I want to take this time to thank Brenda Battleson and Michael Basinski for all the hard work and dedication they put into gathering up the world's poetry and putting it in an easy place to find.  They also have a William Carlos William collection that will knock your socks off.  Please visit the site below for more information about UB Poetry Collections.  You won't be sorry you did.

University of Buffalo Poetry Collections:  http://library.buffalo.edu/pl/about_us/

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Durable Goods Issue Eleven

Durable Goods Issue Eleven

Featured Writers:

William Taylor Jr.

Andrew Taylor

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**this is the third volume of tribute to David McNamara and Sunnyoutside

Copies Distributed: 110

This issue has sailed on gossamer wings to:  California, Georgia, Washington, Colorado, Ohio, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Massachussets, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, Missouri, Mississippi, and England.

The cover photo has in it some potentially offensive words which I captured on the streets of San Fran in 2007 when I was there for a reading.  I do believe this photo was taken in North Beach.  Please know that I am an insanely tolerant human being.

Aleathia

Durable Goods Issue Ten

Durable Goods Issue Ten

Featured Writers

John Dorsey

Dan Provost

Aleathia Drehmer

Copies Distributed: 99

This little issue is on its way to these lovely lands:  Ohio, Massachussets, North Carolina, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, California, Alabama, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington and several points in England.

This issue will also make its debute at "Snoetry" which is a day long winter reading festival that will happen in Erie, PA.  Both John and Dan will be reading at this event.

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Distro Goes International

erbacce-press has joined the ranks of the Durable Goods distro family.  erbacce is based in England and has a good following that will lead to this little zine visiting more places outside the U.S.  Dr. Andrew Taylor was so kind to suggest an international collaborative distro between Durable Goods and erbacce.  He has been a big supporter of this little zine and I am happy to welcome into the distro family.  You can find a link to all things erbacce under the Durable Writers section.

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