- ARCHIVE / Flarf
- Typografika / Enter the Dragon
Wishing you a Happy New Year, 2012. Above: Erik Brandt with an anagram poem by Elisabeth Workman (A1, 2011). Wishing you and yours all the best for the New Year.
- K. Silem Mohammad / Abraham Lincoln
A poet’s vision. Above: Abraham Lincoln No. 5, cover by poet K. Silem Mohammad, publisher of Abraham Lincoln Magazine. Highly regarded as a provocative poetry journal, Mohammad’s covers are a visual narrative of unabashed joy, and pop-cultural perversion. Invariably poignant and humorous, always with cats and rainbows. Above: Abraham Lincoln No. 3, cover by K. [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / Dusie
A new chapbook release coming soon. Above: Erik, Brandt, 2011 (5.5″x11″). New Typografika for Elisabeth’s new chapbook, Maybe Malibu, Maybe Beowulf. Part of the DUSIE Kollektiv’s latest chapbook initiative. Following close on the heels of Megaprarieland (earlier post here), Maybe Malibu, Maybe Beowulf contains eighteen new poems. Don’t be fooled by this low quality image, [...]
- Six Word Story Every Day
A new post up today. Above: Elisabeth Workman and Erik Brandt, 2011. A six word message for by SWSED. This follows up on “Despot by Despot, bye Despot bye.” Special thanks again Anne Ulku of Six Word Story Every Day for letting us contribute.
- Elisabeth Workman / Erik Brandt
Urbi et Orbi. Above: Erik Brandt and Elisabeth Workman, 2011. A six word message inspired by SWSED. A valentine for the Middle East, for the world! UPDATE: A thousand thanks to Anne Ulku of Six Word Story Every Day for accepting this as part of their larger project.
- Elisabeth Workman / Megaprarieland
New chapbook available from Grey Book Press. Above: Cover of Elisabeth Workman’s, Megaprarieland (2010, Grey Book Press). Featuring a cover design by yours truly, our favorite poet’s latest chapbook was selected by Editor Scott Sweeney and Guest Judge Sandra Simonds. You can purchase your copy ($5) from Grey Book Press directly. Please enjoy this selection [...]
- Tochter aus Elysium
Unsere liebe Beatrix, our little miracle of Powderhorn. Above: Our miracle, our hope… Beatrix Lulu Sakile. Born in our home this Tuesday past, Beatrix arrived so quickly we could not make the drive to the hospital. My beautiful wife Elisabeth, in a truly heroic and inspired effort I will never forget, sought the comfort of [...]
- New Flarf New
Western Humanities Review and KFAI interview by Diane Richard. Above: Cover of the Summer 2010 Western Humanities Review from the University of Utah English Department. Love the subtle touch on the ‘whr’ by cover designers Dawn Lonsinger and Patrick Foran. The new edition, available soon, includes two new pieces by Flarf poets Sharon Mesmer and [...]
- Yeti Squirrel of Powderhorn
Proof positive, finally documented evidence confirms legend. Above: Official video of the moment that has changed our lives forever (May 8, 2010), yesterday’s sighting of the fabled beast. Of course it managed to elude us, but these few precious images will silence the unbelievers. Silence, unbelievers! The yeti squirrel lives!
- PRONGTRY SOWOHUD RECONN
A poem for a flag, a flag for the people. Above: Video from Sunday’s Shoebox opening featuring Flarf poet Elisabeth Workman’s sound poem for the occasion, PRONGTRY SOWOHUD RECONN. Gallery founder Sean Smuda introduces the event as Jenny Schmid and yours truly remain appropriately silent. Thanks to AJ for coming and agreeing to shoot this. [...]
- The best day ever.
Shoebox Gallery opening, waffle intervention, a flag, a poem, a parade. Above: From the pages of GOOD to the streets of MPLS, Powderhorn claims the Chicago-Lake intersection! Jenny Schmid, whose opening graced Sean Smuda’s Shoebox Gallery, stands just behind the flag in an appropriate shade of red for May Day. Image from one of two [...]
- Jenny Schimd / May Day
Art opening, waffle intervention, flag raising, und Flarf. Above: Jenny Schmid, snakeburkagirl (2009). May Day! May Day! The best day of the year here in Powderhorn, Minneapolis. Making an amazing day even more exciting, acclaimed artist and educator Jenny will be exhibiting her work at the Shoebox Gallery, and hosting a waffle intervention, just before [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / 2010 McKnight
2010 McKnight Fellowship for Writers, Loft Award for Poetry. Above: Elisabeth Workman, Flarf poet, is selected for the fellowship by 2010 judge and nationally acclaimed poet, Marilyn Nelson. From Opolis and Site Q, a thousand congratulations, liebe Bettina! Abrazos y besos! The official awards will be held at The Loft on Friday, May 07 2010, 7:00pm, [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / Nine poems.
Low quality image, inspired Flarf content. Above: Flarf poet Elisabeth Workman, reading from her work last night (Feb. 21, 2010) at Intermedia Arts. This is from video shot by out friend Tim Tozer. In both videos, Elisabeth explains her work and read from the following poems: We Are Surrounded By Parking Lots And, Cosmic Pinwheeling [...]