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Xperiment 05: a call for submissions for a poetry anthology (The Moosehead Anthology X: Xperiment 05 - working title) to be published in 2005 by Montreal-based DC Books (www.dcbooks.ca); to be edited by Todd Swift (www.toddswift.com).
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2004
Theme: 50 Years after 1955, the Future Is Yesterday!
1955 saw: the opening of Disneyland; the publication of Lolita; ultra-high frequency waves produced at M.I.T.; Hammer's The Quatermass Xperiment; the introduction of the first fluoride toothpaste, Crest; the International Air Pollution Congress (held in New York City); the debut of Scrabble; B-52s put into service; Ray Kroc's acquisition of McDonald's; Elvis's TV debut; Salk's polio vaccine; a time bomb on United DC-6 flight; Glenn Gould's "Goldberg Variations"; Eisenhowers upholding of the right to use nuclear weapons in defence; US Congress ordering all American coins to read "In God We Trust"; the deaths of James Dean, Wallace Stevens and Albert Einstein; and the birth of Bill Gates.
50 years later, on the cusp of 2005, we face global warming, mass species extinction, human cloning, nanotechnology (and grey goo), genetic engineering, bio-weapons, "the war on terrorism", Internet viruses (and spam), DVDs, MP3s, text-messaging, Mars exploration (and potential life on other planets), new virus strains resistant to all known medicines, hyper-surveillance technology... History has moved on, from the Atomic, via the Information, to the Clone Age. In this fearsome new world, innovative poetry can and will intersect with the cultural, political, environmental and scientific breakthroughs that are about to transform life (so that our near-ancestors may have unlimited lifespans and inhuman intelligence will be de rigueur).
The Moosehead Anthology X: Xperiment 05 will feature never-before-published futuristic and/or hyper-new poetry from America, Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and elsewhere, focusing on just such issues - with an emphasis on the environment, science, technology, and amazing inventions - employing innovative, startling language representative of the present moment. The aim is to seek a poetry that is both original in terms of content and linguistic play.
Submissions: send as emails to Todd Swift [log in to unmask] ; with "DC anthology: author's name" in the subject line. No attachments will be accepted. Send 3-10 pages of work. Texts should be in the body of the email, along with a brief 3-4 line biographical note.
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