A quick commercial break here: the first publication from The Gig Editions,
an offshoot of _The Gig_ magazine--
ALLEN FISHER: THE TOPOLOGICAL SHOVEL
This book collects four essays first published in the early 1980s: they
form a crucial adjunct to Fisher's poetic sequence _Gravity as a
consequence of shape_ but until now have remained difficult of access. The
book is in two parts. Part One--“Thumbnail Lecture”, “The Mathematics of
Rimbaud” and “The Topological Shovel”--sets forth, in a variety of
modalities, the preoccupations that inform _Gravity as a consequence of
shape_. Part Two consists of the long essay “Necessary Business”, in which
Fisher discusses the work of three contemporary British poets, Eric
Mottram, J.H. Prynne and Cris Cheek, as exemplary texts of a poetics of
“new pertinence”. _The Topological Shovel_ itself remains pertinent
reading to those involved in nonstandard and avantgarde poetics, on either
side of the Atlantic. -- A short bibliography gives a list of the main
sections of _Gravity_ that have to date been published, with information on
how to acquire them.
52pp, large format; $12 Canadian (includes postage within North America) or
6 pounds 50 (includes postage to UK/abroad). Cheques should be payable on
a Canadian bank & be made out to "Nate Dorward". Send to: Nate Dorward,
109 Hounslow Ave., Willowdale, ON, M2N 2B1, Canada (email:
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.....and that's it folks: except that I should mention the planned
Feb/March
publication of _The Gig_ #4/5, which will be a large (200+pp) perfectbound
issue of the magazine devoted to critical articles on the poetry of Peter
Riley. Contributors include Peter Middleton, Bob Perelman, Peter Robinson,
John Hall, Simon Perril, Mark Morrisson, Keston Sutherland, Keith Tuma,
Nigel Wheale, Lorand Gaspar, Tony Lopez, James Keery, Tony Baker.... et al!
Advance subscriptions are very much necessary for this project: those who
want copies but have yet to subscribe are urged to drop me a line.
all best --N
Nate Dorward
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109 Hounslow Ave., Willowdale, ON, M2N 2B1, Canada
ph: (416) 221 6865
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