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>From: "Lawrence Upton" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> >Subject: Alaric Sumner - VOICES (for 9) >Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 10:11:55 +0100 >X-Priority: 3 > > >Dear Friends > >A piece of almost-news! _VOICES (for 9)_ by Alaric Sumner has been printed >and will be published in September by Writers Forum in association with >words worth books. > >You may recall that _VOICES (for 9)_ was presented at the Royal Court >Upstairs, directed by Roxana Silbert, in May 1994; but this is the first >time that the text has been published. > >It has been reproduced from Alaric's own typesetting; and it is presented, >as Alaric wished, on A3 sheets, with each reading page - of which there are >17 - spread over two A3 sheets, _VOICES (for 9)_ has been comb bound to >facilitate reading. > >It is relatively expensive to produce and a price has not yet been set. (The >method and cost of sending out by post such an unusually-shaped item needs >consideration in itself, and I am set to become expert in price and >availability of large envelopes!) It is likely that _VOICES (for 9)_ will be >priced uneconomically so that it is affordable. A further note will be sent >out here and elsewhere in late September with a request that you buy it! > >Alaric Sumner's last two publications: > >_Aberrations of Lenses Mirrors Sight_ RWC 1998 >_Bucking Curtains_, The Mainstream Poetry 2000 > >remain in print, although _BUCKING CURTAINS_ - another A3 monster - is >currently out of stock until late September > >_VOICES (for 9)_ is the first of what I hope will be many publications of >writing by Alaric Sumner to be published in the coming months. A feature on >him is due from the web magazine _Masthead_. Spread the word! > >Once _VOICES (for 9)_ is available, Writers Forum will turn its attention to >Sumner's _Coherent Language_, which should appear in October 2003 > >_words worth books_ was Alaric Sumner's own imprint and remains in business. >Funds permitting, it will reissue his _Waves on Porthmeor Beach_ in 2004 > >_Writers Forum_ is a small press, founded by Bob Cobbing in 1963, which had >published nearly 1500 items by the time of Bob's death in 2002. Cobbing left >the press jointly to me and Adrian Clarke; and we are doing our best to >continue Cobbing's important publishing. > >Spread the word. Encourage those who might be interested in receiving >announcements about Alaric Sumner's work to join this information list by >sending a blank email to [log in to unmask] (I know that's a >clumsy address, but it only needs typing once!) > >If you wish to contact me about Alaric Sumner's work, please use the >dedicated email [log in to unmask] - or, more generally, >[log in to unmask] > >More soon > > >Lawrence Upton >artistic executor / Alaric Sumner -- Alison Croggon Blog http://alisoncroggon.blogspot.com Editor, Masthead http://au.geocities.com/masthead_2/ Home page http://www.users.bigpond.com/acroggon/