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I attended the first of three launches for Rubicon Press last Friday, a neat little anthology with contributions from Canada, England, & the United States. The editor of the press has put together a statement of purpose, which I want to pass on to poetryetc. One of the neatest things about the launch here was a set of t-shirts with one of my poems on it, which she insisted I sign. In England, I believe there will be a t-shirt with a poem by Denise Riley. (Does a t-shirt count as a broadside?) The first chapbook looks good, & has poems by Sheila E Murphy among a wide range of other poets. I look with some awe upon the energy and commitment of the young publishers, & wish them all the best. Doug Rubicon Press Simply Extraordinary About the Press Rubicon Press publishes chapbooks and broadsides of extraordinary poetry from authors in Canada and around the world. We’re looking for work that resonates; poetry that is more than just excellence of technique and use of multiple forms. We seek poetry that moves, inspires and affects. Our Work We produce beautiful little chapbooks available in either unsigned or signed and numbered limited editions, working with our poets during printing to give their books the look and feel of the collection they had in mind during the writing process. Who We Are Jenna Butler is Rubicon Press’s Founding Editor. An educator and poet, she makes her home in Edmonton, Alberta. Her work has been widely published in literary magazines and journals, and she has edited eight collections of poetry in Canada and England. Recent anthology credits include Otherwheres (Pen & Inc. Press), String to Bow (Leaf Press) and The Moosehead Anthology X: Future Welcome (DC Books). She is currently working toward a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia, UK. Yvonne Blomer is Rubicon Press’s Assistant Editor. Her poetry has won awards and been published internationally. Most recently she was a finalist in the CBC Literary Awards and in the Malahat Review's Long Poem Prize. Her work has appeared in the journals The Rialto, The Antigonish Review, and in In Fine Form: An Anthology of Canadian Form Poetry. She recently completed her MA at the University of East Anglia and returned to Canada. Her first book, a broken mirror, fallen leaf will come out in the spring of 2006. Chapbooks To order any of Rubicon’s chapbooks (see www.rubiconpress.org), please send a cheque for the requisite amount made out to Rubicon Press at the address at the bottom of this page. All prices include shipping costs. Include your return address for prompt reply. Those ordering from outside Canada, please send International Money Orders. Submissions We’re interested in poems that work together cohesively in a small series, rather than poems taken from a longer manuscript. If you believe your work fits with our mandate, we’d love to hear from you! Please refrain from sending full manuscripts by e-mail; with the advent of viruses and spamming, we are justifiably wary receiving complete manuscripts in attachment form. Instead, send your full collections to us via snail mail at the address at the bottom of the page. Include the following in your submission package: • A cover letter that includes your name, complete address, phone number and e-mail address • No more than thirty pages of poetry (does not include title page) • A brief bio stating who you are and your writing/publishing history • A self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of your manuscript (International reply coupons, please, for those writing from outside Canada!) If no SASE is provided, your manuscript will be not be returned. Please do not send us single poems intended for broadsides. When we intend to publish broadsides, we will make a submission call on the site. Any questions can be addressed to [log in to unmask] Subscriptions Rather than ordering all of our titles individually, consider subscribing to Rubicon Press for only $35.00/year (including shipping costs*). This means that all of our UNSIGNED chapbooks and broadsides (at least four chapbooks and a minimum of two broadsides) for the year of subscription will be delivered to your door shortly after their release, in mint condition and hot off the press! Simply send us a note at the address on the bottom of the page, letting us know that you would like to subscribe, and include your shipping address and a cheque for $35.00* made out to Rubicon Press. We will acknowledge receipt of your cheque. Now all you have to do is sit back, relax, and wait for the goodies to start arriving in the post. *International orders, please include an extra $5 to cover international shipping costs, for a total of $40.00 Canadian per subscription. Those ordering from outside Canada must use International Money Orders – no cash, please! Signed and Numbered Limited-Edition Subscriptions Our signed and numbered limited editions are really something special. They are a fantastic and inexpensive way of adding a number of unique collections to your personal library. As they will all arrive in mint condition, the limited-edition chapbooks and broadsides are worthy of becoming collectors’ items. For those wishing to receive a subscription consisting entirely of signed and numbered limited-edition chapbooks and broadsides, please contact the press by e-mail at [log in to unmask] and we will send you a price quote. Mention “Limited Editions Subscription” in the title of your e-mail. Rubicon Press Suite 304, 10750-78 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 1P7 Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 (780) 436 3320 http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 Historical imagination gathers in the missing Susan Howe