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LARRY LANOWSKI REPORTS FROM THE DODGE POETRY FESTIVAL
Read the Dispatch from September 25th
Read the Dispatch from September 26th
Read the Dispatch from September 27h


Revealed soon: Who was that wild poet who was all over the poetry scene a few weeks ago?



WHAT'S NEW

New Book of Poetry by Tom Roby!

Writing by David Gecic


We have started a list of brief bios
of Chicago area poets.
We will be adding to the list soon.
Chicago Poets' Bio Project

We have started a bibliography
of books by Chicago area poets.
We will be adding to the list soon.
Chicago Poetry Book Project

There is a collection of links
to buy books from other
publishers through Amazon
included in our bibliography
section.

Coming soon:
Puddin'head Partner Program
Make money selling Puddin'head
books through your website!

NEW BOOK!
Inheritance
by Marydale Stewart now available.


Radio Segment About The Poetry Bomb!

Preview of Norman Porter Documentary

Take a look at our Chicago area poetry
phone book, which lists addresses of
small presses, magazines, venues, and
other Chicago resources.


Coming soon Puddin'head Partner Program - New CD of poetry and music by Jared Smith - New books! Inheritance by Marydale Stewart - Where Images Become Imbued With Time by Jared Smith - and Imaging Center by Sandy Goldsmith - E-mail us if you want to get on our e-mail list at phbooks at compuserve.com - E-mail us your address at phbooks@compuserve.com - Let's share addresses - ours is The Puddin'head Press PO Box 477889 Chicago IL 60647 - Who is John Galt anyway? - Do you know who killed Wellington?


SHAPE SHIFTER
BY TOM ROBY

BROTHERKEEPER BY
LARRY JANOWSKI

BEING HERE BY
HARVEY OVERTON

INHERITANCE BY
MARYDALE STEWART

CONTROLLED BY GHOSTS BY
JARED SMITH & LEM ROBY

WHERE IMAGES BECOME
IMBUED WITH TIME BY
JARED SMITH

TOWN LIMITS BY
KRISTIN LATOUR

IMAGING CENTER BY
SANDY GOLDSMITH

SEVEN MINUTES
BEFORE... BY
JARED SMITH

ORDINARY
BY CAROL ANDERSON

THE LAUNDROMAT GIRL
BY LEE KITZIS

CONVERSATIONS WITH...
BY NINA CORWIN

Inheritance by Marydale Stewart

NEW BOOK!

INHERITANCE

 By Marydale Stewart
A new book of poetry by an up and coming poet!
A book about home and identity.
Order it at your local bookstore or it's
available now for $6.00 by calling 888-BOOKS-98.
For more info click here.
 


Where Images Become Imbued With Time

NEW BOOK

WHERE IMAGES BECOME
IMBUED WITH TIME

 By Jared Smith
Published by The Puddin'head Press

A new book of poetry by a master of poetry, Mr. Jared Smith.
For more info click here
To order Where Images Become Imbued With Time
click "Add to Cart".
 

Imaging Center

NEWEST BOOK

IMAGING CENTER
 By Sandy Goldsmith
Published by The Puddin'head Press
New book by an exciting poet.
For more info click here

Eight Dollars An Hour

NEWER BOOK

EIGHT DOLLARS AN HOUR
 By Lee Kitzis
Published by The Puddin'head Press
A new book of poetry by Chicago's
most dynamic young poet.


BrotherKeeper

NEW BOOK

BROTHERKEEPER
 By Larry Janowski
Published by The Puddin'head Press
Book of amazing poetry by one of Chicago's
best loved poets.
For more info click here

Lady Rutherfurd's<br> Cauliflower

FEATURED BOOK

LADY RUTHERFURD'S
CAULIFLOWER

 By JJ Jameson AKA Norman Porter
Published by The Puddin'head Press
Second edition of JJ Jameson's Lady Rutherfurd's
Cauliflower. Read the poetry written during his
years as a fugitive in Chicago.
Available now for $10.00 by calling 888-BOOKS-98.

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CHICAGO POETRY BOOK PROJECT
CHICAGO POETS' BIO PROJECT
CHICAGO MEMORY GALLERY
CHICAGO POETRY FEST 2004
INFO ON JJ JAMESON AKA NORMAN PORTER
POETRY BY JOHN HILLMAN

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BOOKS
ORDINARY BY CAROL ANDERSON
MAPMAKER REVISITED BY BEATRIZ BADIKIAN
OLD GLOVES BY BEATRIZ BADIKIAN
WOMAN OF MY DREAMS BY DAVID BARR
BLACK ON WHITE BY BEYOND THE M.C.
THROUGH MY EYES BY SAMUEL BLECHMAN
NAVIGATING THE NIGHT BY LUCIA BLINN
PASSING FOR NORMAL BY LUCIA BLINN
HACK BY ROBERT BOONE
INSIDE JOB BY ROBERT BOONE
THE FALLING WALLENDAS BY MICHAEL BROWN
A PERIOD OF TREES BY MICHAEL BROWNSTEIN
POEMS FROM THE BODY BAG BY MICHAEL BROWNSTEIN
WHAT STONE IS BY MICHAEL BROWNSTEIN
JANGLE BY LISA BUSCANI
BREAKING INTO THE SAFE OF LIFE BY SUSAN CHERRY
I AM THE POOL'S PERIMETER BY SUSAN CHERRY
REFLECTING POOL BY SUSAN CHERRY
THE GREEN RIBBON BY DANIEL CLEARY
ELEGY FOR JAMES GERARD... BY DANIEL CLEARY
ON THE ROOT RIVER TRAIL BY DANIEL CLEARY
BLOOD, SEX, & PRAYER BY JIM COPPOC
CONVERSATIONS WITH... BY NINA CORWIN
I'M NOT TONIGHT BY KRIS DARLINGTON
I AM SPAM BY LARRY O. DEAN
THE BLUEING HOURS BY ALBERT DEGENOVA
BACK BEAT BY DEGENOVA AND ROSSITER
OCEANS AND LANDMASS BY SCOTT DEKATCH
TALKING AROUND REASON BY SCOTT DEKATCH
THE MUSIC OF SOLID OBJECTS BY JOHN DICKSON
WAVING AT TRAINS BY JOHN DICKSON
LAKE MICHIGAN SCROLLS BY JOHN DICKSON
100 POEMS BY ROBERT KLEIN ENGLER
ANCESTORS IN THE LANDSCAPE BY MAUREEN FLANNERY
A FINE LINE BY MAUREEN FLANNERY
IN THE WARHOUSE BY REGINOLD GIBBONS
IMAGING CENTER BY SANDY GOLDSMITH
FAIRY TALES GONE AWRY BY ELIZABETH HARPER
LOVE SONGS FROM PSYCHOPATHS BY ELIZABETH HARPER
SCIENCE OF BROKEN PEOPLE BY TODD HELDT
THRESHOLDS BY JEFF HELGESON
SATIN CITY SERENADE BY DAVID HERNANDEZ
THE URBAN POEMS BY DAVID HERNANDEZ
LADY RUTHERFURD'S CAULIFLOWER BY JAMESON/PORTER
BROTHERKEEPER BY LARRY JANOWSKI
THE A-POEMS BY JONES AND MCCABE
DECADES OF REHERSAL BY WAYNE ALLEN JONES
STONE WORKS BY WAYNE ALLEN JONES
EIGHT DOLLARS AN HOUR BY LEE KITZIS
THE LAUNDROMAT GIRL BY LEE KITZIS
UNIVERSAL BY KATHY KUBIK
LICENSE TO QUILL BY CJ LAITY
TOWN LIMITS BY KRISTIN LATOUR
CHEAP ENTERTAINMENT BY LIZ LEBLANC
NO MEAN FEET BY LIZ LEBLANC
MARGINAL STATE BY FRANCESCO LEVATO
MARRIAGE BONES BY LAUREN LEVATO
THE REPREHENSIBLES BY GARY LILLEY
VERBAL PAINT BY NICOLE MACALUSO
DEBRIS BY ELIZABETH MARINO
STREET PREACHERS... BY JOHN MARTINEZ
PROFESSIONAL CEMETERY BY JOHNNY MASIULEWICZ
RAIN ON THE SUN BY GENE MCCORMICK
KNIFE LAKE ANTHOLOGY BY PATRICIA MCMILLEN
DIS; VOICES FROM A SHELTER BY RAY MCNIECE
US? TALKING ACROSS AMERICA BY RAY MCNIECE
THE MOON CYCLE BY EFFIE MIHOPOULOS
LANGUID LOVE LYRICS BY EFFIE MIHOPOULOS
RECIPE FOR DISASTER BY PAMELA MILLER
DEAD MACHINE CITY BY CHARLIE NEWMAN
WORDS BY CHARLIE NEWMAN
BENT OUT OF SHAPE BY JOANNE ORTMAN
BEING HERE BY HARVEY OVERTON
DEEP IN A WOMAN BY MARILYN PERETTI
LET WINGS TAKE YOU BY MARILYN PERETTI
DANCING WITH THE ANCESTORS BY KWAME PITTS
HOSTS AT TRACE BY POLYRHYTHMIC COLLECTIVE
FAITH 2 TALK BY KAYLEAH PORTER
CHORUSES ONE BY JOE ROARTY
GRIEVER'S CIRCUIT BY TOM ROBY
SHAPE SHIFTER BY TOM ROBY
A BEATING OF WINGS BY GERTRUDE RUBIN
WANDERLUST BY MAGGIE RUBIN
CHICAGO PHOENIX BY CATHLEEN SCHANDELMEIER
LAKE MICHIGAN AND OTHER POEMS BY JARED SMITH
CONTROLLED BY GHOSTS BY JARED SMITH & LEM ROBY
GRAVES GROW BIGGER... BY JARED SMITH
7 MINUTES BEFORE THE BOMBS DROP BY JARED SMITH
WALKING THE PERIMETERS... BY JARED SMITH
WHERE IMAGES BECOME IMBUED.. BY JARED SMITH
CROWDPLEASER BY MARC SMITH
THE SUBURBAN POEMS BY JOHN STARRS
INHERITANCE BY MARYDALE STEWART
SEEING MY MOTHER OFF... BY ADAM SWINFORD-WASEM
CONSCIENCE UNDER PRESSURE BY BILLY TUGGLE
A DOZEN COLD ONES BY E. DONALD TWO RIVERS
POW WOWS, FAT CATS... BY E. DONALD TWO RIVERS
PROPHECIES BY LAWRENCE TYLER
CINNABAR BY MARTHA VERTREACE
DRAGON LADY: TSUKIMI BY MARTHA VERTREACE
GLACIER FIRE BY MARTHA VERTREACE
LIGHT CAUGHT BENDING BY MARTHA VERTREACE
MAAFA BY MARTHA VERTREACE
ORACLE BONES BY MARTHA VERTREACE
SECOND HOUSE FRON THE CORNER BY MARTHA VERTREACE
SECOND MOURNING BY MARTHA VERTREACE
SMOKELESS FLAME BY MARTHA VERTREACE
SHOOTING DEAD FILMS... BY LINA VITKANSKAS
CAGED BIRDS BY CONSTANCE VOGEL
THE MULBERRY BY CONSTANCE VOGEL
CHICAGO POETRY FEST 2004 ANTHOLOGY
THE ANTIMENSCH ANTHOLOGY
THE ANTIMENSCH TWO ANTHOLOGY
URBANATIONS ANTHOLOGY
URBANATIONS TWO ANTHOLOGY
AFTERHOURS MAGAZINE



AVAILABLE FROM 888-BOOKS-98 BUT NOT ON WEBSITE YET
FORGOTTEN SCREAMS BY LANCE ADAMS
THROUGH THE CLOUDED MIRROR BY LANCE ADAMS
THE GREEN HAIRED BOY BY LANCE ADAMS
CHICAGO POETRY FEST 2005 ANTHOLOGY

INSIDE JOB

FEATURED BOOK

INSIDE JOB: A Life of Teaching

 By Robert Boone
Published by The Puddin'head Press

A description of the life of a teacher. Robert Boone
is the man who started Chicago's premier teen writing
organization, Young Chicago Authors. Check out this
great publication. For more info click here


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EVENTS

Lots of readings in and around Chicago.

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