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This chapbook was released in print form in October 2010 in a run of two hundred copies as the impetus to set in motion Monster House Press, the collectively organized, not-for-profit publishing group I co-run with seven fellow Columbusites. 

Other poets featured in the chapbook are Jordan Castro, Ryan Eilbeck, & James Payne.

I was interviewed at Radioactive Moat by Steven McGouldrick.

There is a nice, little word on self-publishing and the Monster House that accompanies the review.  Check it out!

This Saturday, the official reading-release of Assuming Size at Kafe Kerouac, in Columbus, Ohio. 

The event will feature readings from all of the authors of the chapbook and copies will be available to purchase for $2.

James Payne, Jordan Castro, and myself were interviewed by Jordan GIllespie at Some Moths regarding our new poetry chapbook, Assuming Size, and several other personal points of discussion.

The interview took around an hour and our conversation delved into the ontological and geographical disposition of Midwesterners (ie., us), sewing machines and chapbooks, the purpose of poetry, being “punk,” food, & the implications of relating and growing up with the internet at palm’s reach. 

Assuming Size can be bought for $2 here.

just finished monster house press’s first release: assuming size; a four-way poetry book with poems from jordan castro, james payne, ryan j., & myself.

(cover image by maryn jones)

Upcoming show at Monster House I helped book and make a flier for.  I am unofficially releasing a four-way poetry book with Ryan J., James Payne, & Jordan Castro called Assuming Size at this show with Ryan J., too.

DO IT TOGETHER FEST IV, KENT, OHIO, SEPT 10-11, 2010

Friday September 10th

6:00 - 6:20 = Toby Foster (IN)

www.myspace.com/tobyfoster

6:30 – 6:50 = Bethesda

7:00 - 7:20 = Ashley Brooke Toussant

www.myspace.com/ashleybrooketoussant

7:30 - 7:50 = Bobby Stevens

www.myspace.com/bobbystevens

8:00 - 8:10 = Sam Pink (IL)*

http://www.impersonalelectroniccommunication.com/

8:20 - 8:40 = Galgozy/Zeleny Duo

www.myspace.com/galgozyzelenyduo

8:50 - 9:00 = Ryan J.*

http://www.friendsandwieners.wordpress.com

9:10 - 9:30 = Andy Cook & the Wanderloons

www.myspace.com/andycook

9:40 – 9:50 = Richard Wehrenberg, Jr.*

www.simperingfool.blogspot.com

10:00 - 10:20 = Signals Midwest

www.myspace.com/signalsmidwest

10:30 - 10:50 = American War

www.myspace.com/americanwar

11:00 - 11:20 = Defiance, Ohio (IN)

www.defianceohio.terrorwave.com

Aftershow @ Professors Pub

11:30 – 11:45 = Cleveland Undercovers

www.myspace.com/clevelandundercovers

11:55 – 12:15 = Slugging Percentage

www.sluggingpercentageband.blogspot.com

12:25 - 12:45 = Sloppy Joe

12:55 – 1:15 = Monstrosity

Saturday September 11th

12:00 - 12:20 = Pheramones

12:30 - 12:50 = Girl Fight (PA)

www.myspace.com/girlffightband

1:00 - 1:20 = Heads Held High

www.myspace.com/headsheldhigh

1:30 - 1:50 = Worn Out Tigers (PA)

www.myspace.com/wornouttigers

2:00 - 2:20 = Vacation

www.myspace.com/funvacationfun

2:30 - 2:50 = Playoff Beard (PA)

www.myspace.com/playoffbeardpgh

3:00 - 3:20 = I Am the Sky

www.myspace.com/iats

3:30 - 3:50 = Hold Tight (VA)

4:00 - 4:20 = Letters

www.letterstothemoon.tumblr.com

4:30 - 4:50 = Light Years

www.myspace.com/lightyearsohio

5:00 - 5:20 = Underdogs of Nipomo

www.myspace.com/underdogsof

5:30 - 5:50 = Reverse the Curse

www.myspace.com/reversethecursemusic

6:00 - 6:20 = New Creases

www.myspace.com/newcreases

6:30 - 6:50 = Three Man Cannon (PA)

www.myspace.com/threemancannon

7:00 - 7:20 = The Hit and Miss Engines (PA)

www.myspace.com/hitandmissengines

7:30 - 7:50 = Asinine

www.myspace.com/asinineohio

8:00 - 8:20 = Jordan Castro *

http://smokingonanemptystomach.blogspot.com/

8:30 - 8:50 = Gunnerson

www.myspace.com/gunnersonmusic

9:00 - 9:20 = Noah Cicero *

http://noah-cicero.blogspot.com/

9:30 - 9:50 = Two Hand Fools

www.myspace.com/twohandfools

10:00 - 10:20 = Tao Lin (NY)*

http://heheheheheheheeheheheehehe.com/

10:30 - 10:50 = Annabel

www.myspace.com/annabelrock

11:00 - 11:20 = Tigers Jaw (PA)

www.myspace.com/tigersjaw

11:30 - 11:50 = The Sidekicks

www.myspace.com/sidekicks

12:00 - 12:20 = Delay

www.midwestrock.org/delay

 * denotes poetry or literature reading

Do It Together Fest is  a donation based festival and relies upon attendee donations to help make it what it is.   All donations from attendees help pay for gas for out of town musicians / writers and support the Vineyard and its multiple outreach programs.

!!!!PLEASE REBLOG!!!!!

Pertinent quotes:

The poems tread the line between earnest and sarcastic, more often being the former.

Wehrenberg peppers in philosophical concepts, too, but comes across as more of a social reformer than Castro.

At $3 direct from the writers, this chapbook is a steal, and offers more to think about than anything else available for that price.

jordancastro:

friday, june 25th