SUCH SPECIAL

being on cherokee street is like some kinda yummy board game come to life. SP is lucky to get to hang tight with this awesome event!

SWAN WAS... WELL...

we're still scrubbing phosphorescence off the walls.

please attend, please stay longer than might be polite,
and please email Heather Overby at heatheroverby@gmail.com with any questions.

WE CAN ONLY TRY TO BE READY FOR SUNDAY. THESE MIGHT HELP.

http://www.octopusmagazine.com/issue10/bartel.htm#b

http://kenyonreview.org/blog/?author=53

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzQwWkQZHtc&feature=PlayList&p=CC15085926E79C3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=32

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/02/06/seattle_poetry_chain_11_jay_t

http://www.bookslut.com/features/2009_09_015110.php

http://www.kickingwind.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Gve37nWBo

GUEST SHOPKEEP 11/7

Heather Overby, a great poet and the curator of the Exploding Swan reading series, knows a helluva lot more about chapbooks than we do. She's also hilarious and has the best necklaces and smiles. She's going to be in charge this Saturday, the 7th. We highly recommend stopping by to chat her up. She can give you the scoop on the upcoming reading, and then move on to things more cosmic, though the reading itself will be cosmic, we assure you.

TO SEE HOW IT WENT DOWN ON FRIDAY NITE YEAH CUZ IT SURE DID

superarrow.blogspot.com knows best.

WE ARE OPEN THIS SATURDAY. WE ARE SO SO GLAD.

Expect new titles from Cannibal Books and Ugly Duckling Presse. Expect measuring tapes and hard hats. We'll be getting super ready.

WE ARE CLOSED THIS SATURDAY. WE ARE SO SO SORRY.

But we'll be back on track on the 24th, doors opening candy-apple sweetly, anticipation of below extravaganza rolling off us like dry-ice smoke, and a few new titles sitting ready as a conch.

confetti-sweaty love,
s.p.

THINGS JUST KEEP COMING IN THE MAIL

These beautiful presses trusting us to middle-man-peddle to you, the finest curiosities in St. Louis: it is such a kind sweet wonder to sit and think upon.

But let's not just sit! Maybe there's a special thing that could happen here each month. And soon writers and artists and theater-thinkers might perform here.

pearform bareform wherefrom

Please email us your half-ideas about this. It is important that they are partial, so that they can be jigsawed into a larger-than-one-ever-could-ness.

Coffee and snacks and places to sit, free this Saturday as ever always...

THE THINGS THAT CAME IN THE MAIL THIS WEEK

You will not believe the things that came in the mail this week!

OH MY SALT!

36 chapbooks found homes today. thank you, 36 homes!

and everyone who made stirrup pants home for a bit, thank you!

and to the water bears. how do you make that music? geez. the walls are a'tremblin' yet.

and to heather overby, queen of cinnamon.

and to the many snack/booze/cheer/idea bringers.

can we do it every week? yes? ok.

*bouquet toss*

Let's do it! This Saturday!

OPENING July 18

you are welcome welcome welcome.

the Water Bears* will sing songs.

coffee. snacks.

and.

c h a p b o o k s.

10-3. wake up with us.

*see link below