AAPA member Edwin Feliu recently published a book of poetry, The Elastic Dome, available on Amazon in either Kindle or Paperback format. His first book of poetry, Tattooed Man's Chest, was published in 2007.
According to his blog, The Afterglow, "The Elastic Dome didn’t take long to compile, though it underwent numerous revisions. I wrote 70 poems in six months; only 36 were chosen. It was a furious sprint, and there was an urgency to it." He's already working on additional projects: "another poetry collection due next year, titled Handlining Telegraphs; a play; a collaboration on rengas (linked verse); and work on my first novel, The Art of Spooks." Although he would like for people to buy his books, "What has more value is getting a book in the right hands, someone who may enjoy a poem or two and remember my voice."
Eight typewriter-related poems from The Elastic Dome, hand-set and letterpress-printed by Ivan Snyder, were included in the booklet Type Set, which appeared in the December AAPA bundle.
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