Dear Friends-- Just a note to let you know that BlazeVox has put out a collection of Millie Niss's poetry -- City Bird: Selected Poems (1991-2009).
Edward Picot has commented on the book: Millie Niss was probably best known as a blogger, video-maker and new media artist, but this collection – compiled by her mother and long-time collaborator, Martha Deed – demonstrates that she wrote poetry of great originality and inventiveness both before and during her new media career. She died in 2009, at the age of 36, and struggled with the effects of Behcet's disease for many years before that: yet the overwhelming impression left by this collection is one of vigour and high spirits. It's one of the few books of poetry I can call to mind without a dull page in it. It also consistently manages to combine experimentalism with entertainment. There is a wide range of styles – from mock-epic to prose poetry to picture poems – but Millie's personality suffuses them all: outspoken, politically radical, satirical, rude and funny; quirky, sometimes whimsical, sometimes wildly digressive; yet always down to earth and sharply observant. And so has Regina Pinto, who was often Millie's collaborator: I’ve known Millie Niss since 2001, and she was one of the most intelligent and interesting people I have ever met. I enjoyed the enthusiasm and seriousness with which she made poetry, and, in particular, electronic poetry. All of her work expresses her intelligence, deep sense of humor, and humanity. “City Bird” will make readers think and ask for more. For further information, see Millie's page in the BlazeVox catalog: http://www.blazevox.org/bk-mn.htm or my post today, which includes some excerpts of Millie's writing, on the Sporkworld microblog: http://sporkworld.tumblr.com/ City Bird is available from me, the publisher and amazon.com. Amazon (the U.S. version) is probably the easiest way to order for people living outside of the United States. Thanks. Martha Deed (who edited and designed the book) -- The Lost Shoe http://www.chapbookpublisher.com/shop.html The Lost Shoe video http://www.sporkworld.org/Deed/lostshoe.mov this is visual poetry by Millie Niss (27 March 2010 release) this is visual poetry by Martha Deed (24 August 2010 release) http://thisisvisualpoetry.com Heat and 500 Favourite Words (Released July 2010) http://chapbookpublisher.com/tiny-shop.html _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
