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Preview of New Broadside: “Anonymous”

Earlier this year, the first people who kindly pre-ordered the hardcover edition of The Gorelets Omnibus after it was initially announced by the publisher were promised a free exclusive broadside as a bonus. If that's you, let me assure you the delay was entirely my fault -- the poem that I wrote for this cause just wasn't quite right, and I try to treat these things special. But now I've got something done that I'm proud of and it is heading out in the mail to you. Enjoy! Here's a purposely-blurry preview, so you can see what's to come. The…
June 6, 2012Posted inArnzen News1 Comment
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Photos from Morgantown Poets Event

Just back from Morgantown, WV...here are some visual impressions of the Raw Dog Screaming Press book party -- sponsored by Morgantown Poets and the Mon Arts Center -- to celebrate the release of Jason Jack Miller's Hellbender and my book The Gorelets Omnibus (both are available from the publisher). I only managed to snap a few shots -- not nearly enough -- but I'll let the images speak for themselves for now, and will try to share audio snippets and links to other coverage from the fun reading shortly.  
May 26, 2012Posted inAmbulations3 Comments
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May & June 2012 Appearances for The Gorelets Omnibus

Friday, MAY 25th. 7-9pm. Morgantown, WV Raw Dog Screaming Press Book Release Party at Monongalia Arts Center Morgantown Poets is hosting a RAW DOG SCREAMING PRESS book release party Friday May 25 from 7-9pm at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC), featuring the debut of Jason Jack Miller's HELLBENDER and Michael Arnzen's THE GORELETS OMNIBUS. Arnzen & Miller will read their work, followed by a signing. A limited number of Raw Dog Screaming Press books will be available for purchase. Public parking is available near the MAC in the parking garage at the corner of Pleasant and Chestnut Streets and at the…
May 24, 2012Posted inArnzen News1 Comment
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The Dream People Hand You a Cookie

The latest issue of the bizarro journal, The Dream People, includes my story, "The Fortune Cookie," excerpted from The Gorelets Omnibus. You may have seen this before, but go check out The Dream People anyway, because it's got some good features this issue, including a focus on my Master's thesis advisor from way back when, the inimitable Lance Olsen (who I recently learned won a Guggenheim Fellowship...way to go, Lance!).
May 4, 2012Posted inArnzen News
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Horror Poetry Writing Workshop in The Gorelets Omnibus

My fellow weird writers might want to take note of this. One of the neat bonus features available only in the hardcover edition of The Gorelets Omnibus is a "horror poetry writing workshop" that includes a handful of essays I've written about the craft over the years (for places like Byline magazine and the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Star*Line magazine, among others). The chapter titles are: "The Poetics of Horror" "The Element of Fear in Horror Poetry" "Horror Haiku" "The Dead Draft: When Poetry Fails" "New Media Horror: Six Lessons from an E-Poet" Rounding out this virtual workshop in the…
March 1, 2012Posted inInstigation