February, 2010

Northern Liberties/Fishtown Philadelphia Poster Run for New Zealand Poets.

By: Jim Wilson | 26 February, 2010
Photo from Northern Liberties/Fishtown Philadelphia Poster Run

This poster run happened in about mid February and I had the able assistance of Brian Howard who is the editor of the Philadelphia Citypaper www.citypaper.net Brian is a fan of New Zealand music and we had made contact because of this. He had seen 'The Clean' play in Philadelphia and was immediately impressed. We all are fans of 'The Clean' and will forever be. Brian had also highly rated the Chris Knox 'Stroke' album in the newspaper and this gladdened my heart.

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Baltimore Poster Run

By: Jim Wilson | 23 February, 2010
Photo from Baltimore Poetry Poster Run

This poster run happened on Waitangi Day weekend. The Phantom crew did the run on the Sunday morning in temperatures of 18 degrees Fahrenheit (32 is freezing). We carried posters by Jay Clarkson, Sandra Bell, Michele Leggott, Janet Frame and others. I always try to have a Janet Frame Poem Poster nearby.

We attracted lots of good attention and made some strong contacts within the Baltimore Poetry Scene. Nothing seems to break the ice like putting up Poetry Posters. People always seem to relate to a Poem. Discussion always opens up.

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Manhattan New Zealand Poets Poster Run December 2009

By: Jim Wilson | 18 February, 2010
Photo from the Manhattan Poets Poster Run

This small poster run of about fifty posters happened after a Phantom Billstickers delegation met with the good people from the Poetry Society of America. From memory, most of the posters were of Brian Turner's fine poem "Keep it Up." I just found it good fun to be out with a staple gun.

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