June, 2010

Poem of the Week: SISTER TO THE SPHINX by Stephen Oliver

SISTER TO THE SPHINX
 
for Judith Baragwanath
 
 
Some poets long ago might have seen you as
odalisque reclining at one of those old Ponsonby
parties. Oh you were far too upright for that.
You who are sister to the sphinx, how is it then,
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THE NEW TELEPATHICS & OTIS MACE

THE NEW TELEPATHICS & OTIS MACE: JULY 17TH WHAMMY BAR ,ST KEVIN'S ARCADE K'RD.

 

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A LETTER FROM VIENNA; by Jossy Gerö

yellow room - Backerstrasse

OUR first day. Willi and I started our phantom poster run through the streets of my home city, Vienna. We started the poster run after a long period of rain, floods and thunder. A deluge that lasted for weeks. It was the wettest spring for 150 years. And longer than I can remember!

There was snow on the mountains, no chance for postering poems in the city. Then. Finally, THE SUN came out...

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Poster of the week: Zambesi

This weeks poster from iconic New Zealand fashion house Zambesi. Minimal bold  copy, simple black and white palette, compelling imagery on a large oc sheet size (1,000mm x 1410mm) make this one stand out.  
 
Zambesi epitomizes individual spirit, redefining convention with an ironic practicality, confirming its reputation in the global market for strength, beauty and independence.

"Clothes to evoke and intrigue."
- Elisabeth Findlay

 

Poem of the week: Family Tree by Jeffery D. McCaleb

Family Tree

The gene pool is leaking. There’s a crack in its concrete foundations.

The Family Tree’s roots have nowhere else to creep.

All the crevices, all the nooks and crannies,

All the small spaces and places of this globe have been spanned.

The gene pool is leaking. There’s a crack in its concrete foundations.

My grandparents’ grandparents planted a seed, an unknown variety.

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Image Nation

Image Nation

IMAGE NATION is a photography conference like no other!

The Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association has invited top commercial photographers and leading industry experts to gather at Unitec in Auckland for a weekend of inspiration and education.

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Poster of the week: Matariki Festival '10

This weeks poster is advertising the Matariki festival. We're postering for heaps of great events that are part of this years Matariki Festival keep an eye on a Phantom billstickers poster sites thoughout NZ for one near you.

Poem of the week: by Bill Direen

Line 31, Gare de l’Est, Paris
"Before verse can be human again it must learn to be brutal."
— John Synge (the very words I was reading when she boarded)

In the hollow of a crowded bus
The whore’s bare arms and legs glowing;
A rich stench like blood, alcohol,
and tincture mixed with sweat,
Hers, and that of others:

Possessed again and again
By visions of one who had just abused her,
She spat Chadic curses
Into the silent crowd of commuters

International Brotherhood of Billstickers

Commerce Street, Glasgow

This just in from our friends at International Brotherhood of Billstickers, Non-Stop Advertising of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Woke Up This Morning And Got Myself a Broom

Lambertville, New Jersey

Phantom Billstickers Poster Run, Lambertville, New Jersey, Saturday May 29th - Monday May 31st.