Broadsides were originally proclamations from the King.
Then they got political; everybody’s got something to
say.
But they can be artsy, too—a way to get under your skin.
Hit you, well,
…broadside…
littlesnake broadsides, established in 2004,
is a free, monthly, by-invitation-only chance for the Snake
to showcase individual poets’ work on a single sheet,
pamphlet-style (both sides) in true broadside tradition.
“Ben Hiatt is a
Giant of a Man”: a single-page broadside tribute
to
Ben L. Hiatt, mimeograph revolution pioneer,
poet, and publisher. Commissioned by Rattlesnake
Press in the Fall of 2007 and designed by Richard
Hansen from a poem by
B.L. Kennedy and a drawing by Patrick Grizzell.
Free with SASE.
littlesnake broadsides may be had for free
at The Book Collector, or send an SASE to Kathy Kieth, P.O. Box
762, Pollock Pines, CA 95726.