Magus Magnus
with Tony Mancus, Casey Smith, and Gowri Koneswaran
Furniture Press Books
(Towson, MD)
(c)2015
This was a collaborative effort by the poets involved both in the text for the outdoor presentation/performance and the cover art which itself was created by all 4 artists.
This was the first effort of 'Illuminated Editions' side project of Furniture Press, which was the brainchild of poet, archivist, and publisher Christophe Casamasima.
The cover is nearly double the size of the handsewn text. The text itself was created by all 4 poets for a performance and installation at the Canal Park Event Day in Washington DC on Sept. 20, 2014. My copy is number 98 of 100 printed copies.
There was a denseness of purpose to this project that I won't attempt to swim in but knowing these poets and the publisher as I do, I have no doubt as to the intensity of forethought and the execution of the event on the day this was performed.
Too bad I wasn't there to take it all in.
