About this project
I want to make small print run of a poetry book entitled 'the romantic' to sell during a poetry tour of the East Coast with Steve Roggenbuck in August 2011, which will in turn finance the tour. The book will feature cover design by graphic designer and artist Drew Tetz in the form of a photograph of a paper sculpture of the author.
'the romantic' is approximately 10,000 words and covers such themes as loneliness, alienation, ambiguous homoeroticism, technology, cocks, and the difficulty of expressing romantic love in a worldview defined by existentialism, determinism, and rationality.
Steve and I believe in self-publishing, DIY, and self-promotion as means for authors to have complete control over their works, creatively and financially. That's how the whole tour is going to work. So if I hit the bare minimum funding goal, it'll all go into the print run of 150 copies. If I get more, depending on demand, I'll either increase the size of this print run or pour the money back into the tour in other ways.
This will be the only official print run of 'the romantic' as, unless I'm miraculously picked up by a major publisher who wants to reprint it, I will only offer the book through Print-On-Demand and ebook services after this print run is finished.
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REVIEWS OF 'the romantic':
"his face is symmetrical which is a sign of beauty i guess but it scares me." - andrew worthington
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 30, 2011.
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I'll tweet thanks at you on twitter, if you have a twitter account and tell me what it is.
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1 signed copy of 'the romantic' with a short custom poem written in the back
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Custom poem by me about a subject or thematic matter of your choosing, as well as 1 signed/poemed copy of 'the romantic'
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Custom poem by me about a subject or thematic matter of your choosing, high quality video/audio recording of this poem, and 1 signed/poemed copy of 'the romantic'
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BARGAIN DEAL EXTREME: 7 signed/poemed copies of 'the romantic'
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Strangely, nothing. Donate exactly $75 and I will thank you, and then ask why you chose to donate the exact amount required for me not to give you anything but for you to lose a nice dinner's worth of money. Later, when drunk, I will joke about you with my friends.
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BARGAIN DEAL ULTRA-MASTER: 10 signed/poemed copies of 'the romantic', a poem about your great wisdom for not donating $75.
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1 printed copy of "Double Jack Vagabond," my senior thesis writing project, 15 signed/poemed copies of 'the romantic', and a poem about you, to be read on tour, filmed, and posted online.
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1 copy of my ~50,000 word, ~200 page memoir from the spring of 2010, written before I started writing poetry at all. 1 printed copy of "Double Jack Vagabond," my senior thesis writing project, 20 signed/poemed copies of 'the romantic', and a poem about you, to be read on tour, filmed, and posted online.
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I will write a story for you, on a subject, theme, or other restraint of your choosing, with the length limited only by the amount of writing I can do in one week. 1 copy of my ~50,000 word, ~200 page memoir from the spring of 2010, written before I started writing poetry at all. 1 printed copy of "Double Jack Vagabond," my senior thesis writing project, as many signed/poemed copies of 'the romantic' as you want (up to 100), and a poem about you, to be read on tour, filmed, and posted online.
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I will go to where you are and I will write a quietly obscene haiku on the small of your back with a chiseltip sharpie.
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I will call you to ask what the hell is wrong with you while also thanking you in breathless, amazed tones, and then I will tattoo your name on my foot. You will get free copies of every book I ever write.
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