postcards
Mostly the raw material in the hopper comes out in processed form as post cards. Since sometime in late 1993, I have kept a mailing list and sent out a monthly poem on a post card. The list has grown from a handful of friends to a couple hundred people.
Here’s a couple of cards that have come back with some nice postal smudges:
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January 13th, 2009 at 5:32 pmHey Buck–
It’s Joe Hall from Cheryl’s Gone. I’m in Indiana now, with Cheryl. We’ll be here awhile, so a postcard subscription is in order.
Love Comes From Corn,
Joe
February 25th, 2009 at 4:25 pmBuck, I’m sure you don’t know who I am but I took your english class at LSU in 1988, in fact I still have and from time to time read some of the stories and poems from the text you put together for us. My son needed some help writing a paper for school so I gave it to him to read, it helped so it is still very useful and relevant. Thanks
August 18th, 2009 at 8:01 pm[...] Buck Downs has been sending out poems on postcards since 1993. [...]
January 5th, 2010 at 3:40 pm[...] Here’s one them, in its postcard incarnation: [...]
June 1st, 2010 at 11:48 pmHey Buck,
Have been meaning to write about the postcards for a while. “willfully / feverishly / we come –” is a brilliant conclusion to the “get pretty much into that good night” poem, as is the conclusion of “even taster,” with its “and whose legs / are these, anyway” sign off. I like the way your poems build to a conclusion upon which the semantic intent of the text hinges. A pleasure to receive. Thank you.
Dawn
August 17th, 2010 at 5:04 pmyoo buck. hate to be a bother. it’s liora, from the corcoran and casey’s class. saw you last night at the reef, you killed it! (as always) don’t forget my postcard! i want them real soon. i would like to mess with them and make some art/poetry projects with your texts. see ya next time!
February 6th, 2011 at 5:13 pmHey Buck! Hope all is cool with you! Remember that magazine I was talking to you about? Probably not. Anyways, I would still really looove to have you in it! Casey and Mel are attempting to throw a launch party for it, and I would love if you would consider reading too! In any case, give me an e-mail or a call if you get a chance, I had an idea for your spread and wanted to run it by you. Also, I have a new address, should I renew my subscription?
September 14th, 2011 at 5:50 pm