Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:48:38 -0700
To: Everybody
Subject: Postcard no. 5 for Men and Women

Boo!

It's just two days past August, but August has returned in the guise of the
fifth poetry postcard!

In summary:

"Ode to the Gunnera", by Seattle artist Joan Stuart Ross, accompanied by a
linoleum block cut by Chris Chen, printed in August 2003 in San Francisco.
Set in Perpetua Italic. Edition of 190.

In particular:

Joan Stuart Ross, also painter, printmaker, and educator, has graciously
submitted this month's poem, /Ode to the Gunnera/. I waffled on what sort of
visual element to include--because Joan had also made a series of paintings
and drawings in an art book of hers that featured the poem, there was the
possibility of having reproductions of parts of that work printed in a
commercial shop, but in the end, having passed by one-too-many linoleum
blocks, I cut a block that seems to work reasonably well.

I printed a larger edition than normal this time 'round. My arms are still
tired...

The type, Perpetua Italic, is the italic companion to Perpetua, both designed
by Eric Gill in the 1920's. Gill was a British stone cutter and a strange man,
who happened to design another stunningly famous typeface, Gill Sans, modeled
after sign lettering designed for the London Underground. Yes, you saw it
here, er, there first.

The format's pretty simple. If you've previously received a postcard and
haven't changed your address, you don't need to do anything. If you've moved or
just feel like I'm not going to have your actual address, you can send me a
update. If you want off the boat, you can say that too, yarrr.

As always, please contribute! We love original contributions more than digging
through the public domain (which is sometimes fun) or breaking copyright laws
(depending on who you are need or don't need changing)!

Postcards aren't horribly expensive, but your donations do offset the cost of
materials, which always helps. Thanks!