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Skanky Possum was a twice-a-year poetry journal and small book-publishing imprint begun in Austin, Texas that operated between 1998 and 2012.
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Skanky Possum was a twice-a-year poetry journal and small book-publishing imprint begun in Austin, Texas that operated between 1998 and 2012.
Skanky Possum was first published in Fall 1998. [1] Curated by Hoa Nguyen and her husband, Dale Smith, [2] the imprint published American poetry. Discussing small poetry journals, Linh Dinh observes, "Although most of these are ephemeral, appearing for only a few issues, with tiny circulations, their existence invigorates American literature." [3]
This 11 issue staple-bound magazine published four poems selected by Robert Creeley for the 2002 The Best American Poetry series. [4] "In poetry circles, their magazine is highly regarded," Crispin Jessa wrote in Bookslut. [5] Poems by Amiri Baraka, Clayton Eshleman, Robert Kelly, Linh Dinh, Eileen Myles, Kenward Elmslie, Alice Notley, Anselm Hollo and Diane di Prima were published. [6]
The annual circulation of the magazine was 300 to 500 copies. [5] Smith and Nguyen also published several poetry books under the Skanky Possum imprint including titles by Tom Clark, Kristin Prevallet and Sotere Torregian. [7]
Skanky Possum ceased publication in 2012. [8]
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