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Welcome to Virgogray Press. We are a small, independent and free publishing group that follows the D.I.Y. tradition. We just "do it ourselves for you." And are taking this aesthetic along with other grass roots methods to crawl up the collective suits of America.
Virgogray Press is working to expand it's readership & holds the values of honesty and creativity at it's core, and is interested in the voice of the people. We are primarily a publisher of poetry created in a format accessible to readers everywhere in this new century... ...Expand text.
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Austin, TX 
Created On: 2008-10-03
Last Updated: 2009-09-27
Views: 4164
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| Suzi Kaplan Olmsted
Ex-priest ex-drunk
tells of final suicide morning
February frogs croaking
behind St. Annes Rectory
4 o clock in the morning
ready for rehab
a question of faith"
"If I say I believe in the Three Jewels
but take refuge in Norco
in what do I really believe?"
-Emergency Room Redux
Institutional Wallet is a personal and intrigueing collection of poetry by poet Suzi Kaplan Olmsted. Inside the covers of this collection, readers will find verse that is poignant, upfront, bemusing and even gritty. A great read, Suzi confronts the in and outs of the mental ward, reminisces over psych medication and offers a view so seldom seen by others outside the confines of what is viewed as "normal" living. This is a gem of a collection that contains work delivered with utter humility, quiet disbelief, subtle humor and a penchant for the unexpected.
NOW AVAILABLE!
Release date: July 21, 2009
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| Justin Blackburn
"You are confused
life is war to you
that is perfect
you wouldnt have it any other way
No one understands you
Great, you don't understand yourself
Dont worry about it
all you need to know is you dont need to know"
-Cliche Poem to a Poet Poem
Justin Blackburn's new book of collected poetry, Farting Fire, is 40 pages of hidden wisdoms from this twenty-something poet. This book is an answer to the moody blues that sometimes get us down as Justin tackles many of life's quandries with honest, witty, and youthful verse. Still, readers might be surprised to find the content of his first collection of poetry to be light-hearted and filled with lessons good to learn, though sometimes hard to share.
NOW AVAILABLE!
Release date: July 21, 2009
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| Marc Olmsted
"old Buddha friend out of 3 year retreat and his 20 year old hippie niece
from Seattle come along
even my usual all-in-black unshaven dirty hair
pierced ear with a skull
wraparound shades
wont pass here
bands amped from god knows what power source
a nod to the older gent w/mohawk,
a ferret on his shoulder,
FEEL NO MORE"
- Metal Thoughts
The soft release of Marc Olmsteds Fresh Lotus Rehab is a quixotic and fresh rendering of poems-- a look into the personal planet of the poet, given in a post beat pace that marks the fourth installment of Virgogray Press' self-proclaimed chapbook revolution, which is geared to return poetry to the reader and to the poet. Marcs collection of work hails as a prime example of the type of literature Virgogray Press intends to produce. Olmsteds release is long overdo and offers a personal look into the writers life with observations only a poet could produce over topics from his brothers suicide to The 2008 Olympic Torch mayhem in the streets of San Francisco.
NOW AVAILABLE!
Release date: February 11, 2009
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| Michael Aaron Casares
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An era has ended, is
the hushed whisper on
the lips of boys and men.
"A time has passed when
our hopes and dreams our
strength could steadily transcend.
"Shadows we see in this doppelganger reality
erode to distant memories and to dust.
Faces we longed for in this replica country
collapse into clones lacking heart and soul.
"Peace and security is the banner of the time
for the stability of the home is a picture
hanging on the walls of empty houses.
"The strength of honor
and the courage of truth
are the doormats of notoriety,
successful like our leaders
once noble desire now submits
to the decadence of selfdefeat."
- The Days that are no More
Casares takes a look at the world and picks at its bones. This newest collection has a socially conscious ring to it in flourish of poetry and verse...
NOW AVAILABLE!
Release date: January 20th, 2009
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| Chris D'Errico
"There should be a motel called
The Scarlett Letter Inn & I could be the concierge,
buzzing in couples that pay with the lint
left in their pockets, a sign in the front window
that flashes Always a Vacancy, Never a Judgment"
"This could be the last honest city in America."
-Honesty in Kitsch IV
Virgogray presents a new volume of poetry by Chris DErrico: Vegas Implosions!
The latest release in Virgogray's chapbook series is a collection of witty, socially aware poetry by this East coast native who, now transplanted in Sin City spills his unique view on Vegas. Brutally honest and with a welcoming charm, Mr. DErricos newest offering is sure to be a favorite among poetry readers today and followers of the spoken word circuits! NOW AVAILABLE
Release date: December 15, 2008
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Vegas Implosions!
Length: 33 pgs.
Format: Paper Back
Genre:
Poetry,
Humour,
Art
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| Michael Aaron Casares
"I am reborn here.
In this conscious, in this body.
I am breathing beneath the sun,
a star that shines like all the others,
but kind to stay it's wrath.
I awaken on this planet amid those
who've forgotten or those usurped
by our times. Lost in this dissention
I have become like a fish swimming
against the current.
Leaping, flying--I've become divided."
--New Paths
Order the new release Ghost Roads, poetry by Michael Aaron Casares. Ghost Roads features 29 poems and is a reflective volume of poetry shifting through the silence of quiet San Antonio.
NOW AVAILABLE!
Release date: November 20, 2008
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| Jacob Gray
Sad Height was released in 2005 and features poetry and prose by Michael Aaron Casares writing under the psuedonym of Jacob Gray. This book is perfect bound, soft cover & long out of print. This book was made as single edition and will never be reprinted. Highly collectible.
AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!
Release date: January 4, 2005
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Jacob Gray
NOvember 2nd was published in 2004 and is the first publication produced by Virgogray. This chap was 12 pages and a precluder to Sad Height which printed in January 2005. NOvember 2nd also included an audio disk of poetry. Long out of print.
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