Media Kit
O Spam, Poams: Rob Read's new book of poems, which is a collection of the very best of the first two years of Daily Treated Spam, is available exclusively online from Apollinaire's Bookshoppe.
Contact:
519-666-0168
Prompt e-mail reply from: readrobread@gmail.com
Download a printable PDF of this media kit here.
Read Rob Read: A Brief Bio of Rob Read
Rob Read grew up outside of Komoka, a small town in rural Ontario, Canada and has lived in Toronto for the past eight years.
During his studies
at York University, Rob wrote See Rob Read, Read Rob Read (Palimpsest
Press, 2000) and edited York’s literary journal Existere Quarterly.
In 2005 he published Atone
Neither Overflowing Clause (Produce
Press, 2005) - two novellas in the shape of a guillotine which is
a collaboration with hypnotherapist AEM.
O Spam, Poams (BookThug, 2005) collects the very best of the first 200 Daily Treated Spam, re-edited for this edition, with a special author’s note.
Rob also operates Produce Press, a small press specializing in hand-made books.
Some of Rob's non-spam poetry can be found in 18 Full English Breakfasts, published by Wood & Coal.
Rob's work has most recently been featured in the groundbreaking new anthology Shift & Switch: New Canadian Poetry.
Rob is available for interviews about:
• Spam Poetry; found poetry; general views about poetry
• Avoiding Spam e-mail
• Why O Spam, Poams isn’t being sold in ‘big box’ mega-bookstores
• Prior publishing history and Read’s own publishing house Produce Press
Contact
Rob Read directly:
Weekdays: 416-736-2100 ext 40635
Evenings and Weekends: 416-651-5450
E-mail: readrobread@hotmail.com
Website: www.dailytreatedspam.com