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White Noir by Robert Fleming: A Darkly Captivating VIsual Poetry Journey

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Old Scratch Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of Robert Fleming’s newest poetry chapbook, White Noir.

Are you ready to embark on an unforgettable journey through the depths of human existence? Look no further than WHITE NOIR, by Robert Fleming, a mesmerizing black and white visual poetry book that delves into the enigmatic tapestry of life, from birth to death and beyond. This book is not just a collection of verses; it’s a visual and emotional experience that will leave you spellbound.

Who Should Dive into WHITE NOIR?

  • Appreciators of Visual Poetry: If you’re someone who finds beauty in the fusion of words and images,WHITE NOIR is your treasure trove. Fleming’s mastery of visual poetry will leave you in awe.
  • Lovers of Graphic Arts: This book is a canvas of creativity, merging the artistry of words and visuals in a way that will captivate anyone with an appreciation for graphic arts.
  • Devotees of Dark Humor: WHITE NOIR thrives on dark humor, taking you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions that ultimately ends with a glimmer of hope. It’s a unique blend of wit and introspection.

What Awaits You in WHITE NOIR?

  • A Profound Human Journey: WHITE NOIR takes you on a journey that spans the entire lifespan of humanity. It explores the diverse facets of existence, from the raw and unfiltered to moments of humor and reflection.
  • Balance of Text and Images: The book strikes a perfect balance between text and visuals, creating a multi-sensory experience that will leave you immersed in its world.
  • Taboo Themes: Fleming fearlessly tackles taboo subjects, including religion, sex, politics, and gun violence, inviting readers to confront and contemplate these complex issues.
  • Experimental Poetry Forms: Get ready for a literary adventure as Fleming explores experimental poetry forms, such as phone texting, Alexa questions, and palindromes, pushing the boundaries of conventional poetry.

Why Will You Love WHITE NOIR?

  • A Petite Delectation: You can devour this thought-provoking journey in a single sitting, making it perfect for a cozy afternoon or an intellectual escape.
  • Original and Modern: “White Noir” is a testament to contemporary poetry, offering a fresh perspective on life’s most profound questions.
  • Perfect Gift: Looking for a unique gift for a friend or loved one? “White Noir” is a one-of-a-kind present that will leave a lasting impression.
  • Robert Fleming, the Doodleman, infuses his work with influences from literary giants like Robert Frost, Dr. Seuss, and the Beats, as well as the artistic visions of Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. With over 400 works published internationally, Fleming’s talent is undeniable, earning him recognition and accolades from various literary circles.

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the captivating world of “White Noir.” Order your copy today and join the ranks of those who have been moved and inspired by Robert Fleming’s unique vision of human existence. 

It’s not just a book; it’s an experience waiting to be embraced….

Scheduled for November 15th release, order your copy now.

The Secret Histories of Some of Our Poets

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Writers and poets are complex individuals. They are not afraid to take risks. They reveal their innermost thoughts in their poetry and prose and they also like to have fun.

How well do you think you know the members of the Old Scratch Press Poetry and Short Form Collective and how well can you judge someone by their outward appearance?

Maybe you saw our FUN FACTS GAME on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OLDSCRATCHPRESS

If not, here are the questions:

Can you match these poets: Robert Fleming, R. David Fulcher, Dianne Pearce, or Virginia Watts with the correct fun fact?

Dianne Pearce
Robert Flemming
R. David Fulcher
Virginia Watts

A. They met their spouse through a personal ad placed by their dog.  

B. They performed as Frankenstein at the opening of the movie “Gods and Monsters.”   

C. They once pursued a career as a folksinger and they have an original song available on the internet.

D. Their favorite Xmas Eve story is about a character named Giant Grummer who lived in a house of limburger cheese consuming pickles and vinegar.

THE ANSWERS

“I guess you could say that I met my spouse after my dog posted an ad in the Personals column of the city paper, looking for a daddy to join us on walks, ” says Dianne Pearce.

In 1998, Robert Fleming performed as Frankenstein at the opening of the movie Gods and Monsters and here is a photo to prove it!

Want to check out the movie itself. Here is a link to the trailer.

Perhaps the plaid shirt and the beard is a giveaway, but R. David Fulcher describes himself as a “wannabe folksinger.” Take a listen.

And last but not least, check out What Virginia Watts has to say about her favorite Christmas story. featuring Giant Grummer.

Play the game next week, when we’ll have more fun questions and photos to share. Don’t miss a post, sign up to follow us on WordPress and Facebook. Thank you for reading.

ROBERT FLEMING Shortlisted for Blood Rag 2023 Poet of the Year!

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Old Scratch Press (OSP) is pleased to announce that our contributing editor Robert Fleming is one of just six poets who were short-listed for 2023 the Blood Rag Poet of the Year and we couldn’t be prouder.

In Blood Rag Editor Matt Wall’s audio blog, three of Robert’s poems, previously published in the Blood Rag, were featured

Ep. 86: Blood Rag Poet of the Year Shortlist P.1 featuring Richard Fleming, Bunny Wilde & Rich Boucher|I Hate Matt Wall Poetry Podcast – Matt Wall

 And for your reading pleasure, here is one of Robert’s published poems.

Included in Issue #8 of Blood Rag
6-word flash fiction 

Madame chopstick walker trips on kabuki.

Melt Marilyn Monroe into a pizza.

The hungry poisoner fed a pear.

Praying the tea will be strong.

I unbrick to Annabel Lee’s silence.

Five bullets left in the barrel.

My vocal cords speak for silence.

Matt Wall says: “I like how weird and strange Robert is; he describes himself as a word-artist; Robert is out there, not what others are doing; unique voice distinct as shit.

Robert’s upcoming visual poetry chapbook, White Noir, will be published by Devil’s Party Press’ Old Scratch Press this year, so check back here for the exact release date.

In the meantime, you may want to check out Robert’s 12-page poetry chapbook, Con-Way, a tribute to P.T. Barnum, published 7/9/2023 as part of Four Feathers Press: 4 in 1 November, 2023.

Please contact Robert if you’d like to buy the chapbook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.fleming.5030/

Robert is grateful to publishers who promote their writers by nominating them for awards. He’d like to thank: Matt Wall of the Blood Rag 

Dianne Pearce and David Yurkovich of Devil’s Party Press 

Failbetter, a journal of literature and art

Volume 8 — Ethel (ethelzine.com)

Lothlorien Poetry Journal

You too can support poets and writers by 1) commenting on the work you admire when you read it online 2) purchasing their books and supporting the publications where their work is featured 3) Contacting editors and publishers directly to suggest nominations for various awards 4) Voting, when you are able, if awards ask for reader participation. THANK YOU.

Prize Winning Poem to Think About

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Congratulations to OLD SCRATCH PRESS founding member Robert Fleming, whose poem “we were before waring,” featured in impspired was a Delaware Press Award winner.

WAY TO GO ROBERT!

we were before waring

we were before waring

we wore hair keratin like baboons &
knocked our chests like gorillas

we wore skin like zebras &
bent-over to water like wilder-beasts

we wore muscle like lions &
paw swatted flies like bears

we wore bones like swine &
dug dirt worms like robins

we wore blood like falcons &
taloned on branches like pigeons

we wore fig leaves like chameleons &
hide motionless like a rat out-preying an ambush snake

you named us Adam & Eve
we were before words

INDIE PUBLISHER DEVIL PARTY PRESS LAUNCHES NEW IMPRINT

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IN THE NEWS

Old Scratch Press will feature original chapbooks and short-form prose

For Immediate Release

June 15, 2023 – Los Angeles: Devil’s Party Press of Los Angeles announced the launch of a new publishing imprint, Old Scratch Press. This new imprint, based in southern Delaware, will produce quality chapbooks that feature poetry and short-form prose by leading authors.

Supporting this endeavor will be ten contributing editors, members of the Old Scratch Press Short-Form Prose and Poetry Collective: poets and writers Alan Bern, Anthony Doyle, Ellis Elliott, Robert Fleming. R. David Fulcher, Gabby Gilliam, Morgan Golladay, Nadja Maril, Dianne Pearce, Janet Holmes Uchendu, and Virginia Watts who will work together to help promote the love of poems and short form prose.

Old Scratch Press’ inaugural publication is Break in the Field, a collection of verse by award-winning poet, Ellis Elliott. Ms. Elliott is a contributing writer for the Southern Review of Books, an editor/workshop teacher for The Dewdrop, and facilitator of the Bewilderness Writing Workshops. Her publishing credits include Signal Mountain Review, Ignation Literary Magazine, and Literary Mama.

Break in the Field addresses how human perception can change, depending on the vantage point. “I am a perennial student of nature, inner realms, and the wisdom of the body,” says Elliott, “and I write to bear witness and disentangle the world as I perceive it.” Break in the Field will be available in mid-July 2023.

November 2023 will see the publication of White Noir, a chapbook by Robert Fleming. White Noir is a black and white visual poetry exploration of human birth to death and beyond on Earth. A prize-winning poet who explores masculinity, sexual orientation, sin and virtue, and dystopia in words and graphics, Fleming is a self-described word-artist whose work has been published internationally in more than 95 print and online publications, and has appeared in art galleries and in online mic features. “The vibe is dark, Goethe, and dystopian, but I lighten it up by including humor, and it offers a hopeful ending,” notes Fleming of his upcoming collection.

Beginning in 2024, Old Scratch Press will produce three or more original titles per year, available in both print and Ebook formats. For more information visit oldscratchpress.com and devilspartypress.com.

About Devil’s Party Press
Devil’s Party Press, LLC, an independent publishing house located in Los Angeles, was founded in 2017 by Dianne Pearce, an award-winning author, editor, and publisher. The mission of Devil’s Party is to help showcase the work of unsung authors over 40 years of age. Devil’s Party publishes literary fiction while its four imprints are genre specific: Gravelight Press (horror), Hawkshaw Press (crime/cozy), Out-of-This-World Press (sci-fi), and Old Scratch Press (poetry). To date, Devil’s Party and its imprints have published over 200 authors internationally. In addition to print publications, Devil’s Party produces the award-winning online literary magazine, Instant Noodles

INTRODUCING COLLECTIVE MEMBER ROBERT FLEMING

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Ten dedicated writer poets comprise the Old Scratch Short Form Collective, with the goal of working with the Devil’s Party Press, a small independent publisher, to bring to fruition the concept of publishing chapbooks of poetry and short form prose under the imprint Old Scratch Press.

This week we are introducing Robert Fleming. His chapbook White Noir will be published in the fall of 2023.  Don’t forget to subscribe to our blog, as we’ll be introducing the contributing editors, member of the collective, one by one each week. You’ll also learn about poetry events, publishing opportunities, and new ways of approaching the genre of short form.

MEET ROBERT FLEMING

Robert Fleming is a word-artist born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada who emigrated to Lewes, Delaware, United States. Robert follows his mother as a visual artist and his grandfather as a poet. In his work, Fleming explores masculinity, sexual orientation, sin and virtue, and dystopia in words and graphics on earth and beyond.

Since 2017, more than 400 of his works were published internationally in more than 95 print and online publications, art galleries and online mic features. His style is influenced by the writers Robert Frost, Dr. Seuss, and the Beats and his graphics by surrealistic artists like Salvador Dali.  A Member of the Rehoboth Beach and Horror Writers Association, nominated twice for the Pushcart Award and twice for Best of the Net,  Robert Fleming’s is the winner of the  2022 San Gabriel Valley California Poetry Broadside Award and is in the 2021 Best of Mad Swirl.

Robert’s chapbook, White Noir, a Black and white visual poetry exploration of human birth to death and beyond on earth, is scheduled for publication in the November of 2023. He says about the book, the vibe is dark, goethe, and dystopian, but I lighten it up by including humor. And,” he adds, “ it offers a hopeful ending.”

Follow Robert on  https://www.facebook.com/robert.fleming.5030 .

Learn about the other writer/poets in our collective in the upcoming weeks, or click on their links here:

Alan Bern
Anthony Doyle

Ellis Elliot
Gabby Gilliam
Janet Holmes Uchendu
Morgan Golladay
Nadja Maril
R. David Fulcher
Robert Fleming
Virginia Watts

In just four more days April will be here, and you know what that means?… National Poetry Month!  If you have a favorite poem, we’d love to hear about it and possibly post it ( if it is in the public domain). Please use the comment space to get in touch, We’ll be sharing favorite poems and pieces we admire along with writing prompts, thoughts and musing about poetry, short form prose and other hybrid forms.

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