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Redepaired – a collab book by John M. Bennett (Columbus, Ohio, USA) and Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA). This is the first entry in the Karnival of Trash 2016 international mail art exhibition. Redepaired is published by Luna Bisonte Prods.…

Mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

August 11, 2016 - The mail art network already has a place in literary history because, for decades, it has been a primary conduit for esoteric poetic forms,…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jude Weirmeir (San Diego, California, USA)

August 7, 2016 - This edition of Jude Weirmeir’s endlessly interesting and innovative performance score series, Subscription Opus, is seasoned to…

Mail art by IUOMA member Henry Denander (Stockholm, Sweden)

August 5, 2016 - Henry Denander is a network legend often associated with Sweden, but he sent me these stamps from Greece in June of 2016. While Henry Miller is…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jason Motsch (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

August 3, 2016 - Thanks to the Eternal Network, I have seen Jason Motsch’s visual poetry and asemic writing evolve from…

Mail art by IUOMA member Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

August 2, 2016 - Erica Durante has developed a great system for mail art creation and distribution with her use of uniformly sized cards. The uniformity aspect…

Mail art by IUOMA member Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

July 31, 2016 - Mail art from Carina Granlund is always a surprise and delight. I am very happy to be able, at long last, to share these wonderful pieces sent in May.…

Mail art by Moan Lisa (North Liberty, Iowa, USA)

July 29, 2016 - I am pleased to share the contents of an envelope recently received from the ever-prolific, ever-provocative, ever-evolving Moan Lisa. These stamps, of course,…

Cover of January Vampiric – a collaborative book by IUOMA members Chris Wells (Columbus, Ohio, USA) and Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois USA). Issued by Faint Press, Winter 2016.

July 27, 2016 - I am thrilled to document…

Mail art by IUOMA member DSF (Dopesick San Francisco) aka Michael Kelly (Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA)

July 24, 2016 - Here is belated documentation of two originals (hand-altered collage) by DSF. This has been a week for…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mora Chepin (San Francisco, California, USA)

July 22, 2016 - Mail art is alive, well and thriving on the West Coast of the United States. I attempted to document the cuerrent scene in my (admittedly…

Mail art by IUOMA member Zipelit (New York City, USA?)

July 21, 2016 - Zipelit is a somewhat mysterious character who is a member of IUOMA, but not much background material is available. I certainly admire this image I was…

Mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

July 20, 2016 - North Carolina networker Jon Foster initiated a punk revival in mail art circa 2010, which has had considerable impact in the contemporary…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jay Block (Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA)

July 20, 2016 - Jay Block is a collage master of the contemporary Eternal Network. But I see his language-centered work, such as this piece recently received,…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

July 19, 2016 - Jan Hodgman has been a faithful and productive member of the IUOMA asemic writing group, and I have watched the evolution of her work with great…

Mail art by IUOMA member Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

June 20, 2016 - I have been following fantastic new work by Erica Durante online, so I am thrilled to have received this piece that carries the spirit of her…

Mail art by IUOMA member Lucky Pierre (Charleston, South Carolina, USA)

June 14, 2016 - First, I cannot let this hectic (for me) June pass without recognizing the birthday of mail art luminary and legend Richard…

Mail art by IUOMA member Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK)

June 1, 2016 - In her recent mail to me, Rebecca Guyver also sent this new contribution to her DKult Doodle Therapy project. I believe this is a solo effort by Rebecca,…

Mail art by IUOMA member Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK) using add & pass by Joel Cohen (NY, USA)

May 30, 2016 - Rebecca Guyver sent me a new mail art package that has two distinct, thematic parts. I want to share this…