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RECEIVED: Visual Poetry Book by Matthew Stolte & Published by Reed Altemus (Vis-consin & Maine, USA)

Cover of Cr ch by IUOMA member Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) and published by IUOMA member Reed Altemus (Portland, Maine, USA)…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on January 6, 2012 at 1:00pm — 17 Comments

RECEIVED: Dispatch from the MinXus Front by Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

January 2, 2012 - "The difference is…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on January 2, 2012 at 5:30pm — 44 Comments

ASEMICS 16 GREATEST HITS (Vol. 2): Rosa Gravino (Argentina), Svenja Wahl (Germany), Theresa Williams (USA)

Center section of chapter for Asemics 16 (Edition #5) collaborative book by IUOMA member Rosa Gravino (Rosario, Argentina)…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 30, 2011 at 1:30pm — 67 Comments

RECEIVED: USA Mail-Art 4 the X-Files from Amy Irwen (Minnesota), KDJ (Florida), RCBz (Minnesota), Jen Staggs (Texas)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Amy Irwen (Rosemount, Minnesota, USA)

December 23, 2011 - A few months…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 23, 2011 at 1:30pm — 29 Comments

RECEIVED: THIS is Visual Poetry from Carl Baker (Peterboro, Ontario, Canada)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Carl Baker (Ontario, Canada)

December 13, 2011 - Canadian visual poet…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 13, 2011 at 12:00pm — 28 Comments

RECEIVED: Fluxus Chicago from Skybridge Studios (USA), Vispo from Guido Bitossi (Italy) & Is Jim Dine the Original Visual Poet?

Stamp from Fluxus Fest 2011 sent by IUOMA member Skybridge Studios (North Manchester, Indiana, USA)

December 9, 2011 - In a previous blog I wrote…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 9, 2011 at 9:30am — 31 Comments

ASEMICS 16 GREATEST HITS (Vol. 1): Guido Vermeulen (Belgium), Roberto (Puerto Rico), Laura P (USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Guido Vermeulen (Brussels, Belgium) - excerpt from the Asemics 16 collaborative book project…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 7, 2011 at 9:30am — 23 Comments

RECEIVED: Marie Wintzer's Visual Poetry of the Arthur Rimbaud Symbolist School of Subtle Aesthetic Obscurity (Saitama, Japan)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

December 1, 2011 - If Arthur Rimbaud were alive today, would he…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 2, 2011 at 2:30am — 27 Comments

RECEIVED: Visual Poetry Mail-Art from Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

November 29, 2011 - Visual poet Matthew Stolte celebrated a birthday a few days ago, and this blog is partially meant to offer best wishes.…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 30, 2011 at 9:00am — 13 Comments

INVESTIGATIVE MAIL-ART: Deep Inside the DKULT with KDJ & Diane Keys (Orlando, Florida, USA)

Cover: July 2011 issue of the DKULTNY (DKULT-New York) fanzine

November 25, 2011 - Posing as an adoring fan injured in the infamous D-Koder Ring Scandal, I infiltrated the D-KULT (a mail-art…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 26, 2011 at 3:30pm — 81 Comments

RECEIVED: Thx for the Hate Mail-Art + Gems from Nikoltsou (Greece), McAllister (USA), Baer (Germany)

Mail-art by RCBz (St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA)

November 24, 2011 - A look back into my IUOMA blog posts will reveal that I have consistently praised mail-art I have received from RCBz. He certainly does not…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 24, 2011 at 12:00pm — 25 Comments

RECEIVED: MinXus-LynXus Mail-Art from Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

November 21, 2011 - In the wake of the phenomenal interest in Trashpo, does MinXus have a prayer of gaining a respectable market share…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 20, 2011 at 11:00pm — 29 Comments

OF FLAKES & FAKES: Richard Canard on the Crisis in Cerealism + Letter to KDJ on the D-KULT (Illinois, Florida, New York, USA)

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

November 15, 2011 - If Richard Canard's wisdom could be placed between a book's covers, might we call it Poor Richard's Almanac? Ask…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 15, 2011 at 12:00pm — 24 Comments

RECEIVED: Cerealist ATCs from Amy Irwen (Minnesota, USA) and Fashionable Mail-Art from Jen Staggs (Texas, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Amy Irwen (Rosemont, Minnesota, USA)

November 13, 2011 - The State of Minnesota is home to many outstanding mail-artists: Bifidus Jones, Rain Rein Nevermind,…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 14, 2011 at 9:24am — 12 Comments

RECEIVED: Mail-Art Plasticized Trashpo & the Confessional Vispo Concept from Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

November 12, 2011 - Last week's mail brought an unusual reply piece from dearest friend Karen Champlin. For me, Karen is a master…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 13, 2011 at 2:50pm — 10 Comments

RECEIVED: U.S. Mail-Art Compilation from Kerri Pullo (Arizona), Skybridge Studios (Indiana), Nancy Bell Scott (Maine)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Kerri Pullo (Tucson, Arizona, USA)

November 11, 2011 - Scans of Kerri Pullo's work I have seen in the IUOMA gallery reveal her talent for collage, a subtle and deeply refined sense of color…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 12, 2011 at 11:00am — 28 Comments

SENT: TRASHPOETICS - A Theory of Trash Mail-Art Including Origins, Reign of DK, and Cerealist Trashpo Man-da-da-la

TRASHPOETICS (1)

TRASHPOETICS (2) - Reign of DK

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Added by De Villo Sloan on October 22, 2011 at 1:00pm — 77 Comments

RECEIVED: A State of Flux from Katerina Nikoltsou (Greece), Ruud Janssen (Netherlands), JF Chapelle (France)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Katerina Nikoltsou (Thessaloniki, Greece)

October 18, 2011 - Katerina Nikoltsou is an incredibly talented, prolific, and enthusiastic artist who keeps eternal network friends connected around the…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on October 18, 2011 at 12:30pm — 27 Comments

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Is Trashpo Destined for the Dumpster of History? Erni Baer (Germany), Diane Keys (USA), Stewart Charlebois (Canada), Thom Courcelle (USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Erni Baer (Hamburg, Germany)

October 14, 2011 - Recent challenges to the very foundation of Trashpo have raised serious questions about whether this practice will endure in the eternal network. Issues…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on October 14, 2011 at 9:30am — 38 Comments