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alright click on the flag in memory of the tragic incidents in nyc/the pentagon/pa. this is the most horrific thing that i've ever seen or read about in my entire life, but..i'm sick of it already. i almost wish..well nevermind..ok i'm out to get all of the sexual terrorist attacks i can before anything else happens! get down!.anyways...
thankS jeff filipski for designing the most excellent cover for this months hold!!! (consider yourself bartered!)
ok i'm soOo excited about THE 50TH ISSUE of the hold UPCOMING NEXT MONTH i wanna fuck you! oops that's something goin on on my page... but before we get into allthat.below is what's happenin.now read it and leap into the-hold.com...

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Kent poetry reading
photo's of the last last poetry reading at cat townsend's bookstore in KENT/9.28.01..
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this months interviews
this month wraps up all of the hold contributors (or damn near)/next month...the staff..*laff* questions for the staff anybody? email em here (make sure everyone gets a q! staff list click here

Night Hawk
the holds personal p/r person up to the minute news flasher keeps us up to date with it all!...go there now

Craig Sernotti
...not only has his hand down his pants when he writes poetry but he's got it goin with the prose too..check this out!!~

dickens' journal
is updated via the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno OK...he's pushin dishpan carts or something plus read about him in this month's interview section

Michael Basinski
Assistant Curator of the Poetry/Rare Books Collection of the University Libraries, SUNY at Buffalo offers us complete reviews of the poetry books of not only some of our contributors, but ezines and other books available online and in your local bookstore. Michael's poems, articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications. send your book to Michael for review!

the hold's grafitti board
yes the regular ol grafitti board's still intact..the road map i had for the new one went the wrong way or something.. anyways do it oral when ya want at the grafitti board!

the word takes a step forward at the hold
via video/flash - check these out:

ron androla
Allison (Inaba) Tanaka
lewis lacook

Creative Writing Poetry Submissions...(Maura Gage)
...and Paper Proposals on Popular Culture Poetry/ Poets for the 2003 Popular Culture Association Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana...

INTERVIEWS
2 more issues and we're there! woot woot!! ---
in celebration of the holds' upcoming 50th issue (November 2001), founder and maharajeee dave dembinski, co-editor Jay Miner and I have teamed together to INTERVIEW all of the contributors of the hold. this issue continues contributor interviews which proves to be not only interesting, intriguing but also I hafta say...these people eat life (luv) ..ha! by November, I will have assembled all of the issues of the hold (1 - 50) on cd, including these interviews, which will be distributed to all of the contributors.
*Dave, Jay and myself will receive interview questions submitted by the contributors of the hold and anybody else insane that wants an answer - no dead animal questions, you'se!

CAFE...
it's time yeS...get a jumpstart on xXXmas and grab-a-hold souvenier for your fave poet, friends and pets / special sales going on all of the time...go to the hold cafe!

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Impetus Magazine
Impetus Magazine: An Implosion Press Publication is a quarterly publication, copyright September, 2001 All rights remain with their creators Cheryl A Townsend/Editor Haze McElhenny/Art & Layout Director 4975 Comanche Trail Stow, OH 44224-1217 (330) 688-5210 Email: Impetus@aol.com. Special thanks to The Ohio Arts Council for their generous support of Ohio Artists and for believing in the IMP. Implosion Press is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization

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Thunder Sandwich
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Disquieting Muses
editor Dancing Bear

slipstream press
editors Dan Sicoli /Robert Borgatti /Livio Farallo

Interweave (zine)
editors Kurt Nimmo / elaine thomas

logic alley
editor trina stolec

Erosha
editors Donna Hill / C.E. Laine

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