Real World Paper Kingdoms

   Adam J Maynard, Baby, Please Cut My Hair, (paper collage)  2012

Exhibition at The Old Fire Station, Oxford

I'm in an exhibition at The Old Fire Station, Oxford, with: Lewk Wilmshurst, Sebastian Thomas, Gemma Pharo, Adam J Maynard. It runs until the 3rd August.

New issue of My Name is Mud online

There's a new issue of My Name is Mud online, feauturing work by:
Ani Smith, Frank Hinton, Steve Roggenbuck, Ana C., Cassandra Troyan, Adam Moorad, Janey Smith, Richard Chiem, Joseph Goosey, Sarah Cunningham, James Payne and Britta Kallevang. Read it here

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Poems in Abraham Lincoln and West Wind Review

Jeez, I've got some poems in these two exqusite publications alongside some great, great people all helmed by the wonderful K. Silem Mohammad. Here are links for full author listings:

West Wind Review

Abraham Lincoln

New poems at Housefire and Noo Journal

I've got a new poem up at Housefire, loosely based on the Guided by Voices song, Goldheart Mountain top Queen Directory, many thanx to the most excellent Mo B. Read it here.

Also the wonderful Ani Smith has edited the latest issue of Noo weekly over at Noo Journal and has included a couple of my poems. Thx Ani, you're the greatest. Read them here.

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Reading with Todd Colby at IBID Projects, London

Poets in striped t-shirts


Todd reading his pieces from My Name is Mud issue one with artist Marianne Vitale


Adam J Maynard reading from Bong Poems

Listeners

I did a reading at IBID Projects London with the new York poet, Todd Colby as an event for artist Marianne Vitale's new show, Too Much Satan For One Hand. Todd was an absolute gentleman and it was a real pleasure to meet him and his friends. We had a real blast.

New Poems at Witch is Dorothy

Here are my jams from Witch is Dorothy. Great poets like K. Silem Mohammad and Sarah Cunningham are in it. Read them here

Black Dogs Art Show

Err, I'm in this art show. It's in Leeds, seems pretty schweet. Read about it here

New Poems at Red Lightbulbs

I have seven new poems in the awesome new issue of Red Lightbulbs, read 'em here

Exhibition in Norway

I have an exhibition of paintings, photographs and drawings in Gvarv, Norway as artist in residence at the Kart Festival. The exhibition will take place at the Kunstnerhuset, Gvarv and will run from 18-21st August.

New poems at New Wave Vomit

I have five new poems up at New Wave Vomit. Thanx a lot Ana. C, you kick a$$

read 'em and weep, here

Two poems at Witch is Dorothy

I have two poems in issue two of Witch is Dorothy a new magazine out of Ashland Oregon. Other inhabitants include: Jamey Strathman, Hannah Darling, Michael Duffy, Eric Coney, K.Silem Mohammad, Zach Kennedy, Heather Frink, Megan Janssen, Emily Sherlock and Sarah Cunningham.

This title is available at the My Name is Mud poetry shelf at Modern Art Oxford or here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/WitchIsDorothy

It's hard to get, but it does kick a$$

Been Listening

Ducktails Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics (Woodsist)

Sun City Girls Napoleon and Josephine (Abduction)

Ciccone Youth The Whitey Album (Geffen)

Ariel Pink Scared Famous (Human Ear Music)

Nite Jewell Good Evening (No Pain in Pop)

Beethoven Poem

There’s a hazy kind of light
Up in the mountains at this time of year
A man in a bunny suit stands
Before a burned out Cadillac
Beethoven is sitting next to a giant ant
In an open topped Cadillac
People are pouring fruit smoothies
Over a gorilla in a cage
And spray painting it different neon colours
The ant and Beethoven pull out their Uzi’s
And start spraying everything in sight
They spray the gorilla
They spray the guy in the bunny suit
The gorilla explodes inside the cage
Beethoven and the ant are crying
Beethoven wipes Beethoven’s eyes
Sad noises vibrate between Beethoven’s lips
The ant laughs a bit
And opens a bottle of beer

Lately

My Name is Mud Books launch party at Modern Art Oxford

From top:

A dance to the music of Sun City Girls

Ani Smith reading, Cassandra Troyan reading

Adam J Maynard reading

With Yoda and The Mbira players


This turned out to be a really great night.
Thanx Ani, Thanx Cassandra, Thanx Mary, Thanx Roland,
Thanx Lou, Thanx Mbira players, Thanx Simon, Thanx Will, Thanx Yoda


Photographs: Nick Maynard

Films edited by Will Cunningham at FLIX-1202



Hopefully there'll be more stuff like this in the future!

Now available from My Name is Mud Books

The first two titles from My Name is Mud Books now available here

New Poems at West Wind Review

I have a couple of poems in the awesome new issue of West Wind Review. Check it out here

featuring Chris Alexander, Shane Allison, Brian Ang, Joe Atkins, derek beaulieu, Steve Benson, Gregory Betts, Mark Boccard, Sommer Browning, Edmond Caldwell, Dereck Clemons, Bryan Coffelt, Shanna Compton, Alan Davies, Luke Degnan, Tiffany Denman, Buck Downs, Patrick Durgin, kevin mcpherson eckhoff, Micah Freeman, Kristen Gallagher, Drew Gardner, Angela Genusa, Nada Gordon, Plynn Gutman, Nadxieli Nieto Hall, Mike Hauser, Emily Hockaday, Janis Butler Holm, Paul Hoover, Uyen Hua, Jake Kennedy, Rodney Koeneke, David Lau, Emily Liebowitz, Jonathan Lohr, Travis Macdonald, Alana Madison, Adam J Maynard, Rebecca Mertz, Sharon Mesmer, Monica Mody, Adam Moorad, Rosiere Moseley, Christian Nagler, Chris Nealon, Jessea Perry, Adam Roberts, Steve Roggenbuck, Andrew Sage, Estee Schwartz, James Sherry, Josh Stanley, Erin Steinke, Christina Strong, Cole Tucker-Walton, Joshua Ware, Jeanine Webb, Elisabeth Workman, Timothy Yu, and Carolyn Zaikowski.

Editor: Sarah Cunningham
Faculty Editor: K. Silem Mohammad

My Name is Mud Books Launch Party

Modern Art Oxford will be hosting a Book launch and party for Issue One of My Name is Mud and Green, poems by Adam J Maynard. 7-9pm Saturday 5th February 2011

Featuring readings from:

Ani Smith
Cassandra Troyan
Adam J Maynard


Also there will be films of various authors from the issue reading their stuff and stuff

and a dance to the music of Sun City Girls

And Mbira music from Zimbabwe

and booze and other shit

plus Dj Simon Wright (Scratch Nights) playing Ariel Pink, freak folk whatever etc...

plus a special guest appearance from Yoda

and you'll be able to buy the book, plus it's free to get in!!

be there if yr in Oxford

more info here

order the books here


Authors in issue one:

Kendra Grant Malone, Daniel Bailey , Adam J Maynard, Maurice Burford
TR Deeks, Sabra Embury, Brandon Scott Gorell, Prathna Lor, Todd Colby
Paige Taggart, Joseph Goosey, K. Silem Mohammad,Cassandra Troyan
Hickory Assbags

Thanxxx!!!