Cleromancy Poetry Game 2, CHRISTINA ROSSETTI, curated by JESSICA SMITH

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:50:29 -0400

$17.50
******six word dice for poetry, divination, inspiration, and play******

*Cleromancy Poetry Game # 2, "cup-like lilies," is sourced from the work of CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
*Curated by Jessica Smith
*Six dice; each side of each dice has a different word (for a total of 36 words)
*Comes in a hexagon shaped box
*Dice and box are pyrographed and inked by hand
*Roll the dice to make poems or divinations

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Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortilege, casting lots or casting bones in which an outcome is determined by random means, such as the rolling of a dice.

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Hex Presse Cleromancy Games are a fun and surprising way to engage with the language of your favorite writers. Additionally, Cleromancy games provide a fascinating glimpse of the curators. Not only is it compelling to see what word/s the curator selects, but it is also interesting to see how she arranges and groups the words. These games are a valuable and unique way to enjoy poetry.

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Cleromancy Games are published in *very* limited editions (there will only be six of each). Due to their handmade nature and differences in the patterns and texture of the woodgrain, each Cleromancy game is entirely unique.

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Jessica Smith edits Outside Voices Press, an umbrella for Outside Voices Books, Take-Home Project chapbooks, and FOURSQUARE magazine. Her first book, Organic Furniture Cellar, is available from the Press website at outsidevoices.org

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There will be MORE cleromancy poetry games from Hex Presse. Each game will be sourced from "woman-authored texts"** and contemporary poets will be invited to "curate" the dice. Cleromancy #3 also will be curated by Jessica Smith and sourced from the work of CHRISTINA ROSSETTI. Cleromancy #4 will be curated by Michalle Gould and sourced from the work of VIRGINIA WOOLF. Other forthcoming cleromancies include: GWENDOLYN BROOKS, curated by Evie Shockley; GERTRUDE STEIN curated by kathryn l. pringle and Magdalena Zurawski; LORINE NIEDECKER curated by Julia Drescher; AUDRE LORDE curated by Kate Greenstreet; and ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING curated by Catherine Daly.

**open to interpretation :)

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Cleromancy Poetry Game 2, CHRISTINA ROSSETTI, curated by JESSICA SMITH