Bernadette Mayer's "Mimeo Argument"
A brief essay from 1982 defending DIY production methods and aesthetics
“The cheaper and slightly more instantaneous reproduction of poetry for those who can use it is not a bourgeoisie value; the craving for a book with a binding is.”
—Bernadette Mayer, 1982
Stumbling around online, as one does, I actually came across something good. In a post at Peach magazine, poet Ted Rees1 refers to a brief essay by Bernadette Mayer in a …
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