This is the official site of Birdsong Micropress, a lil publishing outfit located in Williamsburg (not the historic one), and is comprised of an array of serialized zines and one-shots by various birdsong writers/artists, and the interview series Five on It. Contributors comprise The Birdsong Collective.


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About danielportland

Portland isn't Daniel's real last name, but he moved here from there. He writes in Oh, Renoir, plays music in B0DY H1GH, and researches in performance studies. ohrenoir.tumblr.com



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Mail Call: [_] and __s in BLACK and WHITE & Best Breasts in the West

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[ _ ] and __s in BLACK and WHITE John Melillo and Rachael Wilson Best Breasts in the West John Melillo, Rachael Wilson, and Johanna Skibsrud Photocopy on paper, unpaginated: (5.5 x 8.5 in.) New York: Teahupoo Works, 2011 http://teahupooworks.tumblr.com/ … Continue reading



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I TARGET MOON, I TARGET SKY, I TARGET SUN

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this is how we walk on the moon . . . two drifters off to see the world . . . MOON + AIR if you’re in outer space, don’t feel out of place, cuz there are thousands of others … Continue reading



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HUMP DAY MIXTAPE FOR THE END OF A DECADE

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the end of a decade is not really what i had in mind when i made this, but it is true. this is a list of songs that i just happened to be listening to under cover of snow in … Continue reading



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birdsong #13 and Junior High Yearbook

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Friends and lovers, In case you haven’t heard it through the grapevine, the new issue of birdsong (#13, theme: buzz) is fresh off the press and ready for your perusal. It features new things to read by: Roy Pérez, Tommy … Continue reading



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happy winds-day

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i hope i’m being redundant here, but for the uninitiated, the title of today’s hump day post is in reference to winnie the pooh and the blustery day. i wholeheartedly (i know no other way) encourage all of you to … Continue reading



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double feature! savage forest and psychedlic summer

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savage forest dani golomb photocopy on paper, 82 pp: (4.25 x 5.5 in.) bloomington, in: microcosm, 2010 http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/3109/ i’m not above judging a book by its cover. in fact, i advise it. if it sounds pretty, then it oughtta look … Continue reading



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pounding the pavement

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ladies, BRD SNG, which is our new broadsheet publication that has popped up a couple of times on this blog already, is rapidly making its way to a FREE location near you. keep an eye out for it, so you’ll … Continue reading



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no, dear

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no, dear issue 5 edges editors: emily brandt, alex cuff, jane van slembrouck print on 25% cotton rag, unpaginated: (5.5 x 8.5 in.) new york, ny: self-published, 2010 http://www.nodearmagazine.com/ birdsong traded zines with no, dear a couple of weekends ago … Continue reading



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combating inertia

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combating inertia morgan evans photocopy on paper, unpaginated: (5.5 x 8.5 in.) new york, ny: self-published, 2008 http://www.sailorsuitcomics.com morgan evans’ illustrated perzine, combating inertia, begins with a typeset introduction that sets the groundwork for the handwritten words and drawings contained … Continue reading



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Hump Day — notes about the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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by Tommy + Danny On the morning of April 22nd, two days after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig caught fire and exploded, Coast Guard Petty Officer Ashley Butler told CNN that oil began flowing out of ruptures in a well … Continue reading



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