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.


Author: Roy




About Roy

Roy frequents the Missed Connections section of Craig's List for cities he's never visited.  His poems have appeared in birdsong and the Best of Panic! anthology, and will soon appear in FENCE magazine.  He teaches literature and performance studies at Wesleyan University. Twitter: @ultramaricon.



Posts by: Roy

Five On It with Oliver Bendorf

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Roy

I read Oliver Bendorf’s poem “Catch a Body” (Blood Orange Review 5.1) at a moment in a day in a time in my life when the decision to move away from everything I loved was weighing me down hard. The … Continue reading →



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Hump Day: A gallery about moderate excess.

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Roy

        Google image search (SafeSearch =  moderate): “third wheel.”         The Black Art A woman who writes feels too much, those trances and portents! As if cycles and children and islands weren’t enough; as if … Continue reading →



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Hump Day: People waiting for things.

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Roy

                        The phone to ring:             The right words: Waiting When I am alone I am happy. The air is cool. The sky is … Continue reading →



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Dia del Hump Grab Bag: What's Cuchi in 2010?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Roy

by ultramaricon We lost a lot of notable folks this year, and I’m sure glad Charo wasn’t one of them. There’s this Letterman-style variety show on Univision called “Esta Noche Tonight” that I won’t link because this post is about … Continue reading →



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Birdsong Dispatches Cuteness Delegation to the U.N.

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Roy

by ultramaricon In 2006, the United Nations launched a website where nerds, real estate agents, the press, and U.N. employees can keep track of a long-long-long overdue renovation of their New York City headquarters. My roommate works there. She tells … Continue reading →



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Dispatches from Theory Camp: Occupational Distractions During Lecture vol. 1

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Roy

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Why So Brown, Emo Kid?: Miami S'nice

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Roy

by ultramaricon My flog this week is a report live from Miami, except not live because it was last weekend. The point is I had a good time in my hometown and that never happens. Here are the highlights in … Continue reading →



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Why So Brown, Emo Kid?

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Roy

by ultramaricon Hi. I’ll be posting weekly on the topic of sensitive emo hipster balladry and racial identification. It’s a thin premise, as premises premised on race often promise to premise, but I think that’s the point. For now I … Continue reading →



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