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The Pomegranate Papers

Shadow Archer Press & Fissure mag at Vitti Gallery tonight!Come out and check issue #7 of Fissure magazine with cover art by Kay Larch and all the publications from Shadow Archer Press at the Vitti Tile and Pottery Gallery, Pendleton Street Arts District, Greenville, SC. See amazing pottery and tiles by Suzanne Vitti, great art by Kay Larch and Neil Medlin. And check out Fissure mag and all 15 of our signed and autographed limited edition chapbooks from local and international authors, artsists and photographers. Nick Tosches - Fissure 2 contributor's book to be filmed by DeppIncredible News: Johnny Depp has bought the rights to "In the Hand of Dante" a novel by his friend Nick Tosches. One of Nick's rare poems, "Nine" was featured in issue #2 of Fissure magazine. Depp and his company, Infinitum Nihil, hope to release the film in 2011, with Depp playing Nick.

"In the Hand of Dante" involves two story lines in two different centuries. One in recent current times as Tosches is called upon to authenticate an original manuscript of Dante's "The Divine Comedy," and the other story line relating how the manuscript came to be in 14th-century Italy.

When asked by Frédéric Ferney of 'Le Musée Imaginaire "Why Nick?"

Johnny Depp answered: "For me, Nick Tosches -- I mean, aside from the fact that he is a kindred spirit, somebody that I understand, and I think we have a mutual something that just works, you know? -- For me, Nick Tosches - that guy - is one of a handful of writers from the States who has the ability to keep literature alive; to save literature. In this digital age, he really can save writing."

For more of the interview go to the link http://www.johnnydeppzone2.0catch.com/galleries/index239.htm:

Fissure #7 Halloween issueBeen a while since I've been here but it's two years since we started this particular aspect of Shadow Archer Press and we're now 7 issues of Fissure along and, let's see, I think it's 19 chapbooks. Three more due out: "the devil's doin'; the same damn thing he's always done," by j michael niotta of San Diego, US, "The Winter King" by Michael Aaron Casares of Texas and Soul Insomniac by Baron O'Rederick, desceased. So we're chugging along, looking around, speculating on the benefits of e-books and the like. I'm old school, like to hold a book in my hand buyt the world's changing, changing fast and wemight have to as well to keep up with the times. Everyone can still come join us at various festivals and poetry readings around this town, Greenville, SC, especially in the Pendleton Street Arts District where we have a display of all our books at the Vitti Gallery. We've done some art festivals, some poetry readings some opening nights and hope to do more. Kay Larch Fissure cover artist has an incredible array of paintings. And I'm happy to own the one she did of Jim Morrison, one of my mentors. One day, I'll display it on here. more to come when I'm not so bleary eyed from working 12 hour days. GailGreenville, SC