Seattle-based Sal Salasin, caffeine stained and whimsical, is a pioneer in email and web publication of poetry. For nearly two years he has published RealPoetik, which emails to over 1,000 subscribers a variety of poems by poets ranging from very well-known to nearly unknown.

To subscribe send an email to

listserv@ listserv.wln.com, No Subject:, and a single line of text which reads: subscribe RPOETIK Your Name (please note spelling of rpoetik).

RealPoetik's web page and www archive are located at http://www.wln.com/~salasin/rp.html .

For years, during the late 1970's and early 1980's Salasin organized poetry readings at ABC No RIO on Rivington Street in New York City's Lower East Side.

His book, Optimo Suavidad is available from Mocha Louder, 725 E Denny Way No. 201, Seattle, WA 98122 USA or email mocha @ halcyon.com for more information.

Sal has published works in many magazines including Exquisite Corpse, Longshot, Sensitive Skin, B-City, The Spirit That Moves Us, etc. Previous books include casa de caca and stepping out of the plane under the protection of the army.