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The Minison Project

Tom Snarsky and Jo Ianni are credited with popularizing the form of a minimal sonnet, or “minison”, which is a very small poetic form with only one rule (and as with any poetic form, we use the word “rule” loosely): make a poem with only fourteen letters total. For example: « cobalt sea glass » (6 + 3 + 5 = 14). The sonnet is, of course, a classic and highly respected form in English poetry, and there is precedent for this kind of idea in Seymour Mayne’s word-sonnets, as well as in the work of Noelle Kocot. It started out as a simple call for minimal sonnets, which led to an informal zine release, and then another, and now, although not run by Tom and Jo, The Minison Project is alive and ready to go! We can already see the format blossoming into new, related forms, such as the minison coronet mentioned in our Issue #0, and the 14 letter/14 line poem that our EIC is so very fond of. In our first year, we introduced monthly issues with the minison zine, and a twice-yearly issue for our Sonnet Collection Series (which we have since merged into one project under the minison zine name.) In 2021, we introduced our classic literary magazine, TMP Magazine, and finally, a full two years after our journey began, we introduced our printing press, MiniPress. We are excited to see how we continue to grow and we are so grateful that you’re along for the ride!

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This boy and I are sealed inside the compartment of the Zipper Rhomboids of light render glimpses of the world beyond "Dreamscape" by Melissa Nuñez, pdf pg. 20 Check out the TMP Magazine archives to read more from Issue 5: https://theminisonproject.com/tmpmagazine/tmpmagarchive/ #TMPMagazine #TheMinisonProject #poem

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Here's where the tough get tender "Where the tough get tender" by James Diaz, pdf pg. 18 Check out the TMP Magazine archives to see more from Issue 5: https://theminisonproject.com/tmpmagazine/tmpmagarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #art

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Sea monster myth: lore bubbling up "From Loch Depths" by Shelly Jones, pdf pg. 19 Check out the minison zine archives to read more from Issue 19: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #poetry

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"Dreams Photoset" by Irina Novikova, pdf pg. 42 Image Description: Several fish faces peek around a larger fish's body. Check out the minison zine archives to see more from Issue 19: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #art

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Have fun, know your limits!

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Two rivals of the loom: one skilled "Arachne & Athena" by Shelly Jones, pdf pg. 29 Check out the minison zine archives to read more from Issue 12: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #poetry

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Trickling streams wash Underneath clementine trees "Tangerines" by Ariane Lauren, pdf pg. 32 Check out the TMP Magazine archives to read more from Issue 2: https://theminisonproject.com/tmpmagazine/tmpmagarchive/ #TMPMagazine #TheMinisonProject #poem

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"A Magical Upflow" by Alan Bern, pdf pg. 13 Image Description: A stone skull basks at the base of a waterfall. Check out the TMP Magazine archives to see more from Issue 2: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #art

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theminisonproject · 18 days

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The Spring Issue is here! We hope you enjoy our celebration of renewal with these wonderful pieces of creative writing and visual art! Read it here: https://theminisonproject.com/tmpmagazine/tmpmagarchive/ #SpringIssue #TheMinisonProject #TMPMagazine

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Click click goes The weaving loom. "Click Click Goes the Loom" by Regina Jade, pdf pg. 10 Check out the minison zine archives to read more from Issue 12: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #poetry

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She begins her life along with nine-thousand seven hundred and fourteen other siblings in the shallowest part of the water... "Mysterious Waters of the Naked and Nervous" by Mark Blickley, continued on pdf pg. 28 Check out the TMP Magazine archives to read more from Issue 2: https://theminisonproject.com/tmpmagazine/tmpmagarchive/ #TMPMagazine #TheMinisonProject #shortstory

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"A Modern Stonehenge" by Karin Hedetniemi, pdf pg. 56 Image Description: Two of fourteen rocks stand tall and still along the coastline. Check out the minison zine archives to see more from Issue 12: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #art

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theminisonproject · 24 days

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The Solar Eclipse happens today, check your local news to see when and where you can see it! #SolarEclipse2024 #TotalEclipse #WerePoetsOfCourseWeLoveTheMoon

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theminisonproject · 26 days

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O feisty, flighty one, you need only "For Tink’s Flight" by Elizabeth Bates, pdf pg. 17 Check out the minison zine archives to read more from Issue 8: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #poetry

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theminisonproject · 26 days

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We have sent out all decisions for our Spring TMP Mag Issue! We should be publishing on the 14th, so keep an ear out! #TMPMagazine #SpringIssue #TheMinisonProject

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theminisonproject · 29 days

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A love song for the fire season, a tall tale for the long cold spring "I tell the sirens a story from the eighth floor" by Meghan Kemp-Gee, pdf pg. 9 Check out the TMP Magazine archives to read more from Issue 2: https://theminisonproject.com/tmpmagazine/tmpmagarchive/ #TMPMagazine #TheMinisonProject #poetry

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"Fairy" by Gabi Bedetti, pdf pg. 18 Image Description: A resting fairy cups a flower in her hands. Check out the minison zine archives to see more from Issue 8: https://theminisonproject.com/theminisonzine/tmzarchive/ #theminisonzine #TheMinisonProject #art

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