To publish produce and distribute the highest quality (from a creative standpoint) books, magazines and other media from the best emerging writers and artists (as we see it) in three months or less (from time of acceptance). To ensure that uspoco artists get all the money generated from the sell of their books or media (above the cost of producing and distributing the book or media), including quarterly royalty payments to all writers and artists (includes poets). To ensure that all the writers and artists (including poets) published, produced and/or distributed by USPOCO BOOKS keep complete creative control of their books and media (includes covers). To show poetry, in the open. To present poetry in performance. To gather for the show the largest and most diverse audiences. To make space for the role of poet in America to become a public role of pride, honor and relevance, once more. [To "The Once and Future Poet."] To empower the thinking citizen to act. In ways which are Truly Human, and manifest in ongoing works of genuine and honest art. Whatever that looks like. Honestly. The art is what we want to see.

“What on earth is Black Mountain College?” is a 10 minute film of an on-site interview (2011) with, Program Director of the Black Mountain College Museum+Arts Center, Alice Sebrell. The interview is conducted by poet, Chris Pappas.

Pappas is the Managing Editor of Mêlée Live and the Co-Founding Editor of USPOCO BOOKS, with his wife, Rebecca Pappas.

This is the first video in the new EDVID Series, a line of educational videos on the arts to be produced by USPOCO BOOKS and distributed by uspoco pirate video.

“What on earth is Black Mountain College” is meant to briefly introduce Black Mountain College to students high school age and up. This video is suitable to be used in college classrooms or by homeschooling parents, as well.

The interview gives a brief history of the college, as well as a context for its formation, its existence and its closure. There is also some discussion of how the idea of Black Mountain College still remains, and permeates the worlds of American art, poetry and beyond to this day. Even those already familiar with the history and purpose of Black Mountain College may find something new of use here.

EDVID: What on earth is Black Mountain College?

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The video may be embedded  on any website and distributed as needed for educational purposes.

Please email The Editors of USPOCO BOOKS at uspocobooks@gmail.com for more information on the EDVID Series or to obtain a free 30 minute lesson for use with this video. The video and the lesson may comprise one 40 minute class session.

Let us know if we can help prepare you to teach.

The Editors

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