Tag: Poetry
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praying for joy
praying for joyIsabel Baraona2025 20 pagesSaddle-stitched pamphlet6 × 9.5 in. closedDigital printingEdition of 50 Praying for joy is a short pamphlet containing a single poem by Isabel Baraona. A single poem, but one created by remixing and redacting two earlier pieces. Praying for joy shares its title with a painting series from 2010 and deals…
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Interruption: A List of Words and Phrases
Interruption: A List of Words and PhrasesJulie Graves KrishnaswamiDesign by Megan Mangum2022the jenny-press Self-covering accordion with thread loop for hanging7.5 × 5.5 in. closedOffset printingEdition of 300 Interruption: A List of Words and Phrases is based on Julie Graves Krishnaswami’s 2021 Interruption Carbon Series. The original drawings, made through an elaborate process with stenciled vinyl…
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Melt
MeltPhilip Zimmermann2023Spaceheater Editions Smyth-sewn softcover with exposed spine; separate z-fold colophonHinged metal container with clear plastic window200 pages3.25 × 5.125 × 1 in. closedUV-cured inkjet printing with foil stamping on front cover and container labelEdition of 175 Melt is the second in what Douglas Adams might call Philip Zimmermann’s increasingly inaccurately named trilogy of books…
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Two Blank Books
The Collected Poems of Donald J. TrumpBrad Freeman20245.75 × 6.5 in. closedSingle-signature clothbound hardcover40 pagesInk jetEdition of 50 I Have Nothing to Say, and I am Saying ItLandry Butler20246.25 × 9.25 in. closedPerfect-bound hardcover200 pagesDigital printing This month’s review departs from my usual format, just as November 2024 has been an unusual month. I am reviewing two books together, and the books are, not…
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Poems Sneaking Through a Sieve
Poems Sneaking Through a SieveRiley CavanaughHave a Nice Day Press2022 Spiral-bound softcover8.5 × 6.25 in.66 pagesDigital printingEdition of 500 Poems Sneaking Through a Sieve combines poems from two series, one derived from spam emails and the other from CAPTCHAs, into a single, spiral-bound compendium. Riley Cavanaugh’s visual poetry and hand-drawn annotations are accompanied by a…
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Been Magic * Been Real
Been Magic * Been Real: A Guide for an Everyday RevolutionHelina MetaferiaCenter for Book Arts2024 7 × 65 in. openPaper scroll in cardstock enclosure with leather strapRisographEdition of 250 Been Magic * Been Real: A Guide for an Everyday Revolution is inspired by centuries-old Ethiopian healing scrolls. The 65-inch, vertical scroll combines text and image,…
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The Usual Arteries
The Usual ArteriesErin DorneyIlluminated Press2024 4.25 × 4.25 in. foldedSingle cut and folded sheet in a paper slipcaseInk jet inside with letterpress and screen printed slipcaseEdition of 250 The Usual Arteries is a single illustrated poem on a single sheet of paper that nevertheless unfolds into a captivating reading experience that thoughtfully engages the book…
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Tender to Empress
Tender to EmpressMaureen AlsopWet Cement Press2022 8 × 8 in. closed114 pagesPerfect-bound hardcoverInk jet Tender to Empress is a collection of visual poems by poet, artist, and psychologist, Maureen Alsop. These digital collage-poems began as a gallery installation, but the book has its own dynamics, thoughtfully pairing pages into spreads and sequencing the poems toward…
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Against Decorum
Against DecorumMichael Hampton2022Information as material 6.25 × 9.25 in. closed120 pagesPerfect-bound softcoverDigital printingEdition of 500 Against Decorum is a work of uncreative writing, which forges poetry from the condition descriptions in rare book catalogues. These fragments of technical terms speak to age and injury and, ultimately, love and obsession. Hampton’s remix method epitomizes the publisher’s…
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The Circus
The CircusTara HomasiPinsapo Press / Publication Studio2019 9 × 12.25 × 0.7 in.190 pagesPerfect-bound softcoverDigital printing Tara Homasi coaxed The Circus out of an existing book, The Circle of Life: Rituals from the Human Family Album. If Tom Phillips’ seminal redacted book, A Humument, is impressive because the original book is mediocre, obscure and visually…
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