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poet, translator, flyfisher, sometimes scholar
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So sweet to be nuzzled up beside #ZaneKoss COUNTRY MUSIC #InvisibleBooks one of my favourite poetry collections of 2025.

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December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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beautiful and brutal in equal measure. oral tradition v. poetics. west coast answer to Michael Crummey’s HARD LIGHT. brilliant little book congrats @littlesparrows.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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"I get the sense that 'bookseller' is Josh Cook’s dream job. It is for a lot of people; it’s an easy job to romanticize. For myself, I do not dream of labor."

Revisiting this excellent essay, "There's No Such Thing as a Good Book," in Public Books: www.publicbooks.org/there-is-no-...
There Is No Such Thing as a Good Book: On “The Art of Libromancy” - Public Books
"I do not think bookselling is an art. I think it is a job."
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April 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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A morning at my desk, working my way through Zane Koss’ Country Music, new from @invisibooks.bsky.social // @littlesparrows.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Country Music out spring 2025 with @invisibooks.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
A lot of great poets have posted thoughtful, measured, and intelligent responses to the two questions rob posed for this series.

And then there’s what I did!
March 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Pierre Joris (1946-2025)
From the family: We will gather at main gate, Greenwood Cemetery, 500 25th Street (Fifth Avenue and 25th Street, Brooklyn), on Friday, February 28 at 9:45am and proceed to the gravesite. At 2pm, we will meet at Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook (253 Conover Street, Brooklyn).
February 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
These aren’t out officially until April 15, but I have a STACK of them sitting on my desk. Just saying…
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Check out this new poetry chapbook from Model Press by Peterborough poet Laurie D. Graham. Her last book Fast Commute was stellar and this is a sneak peek at her next book, due out in 2026. Available now for free at the link below!

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February 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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On Book Banning by Ira Wells, published by @biblioasis.bsky.social

The Field Notes series design usually show high-contrast b+w siloed photos, but series designs morph over time. I tried an isolated burnt book photo, but it looked insignificant. So I burned the book itself #CoverDesign #BookDesign
February 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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THE meme of 2025 for me.
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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the above/ground press postal increase sale,
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...
January 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
With Garth Hudson's passing, as the last living member of the Band, here's a selection from one of my favourite subgenres: the Band Knock-Offs.

Often distinguished by artwork that explicitly cites the Band's self-titled 1969 album, I keep these in a the playlist called "70s Sepia Folk Rock Gems."
January 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
On the one hand, it’s very exciting to see review copies of my book showing up on people’s social media feeds; on the other hand, holy fuck it’s terrifying!
January 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Extremely sad news for readers & writers of poetry, & all who care about small press publishing: New Star Books must wind down its operations. New Star has given us the careers of so many poets—our most crucial poets. Devastating failure of public funding. newstarbooks.com/news/
New Star Books News | New Star Books News
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January 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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One of the most important books of 2025–Stephanie Anderson’s new WOMEN IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING, a collection of interviews mapping so much uncovered ground in small press literary publishing.

www.unmpress.com/978082636707...
January 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Download Lyn Hejinian's masterwork poem "My Life" (seminarioeuraca.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/2_ly...), her work as editor of the vital TUUMBA chapbook series (eclipsearchive.org/projects/TUU...) and seek out her work at PennSound (writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...)
January 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Author photo?
November 23, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Country Music out spring 2025 with @invisibooks.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM