This panel brings together four small press poet-publishers nationally known for their dedication to getting innovative writing in print, creating community through their publishing projects, and reimagining and reinvigorating the art of the book. Rachel Levitsky of Belladonna*, Travis and JenMarie MacDonald of Fact-Simile Editions, Stephen Motika of Nightboat Books and Brenda Iijima of Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs will discuss matters of aesthetics, politics and poetics as they inform their practices as publishers and poets. Brian Teare, assistant professor of English at Temple and editor and publisher of Albion Books, will moderate.
This panel is part of Philalalia, a three-day small press/handmade book and art fair held at Tyler School of Art from Thursday, Sept. 17, through Saturday, Sept. 19.