Favorite (Mostly Poetry) Book Covers of the Year

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Alice James Books, Black Lawrence, BOA Editions, Carcanet Press, Curbside Splendor, Dancing Girl Press, Dialogos, Donut Press, Floating Bridge Press, Great Indian Poetry Collective, Lost Horse Press, LSU Press, Milkweed, NYQBooks, Omnidawn, Penned in the Margins, Persea Books, Red Hen Press, Sabotage Reviews, Santa Fe Writers Project, The Emma Press, What Books Press, Yellow Flag Press

recently asked this question on twitter and posted a short list that included picks from Penned in the Margins, The Emma Press,  Floating Bridge and Donut Press.

 

Here are my top picks.  Enjoy!!!  [Hover over cover for name of the press].

Lost Horse Press

Milkweed

NYQBooks

Omnidawn

Persea Books

Red Hen Press

What Books Press

Yellow Flag Press

Santa Fe Writers Project

Great Indian Poetry Collective

Dialogos

Dancing Girl Press

Curbside Splendor

Carcanet

BOA

Black Lawrence

Alice James

LSU Press

 

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Scouting Small Press Poetry: A Tiny Guide

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Airlie, AngelHouse Press, Arrowhead, Bear Star, Black Lawrence, Carolina Wren, Centennial, Cinnamon Press, Coffee House, Copper Canyon, Cypher Books, Dancing Girl, Doire Press, Gold Line, Graywolf, Hanging Loose, Happenstance, Lapwing Poetry, Lost Horse Press, Mayapple, MoonPath, Mouthfeel, Nine Arches, Parallel Press, Persea Books, Pindrop Press, Poetry Salzburg, Red Hen, Saturnalia, small press poetry publishers, small presses, Steel Toe Books, The Emma Press, ThePressPress, Tupelo Press, Unicorn Press, Vagabond, Wave Books, WordTech

I’m one of those crazy poetry freaks who goes gremlin without an occasional fix.  I find a few of the more mainstream books locally, but for the really good stuff you have to scout out the small presses.  Here’s my go-to list:

Airlie Press	US/OR	http://airliepress.org/
Bear Star Press	US/CA	http://www.bearstarpress.com/
Black Lawrence	US/NY	http://www.blacklawrence.com/
Carolina Wren Press	US/NC	http://carolinawrenpress.org/
Centennial Press	US/WI	http://www.centennialpress.com/curiosityshop.html
Coffee House	US/MN	http://coffeehousepress.org/
Copper Canyon	US/WA	https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/index.asp
Cypher Books	US/NY	http://www.cypherbooks.org/index.html
Dancing Girl	US/IL	http://www.dancinggirlpress.com/
Gold Line Press	US/SC	http://dornsife.usc.edu/goldlinepress
Graywolf Press	US/MN	https://www.graywolfpress.org/
Hanging Loose	US/NY	http://hangingloosepress.com/
Lost Horse Press	US/ID	http://www.losthorsepress.org/
Mayapple Press	US/NY	http://mayapplepress.com/
MoonPath Press	US/WA	http://moonpathpress.com/
Mouthfeel Press	US/TX	http://www.mouthfeelpress.com/
Parallel Press	US/WI	http://parallelpress.library.wisc.edu/poetry/
Persea Books	US/NY	http://www.perseabooks.com
Red Hen	US/CA	http://redhen.org/
Saturnalia Books	US/PA	http://saturnaliabooks.com/
Steel Toe Books	US/KY	http://steeltoebooks.com/
Tupelo Press	US/MA	http://www.tupelopress.org/
Unicorn Press	US/NC	http://www.unicorn-press.org
Wave Books	US/WA	http://wavepoetry.com/
WordTech	US/OH	http://www.wordtechweb.com
Cinnamon Press	UK/Wales	http://www.cinnamonpress.com/about/
Happenstance	UK/Scot	http://www.happenstancepress.org/
Arrowhead Press	UK/Eng	http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/index.html
Doire Press	Ireland	http://www.doirepress.com/HOME.html
The Emma Press	UK/Eng	http://theemmapress.com/
Lapwing Poetry	Ireland	http://www.freewebs.com/lapwingpoetry/
Nine Arches Press	UK/Eng	http://www.ninearchespress.com/
Pindrop Press	UK/Eng	http://www.pindroppress.com/
AngelHouse Press	CAN	http://www.angelhousepress.com/index.php?Chapbooks
Poetry Slazburg	Austria	http://www.poetrysalzburg.com/
ThePressPress	Australia	http://www.presspress.com.au/Chapbooks.html
Vagabond Press	Australia	http://vagabondpress.net/collections/poetry

We’ll talk later about some of the goodies I’ve found from these guys. For now, I’d love it if you would share some of your favorite presses. I know you WOM-PO ladies probably have a few that I have missed. Burn up the comments!

***See SMALL POETRY PRESSES PART II for more great recommendations.