Recorded on Thursday, June 23, 2022 In this episode of our ongoing series of talks with publishers of small presses, I speak with Kirby of Knife Fork Book about their poetic origins, both the press and the bookstore in Toronto, their publications and plans, including the inaugural FERTILE 2022, a festival of new and inventive…
Read Morehttps://www.brokensleepbooks.com/ I speak with Aaron Kent, the publisher of UK’s Broken Sleep Books, in our ongoing conversation with small presses. Aaron talks about the name of the press and also its tag line: lay out your unrest. which comes from J. H. Prynne’s Smaller Than the Radius of the Planet, the White Stones (Grosseteste Press,…
Read Morerecorded on Thursday, April 21 http://www.theblastedtree.com/ https://theblastedtree.bandcamp.com/ I speak with Kyle Flemmer of the Blasted Tree about the inspiration for the press, its beginnings in 2014, how it works, who he has published, and what’s in store for the future. We talked about falling in love with chapbooks. I suggest Kyle could be a superhero…
Read MoreRecorded on Monday, March 28, 2022. https://www.timglaset.com/ I spoke to Joakim Norling, the publisher of Timglaset Editions of Sweden. We learn about the evolution of the press from its beginnings as a fanzine to a publisher of books and other visual poetry publications from broadsides to chapbooks. Joakim discusses the relationship between his early love…
Read MoreThe Small Machine Talks Episode 87: Gap Riot Press recorded on Thursday, February 24, 2022, https://www.gapriotpress.com/ Season 7 Launch Party Podcast Interviews Dani Spinosa Leavings by Kate Siklosi (Timglaset Editions) We talk about the origins of the press, Dani and Kate’s friendship, the joys of making chapbooks, friendships, gaps in teeth, collaborating with authors, anarchy…
Read MoreRecorded on January 22, 2022 nina jane drystek Ellen Chang-Richardson Riverbed Reading Series Fundraiser I speak with nina jane drystek and Ellen Chang-Richardson of the Riverbed Reading Series. I catch up with them about how they are doing now and their current creative work. There are some great scoops about forthcoming publications. Coven Editions Gap…
Read MoreThe Small Talks Episode 85: Forthcoming from AngelHousePress Recorded on January 3, 2022 Happy new year, dear listeners. I thought I’d start 2022 with a conversation with the fallen angel of AngelHousePress, in other words, with me about what I’m cooking up for the year’s activities. And since I’m the only one talking, it’s not…
Read Morehttp://jennifermulligan.com/ – this is the 2nd in a series of episodes about poetic elements in other genres. Last year at this time I spoke with local musician Subhraj Singh about the poetic elements of music. In future episodes, I’d love to speak with photographers, artists, dancers, ceramicists, sculptors, chefs, gardeners, travellers and more about the…
Read MoreThe Small Machine Talks Episode 83 – Kristine Snodgrass, WAAVe Gallery Recorded on December 22 , 2021 Kristine Snodgrass: https://www.kristinesnodgrass.com/ Hysterical Books: https://www.hystericalbooks.com/product-page/waave-global-gallery Anhinga Press: http://www.anhingapress.org/ We discuss the recently published Women Asemic Artists and Visual Poets (WAAVe) Global Gallery anthology published by Hysterical Books in 2021. We start with finding out more about Kristine….
Read MoreRecorded on Nov 29, 2021 Visit Coven Editions https://www.coveneditions.com/ and buy chapbooks. We discuss the beginnings of Coven Editions, the collaboration between the founders, Emilia Morgan and Stephanie Meloche. We discuss individual chapbooks, broadsides and the online magazine, deathcap. We share our love for handmade chapbooks, paper and all things small press. Emilia and Stephanie…
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