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Copper Canyon Press
Finding a Niche for Poetry
By Kristin Choruby
In the world of publishing, poetry is one of those areas where bigger is not better. Poems rarely excite the interest of the general readership, and as such, the major publishing houses will usually decide that any given book in the genre is simply not worth their time, effort, or money. After all, when was […]
40 Years of Poetry Publishing
By Alexandra Haehnert
Founded in 1972 by Sam Hamill, Tree Swenson, William O’Daly, and Jim Gautney, Copper Canyon Press started out selling hand-bound, letterpressed limited editions of poetry books out of the trunks of their cars. Today, over forty years later, with nearly 500 poetry titles under its belt and operating out of a white clapboard house in […]
Frances McCue Guest Poet Post: An Interview with Esteemed Critic Dean Brown
By Ooligan PressEvery Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Frances McCue, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy her post! Guest Blog by Frances McCue: An Interview with Dean Brown […]
Kevin Craft Guest Poet Post: “A Year (And Twenty) in Seattle Letters”
By Ooligan PressEvery Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Kevin Craft, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy his post! A Year (And Twenty) in Seattle Letters Even before […]