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Melville’s Selected Poems; Published by the Arion Press
Like many people for whom Moby Dick is the first thing that comes to mind when Herman Melville is mentioned, I’m not sure I was really aware of his poetry. Even after my second reading of Moby Dick, I never … Continue reading
Norfolk Isle & The Chola Widow by Herman Melville; Published by Nawakum Press
The Chola Widow is one of ten sketches Herman Melville wrote as part of The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles. As such, it is a short piece that can easily be read in one brief sitting. When a story like this … Continue reading
Cetus, The Whale; published by The Melville Press
I recently found The Melville Press through a review of one of their books that appeared in the excellent Books and Vines fine press blog. The review was for the more recent Dylan Thomas story In the Direction of … Continue reading
Bartleby the Scrivenor; Published by Indulgence Press
Ah Bartleby! That most enigmatic scrivener who brought us the famous phrase “I prefer not to.” Bartleby is another interesting and strange character from the pen of Herman Melville, who seemed to have a knack for creating them.
Moby Dick; Published by University of California Press & Arion Press
As an Arion Press subscriber, it would be disingenuous to claim that I did not wish that my subscription had begun in 1979 when the press’ leviathan edition of Moby Dick was published. Alas, I was but a senior in … Continue reading
A glimpse of CODEX 2013
CODEX 2013 was my third trip to the show and it grows more amazing each time I go. Set in the beautiful San Francisco Bay area, this time in beautiful Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. I spent a day and a … Continue reading
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Here are links to the presses discussed in various posts: Al Manar Arion Press Barbarian Press The Bowler Press Centipede Press Chester River Press David Bruce Smith, DBS Publications LLC Einhand Press Foolscap Press Greenboathouse Press Ithys Press Jubilation Press … Continue reading