SAY POEM cover designs

I've decided on the first one here, I think, but here are a few designs for my new book, SAY POEM, forthcoming in May from my new imprint, Awesome Machine. The photographs were taken by Stephanie Barber.

Next book

Looks pretty good. Psyche -- looks flabbergastingly great.

Justin Sirois wrote and designed the next PGP book, which will be out in June. Here's an excerpt.

A Jello Horse contest

Don't forget to somehow make a picture of something about pinball and send it to Matthew Simmons for the contest to win one of two limited edition hardcover books. The cover for said book will look something like this:
FRONT

BACK and SPINE

ALL TOGETHER NOW

Daniel Bailey's DRUNK SONNETS

A full length book by Daniel Bailey is coming in the fall from Magic Helicopter Press. At this point, this is just to say that I think the cover looks really cool. Also that I liked Daniel Bailey's poem in Abraham Lincoln (available now).

Forthcoming Books, (late) spring 2009

There is a Matthew Simmons story called A Jello Horse.

[cover design: Barber/Robinson]

There are stories by Justin Sirois called MLKNG SCKLS.

[cover design: Justin Sirois]

More information, and preorderability coming soon.

Rejected book covers

Here's a nice blog of book cover designs that got shelved.

Geez.

This, by Zach Plague, is enviable:



Ahhhhhhhhh.

Open Letter to Keyhole Press

Dear Keyhole:

Who designed the cover of William Walsh's book Questionstruck (link to new mini website)? It's great:



Also, when can I buy it?

Thanks,
Adam

Update: Sarah Stanley did the design.

Lookit what justin did

justin sirois




Best cover of 2009.
For Chris Nealon, published by Edge Books.
I hope it is printed on glossy paper.

Light Boxes is so, omg, so close

Here is the cover:

It's hard to see on the screen. When you buy it and receive it, it will be hard to see in your hands. The image is by Nicholas Hughes, it's something I found at Chris Higgs's blog. Some people helped me with the design (Stephanie Barber and Leah Ammerman). This book cover is really light on light.

Let me know if you want to review this book.

*Other News*
1. At JMWW I reviewed Chris O. Cook's book of poems To Lose & To Pretend from Brooklyn Arts Press. It's a great book. Everything in JMWW is fantastic. I like this story, by David Brasfield. Here's a sample:

October 9, 1981
All attempts to manufacture sulfuric acid have failed. After discarding the useless chemistry set I received for my birthday, I have rummaged many times through our kitchen cabinet, and I have made many combinations, but have not achieved anything close to science. I tried mixing milk with orange juice, but these proved not to be the acid and base I thought they were. Later, I mixed all the spices and juices and ketchup together, and then added a dash of Tabasco sauce, but this did not produce so much as a puff of smoke. Not even a bubble. Afterwards, I tried to clean up the mess, but our cat, April, would not go near the stuff.

That's a great joke and it gets better from there.

2. Today I remade the Publishing Genius website a little. It's simple and I don't know CSS but I like it.

3. Something about a massive reading at AWP.

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