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The life's blood of contemporary and modern literature is in the custodianship of so-called small publishers. Without them there is no future for literature. –Walter Mosely
In celebration of Small Press Month, a nationwide promotion highlighting the valuable work produced by independent publishers, from March 1-March 31, a string of independent, literary events will be taking place from coast-to-coast, showcasing some of the most diverse, unique, and significant voices being published today. Small Press Month, which takes place every year in March, is a grass-roots effort to raise awareness about the pressing need for broader venues of literary expression. Please join us for readings by small press authors Ellen Bravo (The Feminist Press), Richard Hedderman (Parallel Press), Tom Hibbard (Otoliths), and poet & publisher Patrick F. Durgin (Kenning Editions). www.smallpressmonth.org. Thursday, March 6 - 7pm FREE Patrick F. Durgin is the author of Pundits Scribes Pupils (Potes & Poets, 1998), And so on (Texture Press, 1999), Sorter (Duration Press, 2001), Color Music (Cuneiform Press, 2002), Imitation Poems (Atticus / Finch, 2006), and The Route (with Jen Hofer, Atelos, 2008). He is editor and publisher of Kenning Editions and maintains the site www.da-crouton.com. Ellen Bravo is author of Taking On the Big Boys: Why Feminism Is Good for Families, Business and the Nation (The Feminist Press, 2007). Her activism has earned her many honors, including a "Woman of Vision" award from the Ms. Foundation. She teaches at University of Wisconsin and lives in Milwaukee. Tom Hibbard is the author of Critique of North American Space (Bronze Skull Press, 2007) and Place of Uncertainty (Otoliths, 2008). He lives in Hartland, WI and frequently writes reviews for such publications as Jacket, Big Bridge, Milk Magazine, and Moria. Richard Hedderman's The Discovery of Heaven was published by Parallel Press Chapbooks in 2006. He is a poet, freelance writer, and museum educator. In addition to writing, Richard is a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, teaching and choreographing stage combat for professional theaters and universities nationwide.
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