Sneak Peek: Nick Gettino
Damask will soon release its second project, a broadside of Jacob Russell’s reflection on infinity “Chronic, Chronos, Kairos” printed by Allegra Fisher. To celebrate Damask will host a reading this...
View ArticleSneak Peek: Courtney Bambrick
As we approach the release of Jacob Russell’s “Chronic, Chronos, Kairos” broadside we continue to introduce you to the wonderful authors who will be reading with Russell this Friday at the Moonstone...
View ArticleSneak Peek: JenMarie Davis
With only 24 hours separating from us from the release of Jacob Russell’s “Chronic, Chronos, Kairos” and our reading in celebration at the Moonstone Arts Center in Philadelphia, we introduce you to...
View ArticleHappy New Years from Damask Press!
Here at Damask, we’d like to be the last to wish you a happy new year. We realize 2012 is already beginning to wear, but before it wears too much we’d like to pause and thank everyone who helped make...
View ArticleRussell. Siegell. Eckes (CCK Release Party)
Join us in Philadelphia for the release of Jacob Russell’s chapbook, “Chronic, Chronos, Kairos.” Jacob’s chapbook boasts artwork by Becket Flannery, and five of his luminous poems. Featuring readings...
View ArticlePre-order “Chronic, Chronos, Kairos” Now!
Jacob Russell’s new chapbook Chronic, Chronos, Kairos is now available for pre-order from Damask Press. Chronic, Chronos, Kairos is the second chapbook released by Damask Press.Chronic, Chronos, Kairos...
View ArticleAnnouncing: Ariana Nadia Nash’s “Our Blood Is Singing”
Thanks to everyone who came out to the release of Jacob Russell’s “Chronic, Chronos, Kairos” this weekend in Philadelphia. (And thanks to our readers, Jacob, Paul and Ryan, who gave sly and feisty...
View ArticleMere/Child
We’re pleased to announce our latest project, somewhat after the fact. This weekend in Philly we released a new broadsheet by Paul Siegell, “Mere/Child.” The piece is drawn from Siegell’s manuscript...
View ArticleAnnouncing: “& Parts” by Amelia Bentley
We are thrilled to announce our fourth chapbook, “& Parts,” by Philadelphia poet Amelia Bentley. ”The crisis is that / is that of dislocation,” writes Amelia. Using dislocation’s techniques, she...
View ArticleSummer Sale 2012!
It has certainly been a hot and cruel summer. To take the heat off a bit, Damask is reducing the prices of our entire inventory in our first ever summer sale! Visit our Etsy page to view the list of...
View ArticleToby Altman: Next Big Thing Interview
from Damask co-founder, Toby Altman: I was tagged by Amelia Bentley, who was tagged by Hassen Saker, in this on-going self-interview meme–which is also, increasingly, a map of the channels of affection...
View ArticleAnnouncing: City Structures by Sophie Grimes
We are pleased to announce our second chapbook of 2013: City Structures by Sophie Summertown Grimes. Mistranslation and travel: Sophie’s poems begin with crossings — spatial, linguistic, intellectual —...
View ArticleAnnouncing: “Aster to Daylily” by Jay Besemer
We are pleased to announce the release of our 6th chapbook (!), Aster to Daylily by Chicago poet and multi-media artist, Jay Besemer. We’ll celebrate the new chapbook with a release party on April...
View ArticlePhotos of Recent Work!
We’ve been busy over the last year or so building big, innovative books — books which are not just vessels for poetry, but extensions and reflections of the work. Our process is always collaborative:...
View ArticleAnnouncing “Return.” by Adrienne Dodt
Dear friends and readers: it is with great pleasure that we announce a new chapbook, “Return” by Adrienne Dodt. Adrienne’s poems engage in rich avant-garde experiments with the material of language....
View ArticleAugust Open Reading Period
We are happy to announce that we will be open for chapbook submissions during the month of August, 2015. Please send us some great chapbooks! We will give preference to manuscripts which interrogate...
View ArticleAnnouncing Cean Gamalinda’s “conversation at a party”
Poet Cean Gamalinda at his home in Chicago We are very excited to announce our next chapbook: conversation at a party, by Cean Gamalinda. It will be available in the Fall of 2015; we’ll post a link for...
View ArticleAnnouncing Three New Chapbooks
We received an astonishing group of submissions this summer through our open reading period–really, the best manuscripts we’ve ever had. And we made a lot of really heart-breaking decisions winnowing...
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