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| headquarters = [[Boston]]
| headquarters = [[Boston]]
| distribution = [[Ingram / Two Rivers]]
| distribution = [[Ingram / Two Rivers]]
| keypeople = [[Joshua Bodwell, Editorial Director]]
| keypeople = Will Thorndike, President
David Allender, Publisher
Celia Johnson, Senior Editor
| publications = [[Books]]
| publications = [[Books]]
| topics =
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Black Sparrow was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1966 by [[John Martin (publisher)|John Martin]] in order to publish the works of [[Charles Bukowski]] and other avant-garde authors. Barbara Martin co-founded the press with her husband and, as the press's lead designer, she was responsible for its distinctive and bold covers. After 35 years, and 700 titles, John Martin sold the company in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Black-Sparrow-Press-shuts-its-doors-Indie-2817478.php|title=Black Sparrow Press shuts its doors / Indie publisher sells Bukowski, Fante and Bowles titles to HarperCollins|first=Heidi|last=Benson|date=29 July 2002|website=Sfgate.com|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
Black Sparrow was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1966 by [[John Martin (publisher)|John Martin]] in order to publish the works of [[Charles Bukowski]] and other avant-garde authors. Barbara Martin co-founded the press with her husband and, as the press's lead designer, she was responsible for its distinctive and bold covers. After 35 years, and 700 titles, John Martin sold the company in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Black-Sparrow-Press-shuts-its-doors-Indie-2817478.php|title=Black Sparrow Press shuts its doors / Indie publisher sells Bukowski, Fante and Bowles titles to HarperCollins|first=Heidi|last=Benson|date=29 July 2002|website=Sfgate.com|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>


In 2020, John Martin agreed that Josh Bodwell at Godine would be his successor to continue Black Sparrow's publishing legacy. In early 2020, the press released ''Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems'', the first new edition of work by [[Wanda Coleman]] since the author's passing in 2013; the collection is edited and introduced by [[Terrance Hayes]]. Coleman was a long-time Black Sparrow author and one of its most important poets.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/18/the-fearless-invention-of-one-of-las-greatest-poets|title=The Fearless Invention of One of L.A.’s Greatest Poets|first=Condé|last=Nast|date=6 May 2020|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
In 2020, John Martin agreed that Godine would continue Black Sparrow's publishing legacy. In early 2020, the press released ''Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems'', the first new edition of work by [[Wanda Coleman]] since the author's passing in 2013; the collection is edited and introduced by [[Terrance Hayes]]. Coleman is a long-time Black Sparrow author and one of its most important poets.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/18/the-fearless-invention-of-one-of-las-greatest-poets|title=The Fearless Invention of One of L.A.'s Greatest Poets|date=6 May 2020|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>


In March 2020, as part of a relaunch of its parent company, Black Sparrow joined Two Rivers Distribution, an Ingram brand, for sales of its titles to readers worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ingramcontent.com/news/david-r-godine-joins-two-rivers-distribution|title=David R. Godine Joins Two Rivers Distribution|website=Ingramcontent.com|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
In March 2020, as part of a relaunch of its parent company, Black Sparrow joined Two Rivers Distribution, an Ingram brand, for sales of its titles to readers worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ingramcontent.com/news/david-r-godine-joins-two-rivers-distribution|title=David R. Godine Joins Two Rivers Distribution|website=Ingramcontent.com|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>

==Praise for recent titles==
'''Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems''' by Wanda Coleman, edited by Terrance Hayes

<LI>One of the year's best!
—'''''New York Times''''' and '''''Washington Post''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/books/review/best-poetry-of-2020.html|title=The Best Poetry of 2020|first=Elisa|last=Gabbert|date=12 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2021|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/2020-best-poetry/2020/11/18/2f813ee4-1d40-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html] {{dead link|date=December 2021}}</ref>
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'''geode''' by Susan Barba

<LI>“'''geode''' is rich with shining interiors and tactile relationships, delicate human to delicate earth, small delusions of ownership against wider backdrops of loss and time. Poems acting as guides, helping us navigate and remember, create an intricate overlay of worlds, humans and trees.”
'''—Naomi Shihab Nye, ''New York Times Magazine''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/magazine/poem-practice.html|title=Poem: Practice|first1=Susan|last1=Barba|first2=Naomi Shihab|last2=Nye|date=9 January 2020|access-date=18 December 2021|website=Nytimes.com}}</ref></UL>

'''Cuttings from the Tangle''' by Richard Buckner

<LI>“During a career spent crisscrossing the country, Buckner has seen plenty. In all those hotels between here and there, at those bars and truck stops and lounges, he would sit and listen . . . Buckner puts that power of observation to good use.”
—'''NPR's ''Morning Edition''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944903668/pandemic-forces-musician-richard-buckner-in-a-different-direction|title=Pandemic Forces Musician Richard Buckner In A Different Direction|website=Npr.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>

<LI>“This book confirms a truth hinted at all these years in the language of his lyrics: Buckner is a writer.”
—'''''Literary Hub''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lithub.com/when-a-great-songwriter-turns-poet-on-richard-buckners-new-collection/|title=When a Great Songwriter Turns Poet: On Richard Buckner’s New Collection|website=Lithub.com|date=10 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref></UL>

'''Bukowski, A Life''' by Neeli Cherkovski

<LI>“A serious appraisal . . . a treasure trove for Bukowski fans....Cherkovski’s access to his subject allows him an intimacy otherwise impossible as he guides us through the poet-author’s miserable childhood; his early drinking; his years as a serf in the post office; the poetry readings that became circuses...”
—'''John Rechy, ''Los Angeles Times''''' <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-10-bk-188-story.html|title=A Tough Guy From L.A. : HANK: The Life of Charles Bukowski By Neeli Cherkovski , (Random House: $21.95; 321 pp.)|date=10 March 1991|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref></UL>

'''American Wake: Poems''' by Kerrin McCadden

<LI>“McCadden’s sparse yet vibrant poetry spans those two geographies she finds home in, New England and Ireland. The vastness of loss, grief and family parallel only mountainous terrains and the waving sea.”
—'''Vermont Public Radio''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vpr.org/vpr-news/2021-05-06/vermont-poet-countervails-untethered-loss-of-pandemic-opioid-crisis-with-humor-family-history|title=Vermont Poet Countervails 'Untethered Loss' Of Pandemic, Opioid Crisis With Humor, Family History|date=6 May 2021|website=Vpr.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref></UL>

'''Summer Solstice: An Essay''' by Nina MacLaughlin

<LI>“A brief reverie, short and sweet like the fleeting days it describes.”
—'''''Green Mountain Review''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greenmountainsreview.com/a-review-of-summer-solstice-by-nina-maclaughlin/|title=A Review of SUMMER SOLSTICE by Nina MacLaughlin|website=Greenmountainsreview.com|date=8 September 2020|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref></UL>

'''Short Dog: Cab Driver Stories from the L.A. Streets''' by Dan Fante

<LI>“With the rerelease of '''Short Dog''', we find Fante at his most grizzled and unrepentant…like Jim Thompson whispering lines for Charles Bukowski to carnival bark.”
—'''''Los Angeles Review of Books''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/your-ride-from-the-party-on-dan-fantes-short-dog-cab-driver-stories-from-the-l-a-streets/|title=Los Angeles Review of Books|date=7 July 2021|website=Lareviewofbooks.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
<LI>“Shaggy, gritty...echoes of Burroughs and Kerouac...Fante’s raunchy, dynamic voice occasionally soars.”
—'''''Publishers Weekly''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-57423-249-3|title=Fiction Book Review: Short Dog: Cab Driver Stories from the L.A. Streets by Dan Fante. Black Sparrow, $15.95 trade paper (128p) ISBN 978-1-57423-249-3|website=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
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==Notable awards and honors==
==Notable awards and honors==
[[Eddie Chuculate]], PEN/O. Henry Prize 2007.
[[Eddie Chuculate]], PEN/O. Henry Prize 2007.


[[Wanda Coleman]], Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize 1999,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prize|title=Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize &#124; Academy of American Poets|website=Poets.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> National Book Award Poetry Finalist 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/people/wanda-coleman/|title=Wanda Coleman|website=Nationalbook.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
[[Wanda Coleman]], Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize 1999,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prize|title=Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize {{pipe}} Academy of American Poets|website=Poets.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> National Book Award Poetry Finalist 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/people/wanda-coleman/|title=Wanda Coleman|website=Nationalbook.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>


[[Naomi Replansky]], William Carlos Williams Award 2013, Poetry Society of America <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poetrysociety.org/award-winners/year/2013|title=Award Winners|website=Poetrysociety.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
[[Naomi Replansky]], William Carlos Williams Award 2013, Poetry Society of America <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poetrysociety.org/award-winners/year/2013|title=Award Winners|website=Poetrysociety.org|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://godine.com/imprint/black-sparrow/}}
* {{Official website|https://godine.com/imprint/black-sparrow/}}
*[https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/collections/black-sparrow-press-collection Black Sparrow Press Collection, University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224143837/http://www.bsu.edu/library/article/0%2C%2C28962--%2C00.html Modern American Poetry Collection - Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Research Center]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224143837/http://www.bsu.edu/library/article/0%2C%2C28962--%2C00.html Modern American Poetry Collection - Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Research Center]
*[http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z0th Black Sparrow Press Collection] at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
*[http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z0th Black Sparrow Press Collection] at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
* [https://bpsc.library.ualberta.ca/collections/black-sparrow-press-archive Black Sparrow Press Archive] at [[University of Alberta Library#Bruce Peel Special Collections|Bruce Peel Special Collection]], [[University of Alberta]]
*[https://bpsc.library.ualberta.ca/collections/black-sparrow-press-archive Black Sparrow Press Archive] at [[University of Alberta Library#Bruce Peel Special Collections|Bruce Peel Special Collection]], [[University of Alberta]]

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[[Category:Publishing companies established in 1966]]
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 7 December 2024

Black Sparrow Press
Parent companyGodine
Founded1966
FounderJohn Martin
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBoston
DistributionIngram / Two Rivers
Key peopleWill Thorndike, President

David Allender, Publisher

Celia Johnson, Senior Editor
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresPoetry, Literary fiction
No. of employees5
Official websitegodine.com

Black Sparrow Press is a New England based independent book publisher, known for literary fiction and poetry.

History

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Black Sparrow was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1966 by John Martin in order to publish the works of Charles Bukowski and other avant-garde authors. Barbara Martin co-founded the press with her husband and, as the press's lead designer, she was responsible for its distinctive and bold covers. After 35 years, and 700 titles, John Martin sold the company in 2002.[1]

In 2020, John Martin agreed that Godine would continue Black Sparrow's publishing legacy. In early 2020, the press released Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems, the first new edition of work by Wanda Coleman since the author's passing in 2013; the collection is edited and introduced by Terrance Hayes. Coleman is a long-time Black Sparrow author and one of its most important poets.[2]

In March 2020, as part of a relaunch of its parent company, Black Sparrow joined Two Rivers Distribution, an Ingram brand, for sales of its titles to readers worldwide.[3]

Notable awards and honors

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Eddie Chuculate, PEN/O. Henry Prize 2007.

Wanda Coleman, Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize 1999,[4] National Book Award Poetry Finalist 2001.[5]

Naomi Replansky, William Carlos Williams Award 2013, Poetry Society of America [6]

References

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  1. ^ Benson, Heidi (29 July 2002). "Black Sparrow Press shuts its doors / Indie publisher sells Bukowski, Fante and Bowles titles to HarperCollins". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "The Fearless Invention of One of L.A.'s Greatest Poets". The New Yorker. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "David R. Godine Joins Two Rivers Distribution". Ingramcontent.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Academy of American Poets". Poets.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Wanda Coleman". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Award Winners". Poetrysociety.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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