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*[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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Revision as of 20:08, 14 February 2022

Black Sparrow Press
Parent companyGodine
Founded1966
FounderJohn Martin
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBoston
DistributionIngram / Two Rivers
Key peopleJoshua Bodwell, Editorial Director
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

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 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.[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]

Praise for recent titles

Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems by Wanda Coleman, edited by Terrance Hayes

One of the year's best! —New York Times and Washington Post [4][5]

geode by Susan Barba

"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 [6]

Cuttings from the Tangle by Richard Buckner

"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 [7]

"This book confirms a truth hinted at all these years in the language of his lyrics: Buckner is a writer." —Literary Hub [8]

Bukowski, A Life by Neeli Cherkovski

"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 [9]

American Wake: Poems by Kerrin McCadden

"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 [10]

Summer Solstice: An Essay by Nina MacLaughlin

"A brief reverie, short and sweet like the fleeting days it describes." —Green Mountain Review [11]

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

"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 [12]

"Shaggy, gritty...echoes of Burroughs and Kerouac...Fante's raunchy, dynamic voice occasionally soars." —Publishers Weekly [13]

Notable awards and honors

Eddie Chuculate, PEN/O. Henry Prize 2007.

Wanda Coleman, Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize 1999,[14] National Book Award Poetry Finalist 2001.[15]

Naomi Replansky, William Carlos Williams Award 2013, Poetry Society of America [16]

References

  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. ^ Gabbert, Elisa (12 December 2020). "The Best Poetry of 2020". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  6. ^ Barba, Susan; Shihab Nye, Naomi (9 January 2020). "Poem: Practice". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Pandemic Forces Musician Richard Buckner In A Different Direction". Npr.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "When a Great Songwriter Turns Poet: On Richard Buckner's New Collection". Lithub.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ^ "A Tough Guy From L.A. : HANK: The Life of Charles Bukowski By Neeli Cherkovski , (Random House: $21.95; 321 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. 10 March 1991. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Vermont Poet Countervails 'Untethered Loss' Of Pandemic, Opioid Crisis With Humor, Family History". Vpr.org. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ^ "A Review of SUMMER SOLSTICE by Nina MacLaughlin". Greenmountainsreview.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Lareviewofbooks.org. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ^ "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". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Academy of American Poets". Poets.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Wanda Coleman". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Award Winners". Poetrysociety.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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