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08/20/2026

You can now preorder THE STARRY FIELD: A Gathering of New Two-Spirit and Indigeq***r Poetry, edited by Crisosto Apache and Julian Tanya.

The first anthology in over a decade devoted exclusively to Two-Spirit and Indigeq***r poetry, gathering established and emerging Native writers from across the sovereign nations of the so-called United States. It arrives amid a resurgent campaign of erasure against trans, q***r, and Indigenous people alike, gathering voices who write toward a pre-binary past that has never stopped being the future.

"This is a truly stunning constellation! I am so heartened, blown away, encouraged, and honestly ecstatic that it's here and breathing in the world." — Tommy Pico

Out October 15. Preorder through our distributor Asterism or the link in our bio.

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1. Starry Field Book Cover
2. Crisosto Apache
3. Julian Tanya

08/19/2026

We're thrilled to open RSVPs for our 25th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco!

Join us at Et al. on September 10th from 6–10pm for an evening with Norma Cole, Norman Fischer, Tonya M. Foster, Syd Staiti, Aja Couchois Duncan, Camille Roy, and more.

Suggested donation is $25 for 25 years, payable at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds.

RSVP by September 1st through the link in our bio.

We look forward to celebrating 25 years with you!

08/17/2026

Isadora, the resident poetry dog, is here to tell you about the Community Circle 🌾
It's a new membership we are launching as an affordable way to support Litmus Press!

For $5 a month, Community Circle members help support the workshops, readings, teaching resources, and shared spaces that make up the Litmus community. These small, recurring contributions help cover the gaps (and occasional dog treats) and make it possible for us to keep building a home for experimental writing.

As a member, you'll receive recognition on our website and in our newsletter, and early access to event invitations and readings.

Sign up through the link in our bio — we'd love to have you in the Circle.

Pictured: Isadora (and E. Tracy Grinnell) at the Poetry Corp. Studio

08/06/2026

Did you know?

Litmus Press shares its Brooklyn home with a collective of nonprofit poetry publishers through Poetry Corp, a space dedicated to collaboration, resource-sharing, and literary community.

It's one of the ways we work beyond the page. If you're in New York, keep an eye out for upcoming events, stop by and join us!

IMAGES:

1. Poster on the door of Poetry Corp, in Brooklyn.
2.James Loop (World Poetry) and E. Tracy Grinnell at the New York Art Book Fair, 2025
3. tracie morris reading at the Litmus Press/Poetry Corp Studio, Brooklyn, 2023

08/04/2026

We're thrilled to announce an upcoming title from Litmus Press...

The Ccawingg of Crows�
by Catherine Weinzaepflen�
translated by Eléna Rivera

"A courageous record of a poet taking stock of life, and of death... A tour de force of presence." — Cole Swensen

" [...] Many authors (Jerome Rothenberg, Virginia Woolf, Marguerite Duras, to name a few) lend their voices to Weinzaepflen’s poems, but the voice that emerges is unique, powerful, very much alive. " —Charlotte Mandell

Moving through landscapes, cities, artworks, and memory, The Ccawingg of Crows gathers poems of startling attentiveness and invention, brought into English for the first time by acclaimed translator and poet Eléna Rivera.

Publishing this fall. 🍁

08/03/2026

NEW YORK: SAVE THE DATE! On October 14th, we will host our benefit celebration for our 25th Anniversary Campaign, ""Small Press, 25 Years,"" at The Poetry Project in New York.

Our program and guests of honor include Erica Hunt, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Rosmarie Waldrop, Magdalena Zurawski, Judith Goldman, Star + Stan, and more!

We look forward to celebrating 25 years with you!

The Poetry Project,
131 E. 10th Street, New York, NY
October 14th, 2026 8pm - 10pm

To support our campaign, please use the link in our bio or navigate to litmuspress.org/25th-anniversary-campaign/

08/01/2026

Small Press, Abundant Offerings.

At Litmus, publishing books remains at the heart of everything we do. But our work doesn't end when a book goes to print. If you're a fan of avant-garde poetry, chances are you've encountered Litmus not only on a bookshelf but at a reading, a workshop, or in conversation with one of our writers and translators. We support our authors by bringing their work into the world and cultivating the partnerships, events, and exchanges that keep our books alive. This month we are highlighting some of our community offerings…��

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John Keene and Tracie Morris in conversation on human/nature poems, POWERHOUSE Arena, Brooklyn (2023)

a.Monti Maria and E. Tracy Grinnell led a free workshop at the Brooklyn Public Library (2024)�
Youmna Chlala, author of The Paper Camera, and Burcu Şahin, author of Embroideries, in conversation following a reading at Unnameable Books, Brooklyn (2025)
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07/28/2026

SAN FRANCISCO: SAVE THE DATE! On September 10th, we will host our first celebration for our 25th Anniversary Campaign, ""Small Press, 25 Years,"" at Et al. in San Francisco.

Our program and guests of honor include Norma Cole, Norman Fischer, Tonya M. Foster, Aja Couchois Duncan, and more!

We look forward to celebrating 25 years with you!

Et al., 2831A Mission Street,

San Francisco, CA.

September 10th, 2026

6pm - 10pm

To support our campaign, please use the link in our bio or navigate to litmuspress.org/25th-anniversary-campaign/."

07/21/2026

At Litmus, we believe that challenging and innovative writing deserves equally thoughtful pathways into reading, discussion, and study.

Our free Teaching Guides offer educators, students, and reading groups resources for engaging with a range of Litmus titles. Developed in collaboration with writers, scholars, and educators, these guides provide historical context, discussion questions, suggested readings, and points of entry into complex works.

Whether you're teaching a course, organizing a reading group, or exploring a book on your own, these resources are designed to support deeper encounters with contemporary and avant-garde literature.
Explore our Teaching Guides through the link in our bio.

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Selected Litmus Teaching Guides:�
Experimental Performance Scenarios Teaching Guide
kari edwards�Teaching Guide
Aja Couchois Duncan Teaching Guide
Etel Adnan Teaching Guide

07/20/2026

We are one month into our 25th Anniversary Campaign and 65% of the way toward our goal. Join us in celebrating 25 years of stewardship and in making the next 25 possible!

Meeting our campaign goal creates the conditions to continue producing Open Poetics resources for our community. So far, 1,653 unique visitors have explored our four Open Poetics titles, across fifteen different reading groups. Each free editions costs approximately $3K and includes ebook creation, editorial and curatorial pay for staff and contributing editors.

Support our campaign through the link in our bio, or navigate to: litmuspress.org/25th-anniversary-campaign

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