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nonprofit publisher of experimental poetry, translation, performance, and the absurd // keeping poetr

05/01/2026

Happy pub day to our spring books! And happy May Day.

Double Serpent,

Sardine, .miriamreyes and .ce

Caetano,

Magic Episodes and Other Synchronicities: The Transhemispheric Correspondence of Scott Burton and Eduardo Costa, 1970–1989,

Sunworshippers,

The Dog’s Letter,

The Book of Advice,

Winter Night Rabbit Worries, and

04/29/2026

Our next Open Studio event is tomorrow, and we’ll be printing protest signs for the May Day protests. Come by from 5–7pm to use our proofing presses and wood type to print letterpress signs.

Email [email protected] if you’re interested!

And see you 2pm at Union Square, 4pm at Washington Square Park on Friday ❤️‍🔥

04/16/2026

Twice a year, Ugly Duckling Presse throws a party to celebrate a new season of books and chapbooks. Join us on May 7 in our Gowanus studio. Doors at 7:30, readings promptly at 7:45. Tickets at the link in bio or on our site.

Thanks to the evening’s sponsors, and (come early to get a slice of pie).

03/26/2026

Very excited to host this event with and next month! Join us for bilingual poetry, performances, and a conversation about contemporary Korean poetry.

03/13/2026

* OPEN STUDIO: Study Hall * On Monday 3/16, anytime between 5–8pm, come co-write and read in the UDP studio. Browse our books, use our giant table or comfy couch, and meet new people. This will be an unstructured time to write and connect. Email office at uglyducklingpresse dot org if you’d like to come—or dm us here—and we’ll share the building info!

Thanks and .nunes for lending your studious faces :)

02/10/2026

Eros > civilization totes! Printed on heavy canvas at , a union printshop in New Hampshire.

Link in bio 🫂

02/02/2026

Stay tuned for more sign printing soon 💙

01/28/2026

This Friday 4pm @ Foley Square ❤️‍🔥

01/07/2026

No one has ever been as thrilled by an annual report as we are with ours. Read it on our site as a pdf, or write us to get one in the mail. We did a lot in 2025, and this year we’re on track to publish and host and print even more.

💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌

12/31/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported us this year 🤍

And there’s still time to give! Link in bio.

12/30/2025

We’ll do all the EOY posts, promise, but rn…this winter light

12/13/2025

Introducing UDP’s new and expanded workshops & seminars program! Each season, we’ll offer online and in-person workshops in our Brooklyn studio taught by UDP authors, editors, and staff. This winter, topics range from poetic eros to poetic editing to letterpress printing to sentence-crafting to fine-tuning book-length manuscripts.

Correction: Rebekah Smith’s Eros ≥ Poetry is now January 31 – February 21, 11–1 ET !

Link in bio. Some are free, all are sliding scale—email office at uglyducklingpresse dot org to get a discount code.

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http://uglyducklingpresse.org/

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