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Songs for Salamanders
“eyes set wide in the leaf head
small broad chest, a little taper of flame for tail.”
- Muriel Rukeyser
Edited by Cat Dossett;
published in May 2020.
Contents:
- “Aquashicola” by Blake Campbell
- “Under Each Brick” by Jessica Conway
- “Ambystoma laterale” by William Doreski
- “Salamander Pantoum” by Marnie Heenan
- “Radio Telescope” by Rodger Martin
- “One log per visit, never the same log twice” by Susan Edwards Richmond
- “Seasons” by Joanna Williams
- “Festival” by Emily Wheeler
Editor's note:
“Under logs and rocks, near lakes and ponds, salamanders live secret, slimy lives. From woodlands to vernal ponds salamanders take up residence, eating pests, spawning young, and repelling predators with their bright coloring and patterns. The state of Massachusetts, where this publisher is based, is home to eleven species in all. Yet as their habitat shifts with human population, as roads increase and suitable environments for salamanders decrease, salamanders suffer. Already three species in the state are protected under the state's endangered species act. This chapbook is in dedication to salamanders. It is a plea for better care of their habitats, and it sings praise for the environment that nurtures them.” - CLD
About the editor: Cat Dossett is Chapbooks Editor of Pen & Anvil Press and author of two comics: Laika, on the first dog in space, and Vessel, a confessional tale of watching Adam Driver movies in the bathtub. Her art and writing can be found in publications including Burn, New England Review of Books, and Sobotka Literary Magazine, and on the cover of these four animal chapbooks. She is on Twitter, Medium and Instagram.
Each paid copy sold of these chapbooks will ship with a bonus postcard, featuring original art of the four theme animals (pictured at right).
About our illustrator: Catherine Enwright is a doctoral candidate studying English literature at Boston College, and a 2019-2020 Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship recipient.
Cover titles in Besom and Parker, with interior text set in Minion and Whitney. Published by Hawk & Whippoorwill, an imprint of Pen & Anvil Press. For permissions or bulk ordering, please contact us by email.
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