Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEBacklist Bulletin #12: Spiral Staircase by Hirato Renkichi, tr. Sho SugitaIn grade school, I was frequently reprimanded for doodling during class instead of taking notes and paying attention. Though those doodles…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEBacklist Bulletin #11: Made-up Interview with Imaginary ArtistsThere was a period of my life in which I talked often to mormon furries.Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEReading & Roundtable on Translation is a Mode=Translation is An Anti-Neocolonial ModeOn Monday, April 12th, 2021, UDP hosted a conversation between writers/translators Mirene Arsanios, Sawako Nakayasu, and Mónica de la Torre…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEBacklist Bulletin #10: Lowly by Alan FelsenthalI’ve been writing my dreams down a lot lately. They are often banal, so much so that I easily confuse them with old memories. The act of…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEJames Copeland on Marina Temkina’s What Do You Want?: “Dear Marina,”Ugly Duckling Presse is inviting artists and writers to respond to their favorite titles for our backlist blog series From the Vaults. Our…Mar 16, 2021Mar 16, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEBacklist Bulletin #9: Hair by Amy NarneeloopDiving into Amy Narneeloop’s Hair was a burrowing of my body into the page. The chapbook, a collection of poems entitled “Breasts,”…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSESusana Thénon’s Ova Completa: Book LaunchOn December 17, 2020, UDP hosted the launch event for Ova Completa by Argentine poet Susana Thénon (1935–1991). Poets Asiya Wadud and…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEBacklist Bulletin #8: Dog Ear by Erica BaumI hate dog ear-ing books…Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
Published inUGLY DUCKLING PRESSEPrinting “The Supposed Huntsman”This post is a detailed account of printing the foreground elements of the cover for Katie Fowley’s first full-length poetry collection…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021