County Line Press is proud to announce our upcoming publication of a chapbook by Anne Marie Rooney, illustrated by Julia Stein. Here is a sneak peek at one of the poems from the chapbook:
Monterey, with cigarettes
by Anne Marie Rooney
It was the hour of twilight and the stars were beginning
to open their mouths. I lay on [...]
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New Chapbook
People and Places, Part Two
Connie
There’s not much distance between the church and the farm. Just follow winding Kregar Road past some houses and garbage bags dropped, here and there, by strangers. Reminders of the outside world leading the way home from worship. Her mother left for a time when she was young, but didn’t come back full. Half the [...]
Summer Summary
Summer got the best of us here at County Line Press, and, unfortunately, garden-tending seems to have taken precedence over blog-tending. But, with fall on the horizon, we’re ready to get down and dirty in the virtual ground.
Pittsburgh’s first Small Press Festival was also our first Small Press Festival, and it was a success on [...]
People and Places, Part One
Wade
The only thing longer than his rap sheet was his beard. Full and unruly. Peanut shells and ambitions nestled there, forgotten amid acne scars, DUIs, hits from a joint. Years ago he asked me, at a point in a day when the sun settled below the tree-line and the world seemed like one sweet stain, [...]
May Flowers
So far, May has been an exciting month for County Line Press. mint has arrived and debuted on May 1st at Carnegie Mellon University’s Adamson Awards. If you would like your own copy of our neighborhoods volume, please e-mail us at: editors@countylinepress.com
Also, Patrick and I traveled out to Braddock to interview filmmaker Bill Daniel. [...]
Napkin Collection
County Line Press is proud to announce the upcoming debut of the first book in our Collections series, a compilation of paper napkins by artist Jessica Semzock. We’ll be posting project updates here on the blog as we go along. In the meantime, if you’re longing for a look at more napkins, check out Jessica’s [...]
Fran Panza
New Jersey artist Fran Panza will be featured in the first volume of mint poetry. Panza’s art will grace the backs of our poetry trading cards. The theme for our first volume is neighborhoods.