about

fine works of poetry in english & english translation
ed. karen elizabeth bishop

history
since 2010, lampblack has been the aegis under which karen elizabeth bishop has confected poetry objects. lampblack press was conceived in 2020 out of a desire to make a home for cross-national, multilingual, and collaborative works of experimental poetry and poetry objects. it launches, finally, in 2026 with the publication of monostitch, which brings together over 100 poets & writers in a collaborative collection of one-line poems.