Poet Jason Vasser-Elong discusses the evolution of his poetry collection, shrimp

[trx_title type="3" font_size="28pt" position="top"] Poet Jason Vasser-Elong discusses the evolution of his poetry collection, shrimp [/trx_title] I am often asked, “Why do you like poetry and why do you publish so much of it?” and the simple answer is that I have always found poetry intriguing because poets write about themselves, their culture, and their [...]

2LP Press & Publicity

2LP Press & Publicity Here is where you can find information on what 2Leaf Press poets and writers are up to. 2022 David/TRAILBLAZERS: “Nonfiction books on Africans in Harlem, Black women trailblazers and Black American health, TRAILBLAZERS, Review by Jordannah Elizabeth, The Amsterdam News [https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2022/12/15/nonfiction-books-on-africans-in-harlem-black-women-trailblazers-and-black-american-health/] (12/15/2022) Meléndez/Boraccho:  “Review: Leaving” by Jesús Papoleto Meléndez by Jennifer [...]

2LP Press Updates

2LP Publicity Here is where you can find information on what 2Leaf Press poets and authors are up to, including the latest press releases and images to download. 2LP Author Events 10/16/20 Vasser-Elong/shrimp (2Leaf Press) Reading, Red Rez Publication Party via Zoom (10/13/20) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83586062504?pwd=U0diNXI4UEhSVkVtK0RBdC9ocGlFZz09 10/9/20 Vasser-Elong/shrimp (2Leaf Press) Book review, “'Black in the Middle' provides [...]

2Leaf Press Funders, Donors & Sponsors

[trx_content][trx_title type="3" align="center"]2Leaf Press Funders, Donors & Sponsors[/trx_title] Press is extremely grateful to the following organizations, corporations and individuals for their support. Your charitable donations is instrumental in enabling 2Leaf Press to fulfill its mission: to foster a universal passion for reading by partnering with multicultural poets, authors, artists, activists, and scholars who communicate stories [...]

shrimp 2LP Book Preview

[trx_content][trx_title type="3" style="underline" align="center" animation="bounceInDown"]shrimp 2LP Book Preview[/trx_title] SHRIMP by jason vasser-elong is available in print and eBook formats. Print editions are available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles and other online outlets.  The eBook edition is available on online outlets, and at 2Leaf Press' website at a 30% discount. Happy reading! [/trx_content] [trx_call_to_action style="2" align="left" [...]

2Leaf Press Spring 2018 Releases

[trx_title type="3" style="underline" align="center"]2Leaf Press Spring 2018 Releases[/trx_title] 2Leaf Press remains committed to publishing a broad range of fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction that explores the intersections and contradictions of human nature, and experiences that are enduringly human. As major publishers continue to merge, consolidate, and focus on blockbusters and best sellers, 2Leaf Press remains [...]

Black Lives Have Always Mattered Contributors

BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED, A Collection of Essays, Poems, and Personal Narratives, edited by Abiodun Oyewole, extends beyond the Black Lives Matter movement’s primary agenda of police brutality, to acknowledge that even when affronted with slavery, segregation and Jim Crow, racial injustice and inequality, black lives have always mattered. While written primarily by African [...]

Introducing READING IS GOOD FOR YOU 2LP Merchandise

[trx_title type="4" font_size="32px" position="top"]Introducing READING IS GOOD FOR YOU 2LP Merchandise[/trx_title] Everyone likes to sell merchandise. Book publishers especially. But since it’s an ancillary business and small presses are strapped for time and manpower, it’s a business that’s often neglected. Also, how can you make a mug or t-shirt appealing enough so that people will [...]

2LP Authors

Youssef Alaoui Carolyn L. Baker Dedria Humphries Barker Tara Betts Samuel Diaz Carrion Fredrick D. Kakinami Cloyd Gabrielle David Ray DiZazzo Naomi Raquel Enright Carmela Ferradáns Ezra E. Fitz Sean Frederick Forbes Carole .J. Garrison Odi Gonzales Laila Halaby Brandi Dawn Henderson Lalita Pandit Hogan Patrick Colm Hogan Carlos Gabriel Kelly Joel Kovel Shirley Bradley [...]