Claire Millikin Raymond

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Claire Millikin Raymond Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] Five years ago, when I saw there was a new press that published Nuyorican poetry I felt it was destiny. That statement needs explanation—I’m white, and never participated in Nuyorican poetry slams—but getting my MFA in New York City, the [...]

Tara Betts

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Tara Betts Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] 2Leaf Press is an underdog of a press that stays true to the possibilities of American letters and world literature. Supporting presses like 2Leaf offers a way to expand the literary canon that has often been aimed at a diverse range [...]

Spring 2019 Catalog Available

[trx_title type="3" align="center" font_size="26 pt"]Happy Holidays! Celebrate the Holidays With Our Spring 2019 Catalog[/trx_title] It's cold outside. It's snowing. Christmas trees are popping up all over the place. Everyone is advertising for the holiday season. So it must be time for 2Leaf Press’ Spring 2019 catalog! It is also our first catalog published in conjunction [...]

2LP Poet Shirley Bradley LeFlore Makes History as the First Black Woman to Serve as Poet Laureate of St. Louis

[trx_title type="3" style="underline" align="center" font_size="26pt"]2LP Poet Shirley Bradley LeFlore Makes History as the First Black Woman to Serve as Poet Laureate of St. Louis[/trx_title] Shirley Bradley LeFlore was installed as St. Louis’ second poet laureate on November 9, 2018, following Michael Castro, who served as the first St. Louis Poet Laureate. LeFlore, born and raised [...]

Gabrielle David

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Gabrielle David Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] I wanted to create a press that was led by black/brown folks that was inclusive to all writers of a multicultural sensibility that also explores social justice, with a sensitive ear to women and writers of color. It has been no [...]

Robert Coburn

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Robert Coburn Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] As a small independent publisher, Gabrielle David’s struggle has been to find a supportive distributor for 2Leaf Press, and has successfully found one with University of Chicago Press. A partnership with Chicago, while great, comes with the cost of processing fees [...]

Reading is Dreaming With Our Eyes Open

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Reading is Dreaming With Our Eyes Open[/trx_title] Growing up, some of the best, well-traveled people I have known never stepped on a plane to go anywhere, but the way they talked about faraway places, you’d think they had a fully stamped passport. One of those people was my mother, who enjoyed [...]

Jesús Papoleto Meléndez

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Jesús Papoleto Meléndez Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] It may be said that I have a professional and personal relationship with 2Leaf Press, and I’m glad of it. 2Leaf Press is the type of publishing entity that I've waited a great many years to see come to realization. [...]

Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako)

[trx_title type="4" style="underline" align="center" font_size="28pt"]Here's What Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako) Has to Say About 2Leaf Press[/trx_title] I encourage everyone to support 2Leaf Press. Its mission to serve and promote the works of established and fledgling poets and writers is essential to the literary world. When large publishing companies regularly deny submissions by unknown [...]

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