From Yael Korman of the Brooklyn Rail,

Brenda Iijima, publisher, poet, and artist, runs the independent publishing house Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This year PPAYYL has produced two chapbooks, Julie Patton’s Notes For Some (Nominally) Awake and Jennifer Firestone’s Waves.

Ugly Duckling Presse began as a college ‘zine in 1993 and evolved into its present form as a nonprofit art and publishing collective in 2000. Publications include the full-length book Nets by Jen Bervin and chapbooks by Kostas Anagnopoulos and Micah Ballard.

Both UDP and PPAYYL call special attention to the craft of bookmaking: their publications prominently feature handmade pieces and place a strong emphasis on visual elements. These presses provide just two examples of the large body of unique work being produced by an increasingly populous independent publishing community. Yael Korman speaks with PPAYYL founder Brenda Iijima and key UDP collective member Greg Ford.

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