First Look at "The News"

Gaspereau has posted a few photos of the cover of my new book, currently in production, over on their Instagram account:

Today I put the first colour down on the jackets for Rob Taylor’s forthcoming poetry collection, The News. Process blue (double hit) on Saint Armand’s Fern Green ‘Canal’ paper. #letterpress #saintarmandpaper #photopolymer #canadianpoetry #dwiggins

A photo posted by Gaspereau Press (@gaspereaupress) on Aug 19, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT

Dwiggins ornaments on Saint Armand paper. #letterpress #saintarmandpaper #canadianpoetry #dwiggins

A photo posted by Gaspereau Press (@gaspereaupress) on Aug 22, 2016 at 3:07pm PDT

Printing the second colour on book jackets. The paper is by Saint Armand in Montreal. #canadianpoetry #saintarmandpaper #paper #letterpress

A photo posted by Gaspereau Press (@gaspereaupress) on Aug 22, 2016 at 3:04pm PDT

The cover design, dreamed up by Andrew Steeves, resonates on multiple levels with the themes and images in the book, and is just about as perfect as I could imagine any cover being. There's a solid chance I will pass out when I actually get one in my hands.

Also, some good news on the publication front: both The Fiddlehead and Event magazines will be publishing "sneak previews" from The News concurrently with the book's publication. So if you're a subscriber to either and you want more of a sample of the contents before putting down the big bucks, keep an eye out for the Fall/Winter issues!

If you'd like to read a few poems from the book which are already online, you can do so here.