poems for two voices is published!

Friends!

It is with great joy that i can say Poems for Two Voices is now (semi-officially) published!!!!

I say “semi-officially” because while i like to have books on hand for the pub date, there’s been a small delay in printing. Plus end of the year holidays and all that. So, that being said, despite Poems for Two Voices being technically published, i am extending the preorder discount until i actually have the books in hand.

If you still want to get a copy for a bit less than normal, THE TIME IS NOW!!! And for those of you who have already preordered, as a token of both appreciation and apology, i’ll be refunding you the shipping cost.

And with this collection, that wraps up the last publishing cohort. Thank you, so much, to all of the authors i’ve worked with over the last couple of years for trusting me with your passion; it has been an unmitigated joy to create your books. And to all of the readers who have picked up copies of said books, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so, so much. Your support means the world to me.

And now, onto the next publishing cohort! I am VERY excited to introduce you to the next nine writers that have joined the akinoga press catalogue. I’ll be posting their bios over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

Poems for Two Voices cover reveal and preorder announcement!!!!!

Friends!

It it with tremendous excitement that i get to reveal the cover of the last akinoga press book for 2024, as well as the last book of this current publishing cohort: Max Henninger’s Poems for Two Voices!

It is also with a tremendous amount of excitement that i get to announce that preorders for Poems for Two Voices are up and running! And don’t forget to stop by the Spotlight page to get a little more info about the collection/read an excerpt!

Poems for Two Voices will be published on New Years, so make sure you get your discounted copy before the end of the month!

–mz

Wheatfield with Reaper cover reveal/preorder announcement

Friends!

It is with TREMENDOUS joy that i reveal the cover of the next akinoga press collection: Wheatfield with Reaper, a poetic suite by David Capps!

As well as announce that preorders are now open!!!!! You can get your copy at the special preorder discounted price right up until the pub date, Wednesday, November 13th!

And, as always, stay tuned for launch/release event details. Until then, head on over to the Spotlight page to get a some more info about Wheatfield with Reaper and read an excerpt.

–mz

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Friends!

Submissions to akinoga press are now officially closed!

To everyone who submitted a pitch, thank you so much! I cannot tell you how encouraging and heartening it is to have an inbox just brimming with amazing projects and concepts. Y’all should be hearing from me in the next couple of weeks regarding your pitch, so keep an eye on your email.

To everyone who missed out on this round, there will be more submission periods in the future!…though, it may be a bit before i open things up again; i really did get inundated with a TON of amazing submissions.

–mz

POP CULTURE POETRY LAUNCH NEWS *CORRECTION* THE LAUNCH IS ON APRIL 5TH

Friends!

Can you believe that Michael B. Tager’s debut poetry collection launches in just a month?! That’s right! On Friday, April 5th, Pop Culture Poetry: The Definitive Collection will be launching with a book party and salon at Ottobar (upstairs)!

Swing on by at 6:30 to catch all of the amazing readers/performers; it’s going to be a hell of a time!

And please swing on over here to preorder yourself a copy! Preorders will be available right up until April 6th, but i will be sending them out starting in a few weeks, so don’t sleep on getting your hands on a copy early!

And if you’d like a little more info about/an excerpt from Pop Culture Poetry, swing on over to the Spotlight page!

I hope to see you at Ottobar on the 6th!

–mz

akinoga press at AWP24!!!1

Friends!

This is suuuuuuuper late, but i have some wonderful news to share: akinoga press will be at AWP24!!!!!!!

I will be tabling with some wonderful folks from the University of Baltimore’s creative writing and publishing arts MFA. Find us at table 1337, where i’ll be slinging books and talking up the MFA program (it’s where i went and the reason akinoga press exits). Stop by and see us!!!…and maybe even pick up Pop Culture Poetry: The Definitive Collection, Michael B. Tager’s debut poetry collection, before anyone else gets it. Even the preorder folks!

-mz

TOUCH / breaks cover reveal and preorder announcement!!!!

Friends!

I am thrilled, THRILLED I SAY, to reveal the cover of the next akinoga press book and announce that preorders are now available for TOUCH / breaks by poet and writer Dina Paulson!!!!

It has been an absolute dream working with Dina over the past year or so to give this steamy chapbook a physical presence in the world. Check back in for more info about the launch (keep an eye on mid-November), and go grab a discounted copy today (which will be mailed out about a week or so before launch)!

Aaaaaaaaaand head over to the Spotlight page to get some more info about/read an excerpt from TOUCH / breaks!

Pop Culture Poetry cover reveal and preorder announcement

Friends!

I am BEYOND EXCITED to reveal the cover of Michael B. Tager’s debut full-length collection, Pop Culture Poetry: The Difinitive Collection, which will be releasing on April 9th, 2024.

I’m also beyond excited to announce that it is available for preorder! I know, i know: this is waaaaaay earlier than my usual preorder announcements, but…y’know, be the change you want to see in the world. Or something.

Anyway! Preorders will be shipping out a week or two early (at the end of March) and will also be discounted a bit from $20 to $17, so get a copy while the getting’s good!

Women and Other Angels cover reveal/preorder announcement!

Friends!

I am so, SO excited to reveal the cover for the next akinoga press book! And to announce that preorders are officially open for Women and Other Angels, by Kelly Burke!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!!!

It’s been so wonderful to work with Kelly on her debut chapbook! And with Manon de Jong on the cover illustration. Please, PLEASE go check out Manon’s illustration work; she’s amazing.

Also, go get yourself a preorder of Women and Other Angels! It will be releasing later this summer (exact date forthcoming). And go check out the Spotlight page for a little more info on the chap as well as an excerpt!

a brief hiatus

Friends!

I will away from the press for the next two weeks or so, so like last time, i will be unable to fulfill any orders that come in during that span.

BUT, like last time, i will do my best to mail them out as soon as humanly possible once i get back to press stuff, so please by all means get yourself some books! Just know that they will take a little longer than usual to get to you.

–mz

112th Street Notebook cover reveal and preorder announcement

Friends!

I am so, so excited to reveal the cover and announce preorders for the next akinoga book! May i present 112th Street Notebook, by poet and artist Krsitjana Gunnars!

Check out the Spotlight page for some more info/to read an excerpt and please go preorder yourself a copy!

I’m really, really proud of this little chapbook, and i cannot wait for it to be out in the world in mid-February!

a brief interlude

Friends!

I will be away from the press for the next two weeks and will be unable to send out any orders that come in during that time.

But, i get them on their way as soon as i get back!
Thank y’all for your continued patronage; i deeply appreciate it.

–mz

Welcome gus to the press!

Friends!

It is with unparalleled excitement that i welcome gus casper to the press!

eli casper is an interdisciplinary artist interested in philosophy, aesthetics, digital consciousness, and poetry. Their work searches visual and temporal (non)-spaces of empathetic, dysphoric dystopias; unraveling a sense of hiddenness through nuanced intimacies, gender, ritual, and abstracted relationality. They currently reside in Baltimore.

Welcome David to the press!!!

Friends!

It is with unrelenting excitement that i welcome David Capps to the press!

David Capps is a philosophy professor and poet who lives in New Haven, CT. He is the author of three chapbooks: Poems from the First Voyage (The Nasiona Press, 2019), A Non-Grecian Non-Urn (Yavanika Press, 2019), and Colossi (Kelsay Books, 2020).