Author: Shanna Compton

Virtual Browsing: Buffalo Small Press Book Fair

Posted by Shanna Compton | May 14, 2015 | By the Cover |

Hello, Real Pants wearers! For the last month, my column here has treated the fascinating...

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Virtual Browsing at the NYC/CUNY Chapbook Festival

Posted by Shanna Compton | Apr 2, 2015 | By the Cover |

The bookfair goes till 7:00 tonight, and there are panels, presentations, and...

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#chapfest (next week at CUNY in NYC)

Posted by Shanna Compton | Mar 26, 2015 | By the Cover |

Next week is the NYC/CUNY Chapbook Festival. If you’re in NYC or close enough,...

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Painting in a Box & Other Poetry Book Design Clichés

Posted by Shanna Compton | Mar 19, 2015 | By the Cover |

Hey, Real Pants. Long time no…oh shit it’s officially Late March. Where’ve I been? I...

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First Impressions

Posted by Shanna Compton | Feb 26, 2015 | By the Cover |

Unboxing has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary: “While the word unbox (to remove...

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Half the Work Is Simply Staring: an Interview with Alban Fischer

Posted by Shanna Compton | Feb 12, 2015 | By the Cover |

Without meaning to, I’ve been collecting Alban Fischer’s work for the past...

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Conversion Experience

Posted by Shanna Compton | Jan 29, 2015 | By the Cover |

In my freelance life, I’ve worked as a writer for several websites. The ones I worked for...

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Great Pretenders

Posted by Shanna Compton | Jan 15, 2015 | By the Cover |

In Shanna Compton’s new Design Review, she talks about The Yolo Pages (BOOST HOUSE), The Baltimore Atrocities, Miner, and many a holy and obsequious tear

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Deadfalls & Snares (in the Love Economy)

Posted by Shanna Compton | Jan 1, 2015 | By the Cover |

deadfalls and snares Samantha Giles Futurepoem (Fall 2014) ISBN: 978-0-9960025-09 Cover design:...

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