Grid Books / Off the Grid Press

Grid Books Director and Publisher Liz Murphy and Grid Books Arts Director Matt Murphy speaking at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, during last month's launch of 𝑃𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑠: 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑙, available now from Grid Books.

Order your copy today!
https://www.grid-books.org/after-all

𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎! There is one month left to submit your full-length manuscript for consideration in the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞.

This year's contest judge is 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/elise-paschen

Winner receives $1000 and publication, promotion, and distribution of their book in print and audio formats. Entry fee is $25.

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 by Catherine Stearns, is forthcoming from Grid Books in the fall.

Learn more about previous prizewinners, as well as last year's finalists and semifinalists, on our website today: https://www.grid-books.org/off-the-grid-press

"Space-Time Cutlets" by Dicko King, from his most recent collection of poems, 𝐴 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑚𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑦 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑, published by Grid Books last year.

King previously won the 2014 Off the Grid Poetry Prize for his book 𝐷𝑜𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑. Learn more about Dicko King and his poetry on the Grid Books website today: https://www.grid-books.org/dicko-king-1

The 2027 Off the Grid Prize is open for submissions for one more month! Poets over 60 are eligible to submit their full-length manuscripts through August 31st.
https://www.grid-books.org/off-the-grid-press

There are 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 in the submission period for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞!

𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎 are eligible to submit their full-length manuscripts for consideration in the contest, which will be judged by Elise Paschen! Learn more about Elise and her work on her website today: https://elisepaschen.com/

Head to the Grid Books website to learn more about submission guidelines and previous contest winners. Entry fee is $25. Winner receives $1000 and publication, promotion, and distribution of their book in print and audio formats.
https://www.grid-books.org/off-the-grid-press

Last week we celebrated the launch of the third fine art monograph from Grid Books, 𝑃𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑠: 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑙, with a reception at the Harvard University Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.

Head to our Substack today to read the newest post from Grid Books Director Elizabeth Murphy, which includes the remarks she made about Pat Adams and her work as we celebrated the publication of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑙.
https://substack.com//note/p-205942794?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2wckiy

Thank you to our Arts Director Matt Murphy for organizing the event, and thank you to the Carpenter Center for hosting!

Join us tomorrow at Harvard University’s Carpenter Center for the launch of Pat Adams’ new collection of visual art and mixed media, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑙.

The launch will feature an artist talk and opening reception to follow. The event is free and open to the public.

https://carpenter.center/programs/book-launch-pat-adams-after-all-with-grid-books-elizabeth-murphy

Just under 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 in the submission period for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞, judged this year by poet 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧!

𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎 are eligible to submit their full-length manuscripts until August 31st for consideration in the contest.

For 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 and information on past contest winners, head to our website today: https://www.grid-books.org/off-the-grid-press

To learn more about contest judge Elise Paschen, take a look at her website: https://elisepaschen.com/

"Overhead the cicadas are screaming

Alleluia, rubbing their heels or something
together on a loud rollercoaster of love"

Patricia Corbus' poem "A Quiet Walk" can be found in her 2015 Off the Grid Prize-winning collection, 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎'𝑠 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑤, available from Grid Books.

The 2027 Off the Grid Prize is open for submissions until the end of August! Head to our website for more information.
https://www.grid-books.org/off-the-grid-press

Thank you to Book Culture for hosting Grid Books' poets Elaine Sexton and Donald Platt, in conversation with Elizabeth Murphy, Director of Grid Books.

It was a wonderful evening of readings and a conversation exploring q***r culture and hybrid texts, in honor of Pride Month.

"The collection’s form—an opera in poems created in collaboration between Sexton and composer Laura Kaminsky—forefronts the essential juxtaposition of something so banal as the mail also being a pillar of our government that deserves the heraldry and dramatic fervor of an opera."

Green Linden Press has just posted a review, written by Elizabeth Coletti, of Elaine Sexton's newly released 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒: 𝐴𝑛 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎 𝑖𝑛 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑠 (Grid Books 2026). Thank you to our friends at Green Linden Press for your thoughtful and collaborative engagement with poetry and the arts.

Interviews & Reviews — Green Linden Press