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the aboveground press 30th anniversary fundraiser

the aboveground press 30th anniversary fundraiser

the aboveground press 30th anniversary fundraiser

the aboveground press 30th anniversary fundraiser

the aboveground press 30th anniversary fundraiser

help above/ground press continue producing great work:

help above/ground press continue producing great work:

help above/ground press continue producing great work:

help above/ground press continue producing great work:

Rob McLennan
Rob McLennan
Rob McLennan
Rob McLennan
3 Campaigns |
Ottawa, Canada
$5,297 USD $5,297 USD by 199 backers
$5,202 USD by 194 backers on Jul 23, 2023
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Rosmarie + Keith Waldrop

Rosmarie + Keith Waldrop

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Stephanie Bolster bundle

Stephanie Bolster bundle

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Hugh Thomas bundle

Hugh Thomas bundle

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Julia Drescher trio

Julia Drescher trio

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Chicago poets bundle

Chicago poets bundle

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ryan fitzpatrick bundle

ryan fitzpatrick bundle

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heartfelt support package

heartfelt support package

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MacLeod/Drescher/Aigen/Tardos

MacLeod/Drescher/Aigen/Tardos

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anniversary editions bundle

anniversary editions bundle

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prose poem bundle two

prose poem bundle two

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Betts/Archer/Schmaltz/Tynes

Betts/Archer/Schmaltz/Tynes

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Ottawa poets bundle one

Ottawa poets bundle one

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Ottawa poets bundle two

Ottawa poets bundle two

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visual poem bundle one

visual poem bundle one

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visual poem bundle two

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visual poem bundle three

visual poem bundle three

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Sharp/Rodríguez/Townsend/Moore

Sharp/Rodríguez/Townsend/Moore

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visual poem bundle four

visual poem bundle four

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Toronto poets bundle one

Toronto poets bundle one

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Ken Norris bundle one

Ken Norris bundle one

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Ken Norris bundle two

Ken Norris bundle two

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visual poem bundle five

visual poem bundle five

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Montreal poets bundle two

Montreal poets bundle two

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prairie poets bundle

prairie poets bundle

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prose poem bundle one

prose poem bundle one

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Kingston poets bundle

Kingston poets bundle

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McCann/hanna/Townsend/Ace

McCann/hanna/Townsend/Ace

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elefth./Unswo./Williams/Camp.

elefth./Unswo./Williams/Camp.

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Polyck-O’Neill/Tucker bundle

Polyck-O’Neill/Tucker bundle

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Barbour/Press/Weaver/Sweeney

Barbour/Press/Weaver/Sweeney

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Sarah Mangold bundle

Sarah Mangold bundle

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Helen Hajnoczky bundle

Helen Hajnoczky bundle

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Bök/Etherin/Beaulieu bundle

Bök/Etherin/Beaulieu bundle

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Brooklyn poets bundle one

Brooklyn poets bundle one

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prose poem bundle three

prose poem bundle three

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experimental writing bundle

experimental writing bundle

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Jessica Smith bundle

Jessica Smith bundle

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Amish Trivedi bundle

Amish Trivedi bundle

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Kaplan/Izsak/Collis/hanna/Swe.

Kaplan/Izsak/Collis/hanna/Swe.

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Kroetsch/Jones/Chernoff/Arman.

Kroetsch/Jones/Chernoff/Arman.

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chapbook debuts bundle one

chapbook debuts bundle one

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chapbook debuts bundle two

chapbook debuts bundle two

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prose poem bundle four

prose poem bundle four

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chapbook debuts bundle three

chapbook debuts bundle three

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George Bowering/Artie Gold

George Bowering/Artie Gold

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prose/naut series bundle one

prose/naut series bundle one

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prose/naut series bundle two

prose/naut series bundle two

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Schapira/Kaminski/Kronovet/Cam

Schapira/Kaminski/Kronovet/Cam

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Canadian surrealist poets two

Canadian surrealist poets two

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Philadelphia poets bundle

Philadelphia poets bundle

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Canadian minimalists bundle

Canadian minimalists bundle

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Marthe Reed/Robinson/Cook/Poe

Marthe Reed/Robinson/Cook/Poe

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prose/naut series bundle 3

prose/naut series bundle 3

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Lane/Reid/Barton/Bowling/Lee

Lane/Reid/Barton/Bowling/Lee

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Stephen Brockwell bundle

Stephen Brockwell bundle

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Montreal poets bundle one

Montreal poets bundle one

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collaboration bundle one

collaboration bundle one

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collaboration bundle two

collaboration bundle two

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Vancouver poets bundle one

Vancouver poets bundle one

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Vancouver poets bundle two

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translation bundle

translation bundle

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Phil Hall bundle

Phil Hall bundle

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Brooklyn poets bundle two

Brooklyn poets bundle two

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Ottawa poets bundle four

Ottawa poets bundle four

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Ottawa poets bundle three

Ottawa poets bundle three

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Vancouver poets bundle three

Vancouver poets bundle three

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Tucker/Weaver/Bowering/McFad.

Tucker/Weaver/Bowering/McFad.

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long poem bundle one

long poem bundle one

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eckhoff/Babineau/Sikkema

eckhoff/Babineau/Sikkema

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Pearl Pirie bundle

Pearl Pirie bundle

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Toronto poets bundle two

Toronto poets bundle two

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Toronto poets bundle two

Toronto poets bundle two

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Stan Rogal bundle

Stan Rogal bundle

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Bay Area Poetics bundle

Bay Area Poetics bundle

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Canadian language poets

Canadian language poets

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Touch the Donkey 6 issues CDN

Touch the Donkey 6 issues CDN

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Touch the Donkey 6 issue US

Touch the Donkey 6 issue US

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Hawkins/Barton/dennis/Reid

Hawkins/Barton/dennis/Reid

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N.W. (Nicholas) Lea bundle

N.W. (Nicholas) Lea bundle

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Amanda Earl bundle

Amanda Earl bundle

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Derek Beaulieu bundle

Derek Beaulieu bundle

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rob mclennan bundle

rob mclennan bundle

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Jason Christie bundle

Jason Christie bundle

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Empty Box Robot

Touch the Donkey : 10 issues

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Touch the Donkey 6 issue INT

Touch the Donkey 6 issue INT

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anniversary (10/20/25) bundle

anniversary (10/20/25) bundle

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2023 subscription (backdated,

2023 subscription (backdated,

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US2023 subscription (backdated

US2023 subscription (backdated

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prose poem bundle one
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prose poem bundle one

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LAST COPIES: Jordan Abel
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LAST COPIES: Jordan Abel

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Armantrout/Notley/Smith/Mosc.
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Armantrout/Notley/Smith/Mosc.

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Canadian surrealist poets
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Canadian surrealist poets

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Mountain Filled 3 Projects Mountain Filled 3 Projects

Across the thirty years-to-date of my poetry chapbook publisher above/ground press (b. July 9, 1993) I’ve worked hard to engage with numerous threads of literary activity, from multiple elements of poetic form (prose poems, long poems, visual poems, lyric forms, etcetera) to different geographies and communities, and a whole slew of individual writers across North American and beyond in their ongoing works. Centred in the Ottawa literary community, above/ground press publishes single-author poetry chapbooks as well as a handful of ongoing journals (Touch the Donkey, GUEST [a journal of guest editors] and The Peter F. Yacht Club), and has published chapbook debuts alongside works by award-winning authors and produced works in translation and collaborative efforts, running the gamut between wildly experimental works and more traditional forms. Last year, above/ground press started producing a series of festschrifts, celebrating the works of individual poets from across North America, attempting to find a spark of positive throughout the weight of the Covid-era.

The very nature of chapbook publishing is both ephemeral and immediate, and able to take a particular kind of risk that almost refuses anything commercial. Unfortunately, of course, publishing is an expensive enterprise, and subscriptions alone provide far less than half of publishing costs. I’ve long resisted increasing my subscription rates, precisely due to not wishing to outprice anyone who wishes to engage with the work.

While the pandemic years managed with roughly the same amount of annual above/ground press subscribers overall, the press saw severely reduced individual sales, as well as wiping out in-person readings and small press fair possibilities (from the ottawa small press book fair to Toronto’s Meet the Presses), so there hasn’t been the same ability to replenish the financial coffers to feed back into production. My personal Public Lending Rights and Access Copyright monies have also fed directly into the press, but it still hasn’t been enough to not worry about how one might keep the lights on. Given the enormous backlist the press holds, much of which is still in print (although half of the titles I’m listing include some of the final copies), I thought this might be an opportunity to offer a series of curated packages of titles, many of which highlight a variety of threads the press has deliberately attended.

Fully aware that chapbook publishing, especially poetry chapbook publishing, is inherently a not-for-profit enterprise, I’d like to keep moving forward, otherwise I might have to seriously reassess how best to keep publishing, if at all.

I've loaded up a mound of perks, and will be adding further perks every couple of weeks, so as not to overload anyone all at once. Further perks include bundles of work by Amanda Earl and Derek Beaulieu, further Brooklyn Poets and other excitement.

The goals for this fundraiser are to keep going. Naturally, if you aren't able to contribute at this time that's fine also, but perhaps you might be open to spreading the word.

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