5 Poetry EPs
Sometime last year I was feeling regretful that we weren’t going to publish any poetry collections in 2026 or 2027 and I got to thinking about what we could to get some more poems in our lineup. A few years ago, when we released Sophomore Slump, Leigh Chadwick’s second full-length collection, Leigh had the idea to put out a bonus zine to go along with it. The zine was called Sufjan Stevens Gave Me Tennessee and we took to calling it an EP. The cover for Slump was designed to resemble an album cover, so calling Tennesse an EP fit the theme.
For 2026, I wanted something small, something simple, something relatively inexpensive to produce and pay for, and more poetry EPs was the thing. I solicited a few patrons to help cover the costs of author payments, asked Daniel Miller to design some covers, and put out a call for submissions, and today I get to share our selections.
None of the following poetry EPs will be available for individual sale. Instead, they will be given away with book orders. Each EP will be paired with a book from our 2026 calendar and given away with each order of that book that comes through our website during that time period. In addition, all book club members will receive a copy of each EP. Printing and shipping costs will come out of our general budget, but we do still have a few spots open for patrons to help cover author and artist payments. The release schedule will be included below.
And now for the EPs:
Sick Sad Queer by Ly Faulk.
A love letter to all the sick/sad/strange creatures out there, this poetry zine exists at the crossroads of chronic illness and queerness.
Ly Faulk (they/she) is a queer writer, artist, and an all-around weirdo. Learn more about their writing at lyfaulk.com.Follow on bluesky @lyfaulk.bsky.social
How to Feel by Rachel King
Ekphrastic poetry inspired by the expressionist landscape paintings of Emily Carr that examines pain, rage, and grief; oceans, forests, and light.
Rachel King is the author of the poetry chapbooks Between Work and Light and City Walks, the novel People along the Sand, and the linked short story collection Bratwurst Haven, winner of a Colorado Book Award. She lives in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Follow on insta: @pdxrachelking
Hole by Stephan Antoine Viau
Hole is a little book about a big void.
Stephan Antoine Viau is a poet, translator, and reviewer. He earned his MFA in poetry from Louisiana State University. Heirlooms, his first book of poems, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in 2026, and Paradise, his second book of poems, is forthcoming from Rockwood Press in 2026. Work of his has appeared in The Hong Kong Review of Books, Matter Press, The Colorado Review, ABSTRACT, Bare Hill Review, The Word's Faire, HASH, New Delta Review, among others. He lives in Maryland with his family.
Never Nothing by Paul Rousseau
A tiny collection of poetry about growing up in the suburbs where everyone is always depressed.
Paul Rousseau is a writer with an invisible disability and author of Friendly Fire: A Fractured Memoir (HarperCollins, 2024). His work has also appeared in Wigleaf, Catapult, SmokeLong Quarterly, The Adroit Journal, and Roxane Gay's The Audacity. You can read his stories and essays at Paul-Rousseau.com. Follow @Paulwrites7 on bluesky and @Paulwrites47 on IG.
And a tiny bit more by Lotte Mitchell Reford
A handful of poems that ask what the distinction is between myth and memory, and whether growing up has to mean unpicking it.
Lotte Mitchell Reford is a poet and essayist based in Mexico City. They have been published in places like The Moth, Copper Nickle, The Poetry Bus, and Rust & Moth. Their first chapbook, and we were so far from the sea a hermit crabs were dead should have undergone a serious title edit – still, it’s available from Broken Sleep Books. Follow on bluesky/insta: @lottemitchellreford
The schedule:
March
The Walls Are Closing In On Us by Joshua Trent Brown +
Sick Sad Queer by Ly Faulk
May
Terrestrial by Suzy Eynon + How to Feel by Rachel King
July
Submarines by Mike Andrelczyk + Hole by Stephan Antoine Viau
October
The Inaccessible Rail by Roger Vaillancourt + Never Nothing by Paul Rousseau
November
Soon-to-be-announced reprint + And a tiny bit more by Lotte Mitchell Reford
Book club members, you thought you would get four books this year but we’re sneaking in an extra one (will announce soon). Preorder any of the above books, and in addition to a signed copy of the book you’ll also receive the poetry EP that is released along with it. Or go ahead and get yourself a year of wonderful book mail with the Malarkey Book Club. You’ll end up with five signed books, five poetry EPs, three issues of King Ludd’s Rag, and Hellarkey volume 5. It is a tremendous deal and a tremendous help to a tiny press that operates on a shoestring budget with no governmental, institutional, or corporate funding.
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