“making authors’ dreams come true”

Mission

Birds, LLC is a small, independent editor-run poetry press born out of friendship and a spirit of collaboration, possibility, and care. Specializing in close author relationships and beautiful objects, we believe great books are a partnership between authors, editors, and artists.

Our guiding principle of “making authors’ dreams come true” informs an alternative publishing model focused on only 2-3 books a year, ensuring a more engaged audience and a more sustained lifecycle for each title. This approach emphasizes depth and breadth over quantity and speed and includes large print runs and reprints for all titles.

In addition to ethically sourced financial and material support for the working lives of our authors, we also organize events, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, and class visits. We also use our platform to support the communities and causes we and our authors and audiences hold dear, raising money for and awareness of the social, climate, and racial justices we are all fighting for.

Team

Founding Editors

Dan Boehl
Justin Marks
Matt Rasmussen
Sampson Starkweather
Chris Tonelli

Book and Cover Designers

Hobbes Ginsberg
Karen Sofia Colón
Eric Amling
Matt Bollinger
Joshua Elliott
Cat Glennon
Zoe Norvell
Partner & Partners

Interior Layout Designers

Hobbes Ginsberg
Karen Sofia Colón
Michael Newton
Zoe Norvell
Guy Pettit
Partner & Partners

Web Design & Dev

Doug Hahn

Cover & Interior Artists

Liliana Porter
Phillip Guston
Mariana Isabel Ramos Ortiz
Paul Thek
Sommer Browning
Bianca Stone
Hobbes Ginsberg
Karen Sofia Colón
Matt Bollinger
Kim Keever
Dara Cerv
Jonathan Marshall
Eric Amling
Emily Raw
Monica McClure

Press

“The press known for its devotion to putting out not just great books, but beautiful and inventive objects.”

“Birds, LLC are like the pinnacle of enthusiasm for contemporary young poet’s full-length books, and of reinventing self-publishing.

While essentially Birds, LLC is about the singular poet’s collection, they always emphasize a collaboration of editors and authors. I’ve never quite felt so warm and fuzzy about a press. Their gigantic spirit and love of poetry and poets is infectious.”