Well, what can I say, but probably the best thing about being a poetry publisher, for want of a better term, is that moment when you open the boxes that have arrived from the printer and see how it has all turned out.
I can only imagine what it feels like if your name is on the front of the book, but from my side of the fence it is still pretty magical.
I waffled on yesterday about how we have to find a motivation for what we do, and I guess this is mine.
And not least because I have before me the gorgeous first edition of our stunning wee Poems for Watanabe Seitei anthology, along with the Limited Edition posh print of one of the paintings included in the book.
And I have to say that these are gorgeous, and I am so pleased with how they have turned-out.
The plan is that the prints will be stamped and numbered and posted out to the contributors and everybody who has pre-ordered a copy, in the coming week.
(And if you want a copy, as I type this there are still a few left if you are quick – Check whether there still are HERE)
But that wasn’t all, and I am equally chuffed with our first ever Little Black Anthology – which are absolutely gorgeous. This, along with Mr Ratcliffe’s two, are beautifully done, and with my design hat on, I’m really pleased that the ‘Scuff Free’ laminate on the cover means that there are no fingerprints.
#nerdy
As with all of the Little Black Books, these are limited to 200 copies all in all – so when they are gone, they really will be gone.
If you want a copy you can still Pre-Order HERE
And so it goes…a week or stamping, numbering and packing to come…