Rope-a-Dope Press: About

Founded in the spring of 2007 by painter Robert daVies and poet Mary Walker Graham, Rope-a-Dope Press and Collaborative fosters collaboration among artists, writers, and their communities through the publication of handmade, letterpress printed broadsides and chapbooks.

Publishers & Editors
Robert daVies
Mary Walker Graham

Golden Gloves Guest Editor
Chris Tonelli

Assistant Editor
Jeremiah Gould

FAQ

What kind of letterpress do you use?
We used to do all of our printing on a Vandercook SP-20, which was kindly shared with us by its owner, Mike Dacey of Repeat Press. We are currently looking for a smaller (and lighter!) press to use for the occasional print run.

Will Rope-a-Dope publish my chapbook/book/poem?
Sorry, but we aren't taking submissions anymore. Follow the links on our blogroll; there are loads of fantastic small presses out there. Good luck!

I ordered a chapbook and I haven't received it. What should I do?
Yikes. We're sorry about that. Since we've stopped running the press full-time, we've tended to get a little, er, a lot, behind. Please send an email to ropeadope.press@gmail.com to remind us about your order.

Projects

Rope-a-Dope Press produces handbound editions of comtemporary poetry, fiction, and artists' books, incorporating letterpress and recycled materials. To view and purchase books, visit the Rope-a-Dope Press blog.

The Golden Gloves Chapbook Series began in 2009 with our first guest editor, Chris Tonelli. Together with Rope-a-Dope founders Robert daVies and Mary Walker Graham, each guest editor will publish three chapbooks: one solicited, one through open submissions, and one his/her own.

In collaboration with The So and So Series, The Manila Broadsides were published once a month in letterpress printed limited editions. The broadsides were debuted monthly at the So and So Series readings, held in Rope-a-Dope's studio at The Distillery. To view the broadsides online, click here.

The Jungle, a hard-cover, handmade anthology of the first 18 Manila Broadsides, was released at the end of January 2008. The Jungle features 18 poets and 6 artists, as well as some pretty tricky sewing, for which one needs 6 needles and some stuff you don't even want to know about. The Jungle can be found in the Boston Public Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the University at Buffalo's Poetry Collection. SOLD OUT

The second hard-cover anthology of Manila Broadsides, titled Split Decision, was completed in the autumn of 2009. 3 COPIES REMAINING

Projects to Date lists the various organizations with whom we have collaborated. The results have been several exhibitions and fundraisers that have incorporated the mechanical creativity of the letterpress.

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