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LIMITED TIME GIFT:

Our mission page says we draw inspiration "from early silent films to early punk rock." This year, we leaned into the punk rock part. We made a limited edition 20th anniversary t-shirt styled after the Black Flag logo: four bars, white on black, BLACK OCEAN across the front. You cannot buy this shirt. It's only for subscribers and donors. It is, frankly, an incredible shirt, and if you subscribe during National Poetry Month—before April 30th—we'll send you one free (sizing info will be handled after checkout).

Our 2026 Titles Are:

Spring

• Moony Days of Being by Nathan Hoks

• Buffalo Free Rapid Transit by Joe Hall

• Light Mesh by Choi Jeongrye (Moon Country #13)

Fall

• A Day in the Life by Ralph Angel (Undercurrents series)

• Even Blood by Ralph Angel

• Wool Moon by Zachary Schomburg

• Possible, Since it is Not Eternal by Lee Jang-wook (Moon Country #14)

• I Drag My Sorrow By His Collar by Hanaa Ahmad Jabr (Songs for Fairuz #1)