Make Your Mark on Contemporary Literature

When you join one of Black Ocean's Donor Circles, you become a vital force in publishing some of the most innovative, risk-taking poetry and literature being written today. As a member of our Donor Circles, you'll build a library of bold, transformative voices—writers who refuse easy categorization and who expand what literature can be and do.

We are trying to raise $20,000 by Dec 31st to meet our 2025 annual fundraising goal and we need your help!

Benefactor: $1,000–$2,499

  • You will receive all of Black Ocean's new publications for one year (books shipped as published, typically 6-8 titles annually)

  • A signed copy of Zachary Schomburg’s forthcoming Wool Moon collection (Fall 2026)

  • Your name listed on our website as a Donor's Circle member

  • An example of your impact: Your donation at this level can cover the full translation fee for a book-length poetry manuscript, bringing a vital international voice to English-speaking readers.

patron: $2,500–$4,999

  • All Benefactor benefits plus

  • Am archival quality, limited edition broadside of a poem from one of our 2026 titles

  • Invitations to exclusive publisher events

  • An example of your impact: Your donation at this level can enable us to pay a full author advance, ensuring poets are compensated with dignity for their creative labor—not just exposure.

visionary: $5,000 and above

  • All Benefactor benefits plus

  • Your name printed in a special acknowledgments section in every new publication for one year

  • One-on-one conversation with Black Ocean editors about our editorial vision and upcoming projects

  • An example of your impact: Your donation at this level can cover the complete production costs—from editing through printing—for one debut poetry collection, launching a new writer's career.

Black Ocean’s 2026 Catalog

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)