Our books have been recommended by such literary figures as stephen fry, louis theroux, salman rushdie, clare pollard, vicki feaver, thomas lux, suhayl saadi and the rev. The publisher has been running since 2012 under founder todd swift and has published poets such as pulitzer prizewinner paul muldoon, a k blakemore and kimiko hahn, distributing in the uk and the us. Stanley todd swift born april 8, 1966 is a canadian poet, editor, cultural activist, and academic based in the united kingdom. Kelly davio sam eisenstein, an octogenarian debut poet from pasadena. What the poetry world can learn from the uk publisher eyewear s scandalous july 2018 twitter meltdown. Oxford poetry professor contest kicks off amid growing controversy. When all my disappointments came at once todd swift. What the poetry world can learn from the uk publisher eyewears. If a book sells out and there is limited demand, then publishers often put the title out of print. Rhetorically wild at heart, these onrushing poems of religion, marriage, sex and phantasy establish swift as one of the auteurs of contemporary english poetry. The poets quest for god, with an introduction by dr ewan fernie, features over 250 of the leading poets. The eyewear black spring press group celebrates a 35th anniversary this year, and has published leonard cohen, orson welles, carolyn cassady, anais nin, paul muldoon and jan owen, among others. He has had over twenty collections of his own poetry published, by presses in canada, the us, ireland, and the. Charting a lifetime of marital, parental, and existential experiences, eisenstein is both funny and achingly sad.
Dreambeautypsycho is todd swift s latest trip to the world of desire and retro style, sometimes lynchian in scope. Eyewear publishing the black spring eyewear group book store. We are accepting poetry and prose through all our 2020 submission channels. The publisher has been running since 2012 under founder todd swift and has published poets such as pulitzer prizewinner paul muldoon, a k blakemore and kimiko hahn, distributing in. Eyewear publishing exhibitor directory the london book. A report from the bookseller said that eyewear mistreated its poets by locking them in contracts that didnt allow them to communicate with trade unions, specifically the society of authors. He earned a ba at concordia university and an ma and a phd at the university of east anglia. Although i have had eight full collections published, since 1999, and numerous pamphlets and chapbooks published since 1990, little of my juvenilia is widely available to the reading public as of yet. Eyewear bags monkman and seagull quiz book the bookseller. Three candidates alice oswald, andrew mcmillan and todd swift. Poets, put up your fists and fight books the guardian. The eyewear black spring press group submission manager. Eyewear is a stylish small press and an attractive destination for both new and established poets, their books look great and their list.
Eyewear blog august 30, 2017 come support the eyewear editors as they launch their special new editions, a new version of ubu roi by rosanna hildyard, hotel bravo by alexandra payne her debut collection, and a new book of poems, dreambeautypsycho, by todd swift. He was a cinnamon press poetry award winner 2012 and his first book of poetry was a force that takes cinnamon press, 20. Todd will be able to share invaluable industry insight if you want to learn how to get published, become an editor or start your own micro press. Longlisted authors of our 2019 international beverly prize for literature. A significant number of the 250 poets in this anthology, the poets quest for god. It is being published by todd swift s eyewear publishing. He is director and editor of the small press eyewear publishing. Todd is an expert on modern and contemporary poetry and has been editing poetry for over 20 years. Those who follow the uk poetry scene will know, or have heard rumours, about the conduct of dr todd swift, director and founder of eyewear publishing. If youre not on twitter much and not a poet, you might have missed the midjuly debacle that enswarmed the uk independent publisher eyewear, which todd swift founded in 2012. The age of voter rage, nik nanos eyewear publishing.
Todd swift born april 8, 1966 is a britishcanadian poet, university teacher, editor. Eyewear has been publishing poetry since 2012, and from the start, it announced its interest in original, political, and international work our very first book was a work by an american woman. Paul muldoon is the most influential and bestknown poet now writing in english. Our books have been recommended by such literary figures as kaveh akbar, stephen fry, louis theroux, salman rushdie, clare pollard, vicki feaver, thomas lux, suhayl saadi and the rev. Extraordinary eyewear contracts interfere with poets. Independent press eyewear publishing has drawn criticism from the. Dr todd swift is lecturer in english literature and creative writing, at kingston university, london. He studied creative writing at concordia university, tutored by gary geddes and robert allen. Eyewear recently joined up with black spring press with its imprint dexter haven to form a new indie press group of remarkable cultural reach and quality in the heart of london, uk founded in 1985, the black spring list has published literary classics and major figure of the past 80 years. Brian and jenny also won books thanks to todd swift, eyewear publishing. Todd swift born april 8, 1966 is a britishcanadian poet, university teacher, editor, critic, and publisher based in the united kingdom. Oxford poetry professor candidate under fire for misconduct. In some instances we have reprinted, as paperbacks, a few popular outofprint hardcover. He has been a university teacher working with ba, ma and phd students, in budapest, london and glasgow.
He founded eyewear publishing ltd in 2012, is editor of numerous global anthologies and has authored numerous collections of poetry. Todd swift was born on good friday, 1966, in montreal, canada. Specifically, critics have referenced swift s behavior while running the independent publishing company eyewear publishing. We started publishing in 2012, with limited editions of hardcovers. The best new british and irish poets 2016, judged and edited by kelly davio, series editor todd swift, published this year by eyewear publishing. His most recent book of poetry is theres an excess at the heart of being thats wild eyewear publishing, 2019. After six years in business, several successful international poetry contests, and the acquisition of an impressive repertoire of english language poets, uk independent publisher eyewear publishing briefly shuttered its doors a few weeks ago following the outrageous online behavior of its founder todd swift. Final judge 2020 is dr todd swift, formerly writer in residence at pembroke college, cambridge 20172018. Which sentiment is not intended to override the importance of making history. He is a book collector, lover of cats, keen swimmer.
In response, todd swift, the editor of eyewear, took to twitter with a. Swift s candidacy has prompted concern among some in the poetry community, a year after the bookseller reported that his small press, eyewear publishing, had. In 2007 he cofounded dragon phoenix wine consulting with his wife, the wine expert, fongyee walker, master of wine mw. Todd has been editing poetry collections for over 20 years. Eyewear publishing ltd will announce its selection for the beverly series in early 2021. Swift was born in montreal, quebec, canada, and raised in saintlambert, quebec.
Holding a phd from the uea, he has had nine full poetry collections of his work published in america, canada, great britain, and ireland. Emphasis on excellent new work, as well as outofprint vintage. The work of one or more authors will be selected from open readings in the beverly series each year. Published by the age of 18 in the fiddlehead, swift is the prolific author of eight collections of poetry and many more pamphlets. Todd swift is the director of eyewear publishing and an expert on modern and contemporary poetry.
He was a 20172018 visiting scholar at pembroke college, cambridge, as the writerinresidence. Eyewear publishing has secured the rights to publish a new book of quizzes from university challenge stars and internet phenomena eric. Our books have been recommended by such literary figures as stephen fry, louis theroux, salman rushdie, clare pollard, vicki feaver, thomas lux. I am a published poet, university teacher, critic, and editor publisher of poetry. England is mine by todd swift and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He has had over twenty collections of his own poetry published, by presses in canada, the us, ireland, and the uk. What interested me about todd swift s and sean bonneys spat on swift s eyewear. Oxford poetry professor contest kicks off amid growing. Since then we have published over 100 collections of poetry, by south. In that light, i wish to extend huge applause to a brand new, first ever publication. Edward ragg born 11 october 1976 is an awardwinning british poet, critic and writer on wine who, since 2007, has lived in beijing, china.
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