We launched July of 2019 because of the kindness and generosity of Line Rider Press. They offered Hokis this subpage, and free reign to ride like the wind. Yeah, so things have changed a bit.
In the spirit of launching a New Year, Line Rider and Headline decided … well … it was time to fully launch! Who knew the concept of Headline Poetry & Press would have caught fire like it did? We grew from struggling to find a weekly piece to feature to a staff of four and nearly 30 regular contributors. We have a steady stream of weekly features, collaborative “urgent call” projects, and print and digital special editions coming in 2020.
We rose up because of the brave, vulnerable, and galvanizing work of the small press community – creatives and presses alike. We are inspired by the the diligence you model for us, working tenaciously on behalf of the mis-/ under-represented voices that we walk with, and pass by, every day. From this six-month “internship” of sorts, we have concluded the following:
We must rest and reflect from time, to take note of our biases and subconscious dissonance. THEN, we must take that inner work to the page, and to the street. We must to it so often and so automatic that we soon don’t require a crisis for us to rise. We rise with our morning coffee. This is the process of our evolution, the process that will save our Earth, and the meaning of our slogan: Rest. Resist. Repeat.
See you at the new domain! www.headlinepoetryandpress.com
