"A Small Needful Fact" by Ross Gay, 2017
Content Description
This collection includes 77 broadsides of poetry and prose by various authors collected by UNCG professor and poet Emilia Phillips. Each broadside contains a poem or excerpt, the poet's name, and a colophon describing printing information. There are various printmaking processes used, including digital, letterpress, and relief printing. Papers used include both handmade and machine-made. The broadsides were collected between 2009 and 2020, though some are undated.
Dates
- 2017
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet (1 oversized flat storage box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Black upside-down trees on either side of the poem in the center. Behind the trees are a silvery-grey background. Letterpress print.
General
Designed by Lindsay Lusby and James Allen Hall and printed by hand by Mike Kaylor on a Vandercook 4 Proof Press. Made in collaboration with Split This Rock to commemorate the 2017 AWP Conference. Poem previously published in Split This Rock (2015).
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository