Alphabet Broadsides:

This is an on-going broadside project begun in 2006 to explore some of the possible variations in the relationship between a large letterform used within a confined space and a poem. Three self-imposed limitations are at play. Every broadside will be the same size, the letterform will not be enlarged or reduced from its original size, and the edition size will remain the same. Variations will emerge in type style and size, type of paper, and color.

Each edition consists of 75 signed and numbered copies.

All are 11 x 17 inches.

“Joplin,” Jeffrey Brown 2018. The type is Meridien Medium printed letterpress in five colors on dampened handmade Tosa Hanga in an edition of 70 signed and numbered copies.

“Joplin,” Jeffrey Brown 2018. The type is Meridien Medium printed letterpress in five colors on dampened handmade Tosa Hanga in an edition of 70 signed and numbered copies.

“Before the Snake,” Nathaniel Tarn 2008. The type is Bernhard Modern and Weiss Initials III printed in four colors onto dampened Magnani Pescia in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Before the Snake,” Nathaniel Tarn 2008. The type is Bernhard Modern and Weiss Initials III printed in four colors onto dampened Magnani Pescia in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Crows,” Gaylord Schanilec 2016. The type is Meridien Light and Medium printed letterpress in three colors on Frankfurt White made in Germany by Zerkall. 75 signed and numbered copies complete the edition.

“Crows,” Gaylord Schanilec 2016. The type is Meridien Light and Medium printed letterpress in three colors on Frankfurt White made in Germany by Zerkall. 75 signed and numbered copies complete the edition.

“Depression,” Janet Rodney 2010. The type is Meridien Light printed in four colors onto dampened Walden, handmade by Kathryn & Howard Clark at Twinrocker in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Depression,” Janet Rodney 2010. The type is Meridien Light printed in four colors onto dampened Walden, handmade by Kathryn & Howard Clark at Twinrocker in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Incident,” Gerald Lange 2014. The type is Meridien Light and Greco Bold printed letterpress on a dampened abaca sheet handmade by Katie MacGregor in Whiting, Maine in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Incident,” Gerald Lange 2014. The type is Meridien Light and Greco Bold printed letterpress on a dampened abaca sheet handmade by Katie MacGregor in Whiting, Maine in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“I Know a Man,” Robert Creeley 2006. The type is Augustea Titling (Nebiolo) printed in three colors on dampened Nideggen in an edition of 75 numbered copies.

“I Know a Man,” Robert Creeley 2006. The type is Augustea Titling (Nebiolo) printed in three colors on dampened Nideggen in an edition of 75 numbered copies.

“Beyond Freedom,” Michael Hannon 2006. The type is Spectrum printed in four colors onto dampened Japanese hanga-shi in an edition of 70 signed and numbered copies.

“Beyond Freedom,” Michael Hannon 2006. The type is Spectrum printed in four colors onto dampened Japanese hanga-shi in an edition of 70 signed and numbered copies.

“Tune,” Kay Ryan 2011. The type is Eve and Paramount printed in four colors on gampi torinoko handmade in Japan by the late Masao Seki in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Tune,” Kay Ryan 2011. The type is Eve and Paramount printed in four colors on gampi torinoko handmade in Japan by the late Masao Seki in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Coming Home, Detroit, 1968,” Philip Levine 2014. The type is Perpetua and Meridien Medium printed letterpress with additional hand inking on dampened Somerset Book from St Cuthberts Mill in England in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Coming Home, Detroit, 1968,” Philip Levine 2014. The type is Perpetua and Meridien Medium printed letterpress with additional hand inking on dampened Somerset Book from St Cuthberts Mill in England in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Mojave,” Lindsay Hill 2009. The type is Meridien Medium and Nicolas Cochin printed in four colors onto dampened handmade Velke Losiny, a vintage paper from the former Czechoslovakia. There are 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Mojave,” Lindsay Hill 2009. The type is Meridien Medium and Nicolas Cochin printed in four colors onto dampened handmade Velke Losiny, a vintage paper from the former Czechoslovakia. There are 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Rotation,” Natasha Trethewey 2015. The type is Meridien foundry type printed letterpress in four colors with additional hand inking on dampened German Zerkall Ingres in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Rotation,” Natasha Trethewey 2015. The type is Meridien foundry type printed letterpress in four colors with additional hand inking on dampened German Zerkall Ingres in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Smoking Holes,” Richard Lang 2011. The type is Spectrum and Vaudville printed in five colors on dampened Fabriano Roma in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Smoking Holes,” Richard Lang 2011. The type is Spectrum and Vaudville printed in five colors on dampened Fabriano Roma in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Brown Towhee,” Joseph Stroud 2017. The type is Meridien Light printed letterpress in four colors on dampened Barcham Green Charter Oak, handmade in 1986. There are 75 signed and numbered copies in the edition.

“Brown Towhee,” Joseph Stroud 2017. The type is Meridien Light printed letterpress in four colors on dampened Barcham Green Charter Oak, handmade in 1986. There are 75 signed and numbered copies in the edition.

“The Wilderness,” W.S. Merwin 2012. The type is Perpetua and Nicolas Cochin printed in three colors on dampened vintage handmade Charter Oak in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“The Wilderness,” W.S. Merwin 2012. The type is Perpetua and Nicolas Cochin printed in three colors on dampened vintage handmade Charter Oak in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“X-Poetics,” Johanna Drucker 2012. The type is Van Dijck with a miscellany of x’s printed in six colors on dampened Domestic Etching in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“X-Poetics,” Johanna Drucker 2012. The type is Van Dijck with a miscellany of x’s printed in six colors on dampened Domestic Etching in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Zhaozhou Congshen,” Robert Bringhurst 2007. The type is Spectrum printed in three colors onto dampened Nideggen in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.

“Zhaozhou Congshen,” Robert Bringhurst 2007. The type is Spectrum printed in three colors onto dampened Nideggen in an edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.