Ink & Ribbon
Press

Poetry · Crafted · Collected

A nonprofit publisher devoted to the craft of the book — limited editions, fine bindings, and the long life of poetry.

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Books — Ink & Ribbon Press

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Limited editions, carefully made & meant to last.

Sesquipedalian Rain Chant by Brooks Lampe
Debut Publication
Sesquipedalian Rain Chant
Brooks Lampe

A meditative collection rooted in Oregon's wet seasons and shaped by spiritual and poetic tradition.

Limited EditionPaperbackSummer 2026
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The LemonLight Prize 2026
Annual Prize Anthology
The LemonLight Prize 2026
Desire Lines

Each year, The LemonLight Prize celebrates the brilliance and daring of contemporary poets.

Limited EditionPaperback2026
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The Familiarity by G. K. Allum
Forthcoming
The Familiarity
G. K. Allum

A collection exploring the strange intimacy of the everyday—the sacred lodged in the familiar.

Limited EditionPaperbackComing Soon
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The LemonLight Prize

$3,000

An annual award celebrating brilliance, originality, and craft in contemporary poetry. Winner receives publication in the prize anthology, cash award, and fine art edition copies.

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Fine Art Editions


Collectible editions where poetry meets permanence — bound as objects of beauty, meant to be held, kept, and returned to.

Fine art edition with gold tooling

Bound for collectors, made for the long life of the poem.

Our Fine Art Editions are designed as lasting literary objects — intimate, tactile, and deliberately made. These are not simply books, but finely bound works that honor both text and form.

Each edition is bound by McCall Co. Bindery, an award-winning artisan whose work brings together traditional craftsmanship and modern design.

Hand-bound artisan editions
Made in very limited numbers
Designed as collectible book arts objects
Fine art edition marbled endpapers
Interior Detail
Archival quality material choices that make each edition feel singular.
Fine art edition leather spine detail
Spine & Binding
Structural beauty in the clamshell itself — where durability and elegance meet.
Fine art edition open binding
Open Form
A closer view of the edition as an art object: opened, handled, and fully alive in the hand.

Every page we print is an act of devotion.


Ink & Ribbon Press is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary publisher on Bainbridge Island, Washington. We advance poetry through craft, collaboration, and community — publishing limited editions made to endure as both literary and physical objects.

Bainbridge Island, WA · 501(c)(3)