About
Ink & Ribbon Press
Craft · Collaboration · Community
A nonprofit literary publisher devoted to helping one poet at a time bring a singular work into being — books that carry a life inside them, made with the care and craft they deserve.
Our Mission
Ink & Ribbon Press exists to help one poet at a time bring a singular work into being — books that carry a life inside them, where the whole cannot be broken without loss. Each title we publish reflects our belief that poetry deserves to be realized, not merely assembled; made with care, not produced for volume.
We are not interested in collections as a category. We are interested in works that needed to exist — manuscripts with an internal architecture, an emotional arc, a reason to be held together. When we find one, we give it everything: close editorial partnership, fine materials, and a physical object worthy of what’s inside.
To accomplish our mission, Ink & Ribbon Press:
We publish fewer books, because each one takes everything.
The craft is not the point — it is the proof
that what is inside deserved this level of care.
Publishing Philosophy · Ink & Ribbon Press
limited edition
awarded annually
in our Learn library
EIN 39-5059998
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Our Values
Craft
Every book we make is a physical argument for poetry’s permanence — fine materials, considered design, and the long life of the object in mind from the first page.
Integrity
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are transparent and accountable — governed by fairness, sustainability, and deep respect for the poets and readers we serve.
Community
We thrive within a constellation of poets, readers, and presses — bound by generosity, shared purpose, and a belief that literary culture is built together.
Meet the Founder
G. K. Allum
President & Founding EditorG. K. Allum founded Ink & Ribbon Press out of a conviction that poetry deserves to be realized, not merely published — that the right book, made with care, can carry a life inside it and outlast the moment of its making.
A Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and award-winning artist, his own books began as limited works made out of necessity and love. That experience — of understanding what it means to need a book to exist — shapes how Ink & Ribbon works with every poet it publishes.
Support the Press
Every donation helps us publish works that needed to exist — fine editions, hand-bound copies, and poetry kept in print. Ink & Ribbon Press is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gift is tax-deductible.
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