Poems made to last.
Ink & Ribbon is a nonprofit poetry press on Bainbridge Island. We publish a few books a year in editions of 250, pay a $3,000 prize to a new voice, and have a few copies bound by hand.
The list.
We publish unified books, not assembled collections. If the poems could be shuffled, it is not our book.
The Lost Stations
Cara Waterfall
Grief and ecological loss, written along a railway that no longer runs. The title comes from the decommissioned rail stops along Toronto’s Beltline Trail, where the speaker once walked with her father. Three movements, in centos, contrapuntals and duplexes. A hand-numbered edition of 250.
“The flakes fall into our palms / so we can hold / this fugitive light.”
2026 Coniston Prize Winner, Radar Poetry. 1st Place, Room’s 2020 Poetry Contest. CBC Poetry Prize Shortlist.
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01The Lost StationsCara WaterfallNov 2026 · Pre-order
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02My Name Is SwanJan NobleOct 2026 · In print
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03Sesquipedalian Rain ChantBrooks LampeJun 2026 · In print
- 04Field SonnetsMiranda BeesonMar 2027 · Forthcoming
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05A Field Guide to Disappeared ThingsSean Mclain BrownSpring 2027 · Forthcoming
- 06Bodies Turning Into SoundG. K. Allum2028 · Forthcoming
One poem. One new voice.
Dawn McGuire won the 2026 prize for her poem “Mule,” chosen by Leila Chatti. The anthology has sold out.
Read the winner announcementFine Art Editions.
Three to five copies of each book, bound by hand.
Archival volumes, gilt-stamped, made with McCall Bindery in Poulsbo.
Fine Art Editions are not for sale. Each volume is bound by McCall Bindery and given to a sustaining supporter of the press. Become one →
The Poetry Library.
Guides, essays and close readings for poets and readers. More than 100 pieces.
