Marsh Hawk Press, is a self-sustaining American independent, non-profit, literary press run by publisher Sandy McIntosh in East Rockaway, New York. __TOC__ Marsh Hawk Press was founded by Jane Augustine, Thomas Fink, Burt Kimmelman,

Sandy McIntosh Sandy McIntosh is an American poet, editor, memoirist, software developer, and teacher. Early life and education McIntosh was born in Rockville Centre, New York. He attended the Waldorf School until seventh grade, when he was enrolled at the ...

, and Stephen Paul Miller, as a juried collective and literary resource to produce books which highlight the affinity of poetry, memoir and the visual arts. A small press with "a willingness to explore the outermost bounds of American literary culture with each new venture, despite few resources and few expectations of turning substantial profits," titles are produced with particular care for visual style, often including reproductions of artwork alongside poems. The press has sponsored readings and exhibits, an online magazine, and has approximately 100 titles in print. An advisory board of writers includes

Toi Derricotte Toi Derricotte (pronounced ''DARE-ah-cot'' ) (born April 12, 1941) is an American poet. She is the author of six poetry collections and a literary memoir. She has won numerous literary awards, including the 2020 Frost Medal for distinguished lifet ...

Denise Duhamel Denise Duhamel (born 1961 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an American poet. Background Duhamel received her B.F.A. from Emerson College and her M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She is a New York Foundation for the Arts recipient and has been ...

Marilyn Hacker Marilyn Hacker (born November 27, 1942) is an American poet, translator and critic. She is Professor of English emerita at the City College of New York. Her books of poetry include ''Presentation Piece'' (1974), which won the National Book Award, ...

, Maria Mazziotti Gillan,

Alicia Ostriker Alicia Suskin Ostriker (born November 11, 1937) is an American poet and scholar who writes Jewish feminist poetry.Powell C.S. (1994) ''Profile: Jeremiah and Alicia Ostriker – A Marriage of Science and Art'', Scientific American 271(3), 28-3 ...

Marie Ponsot Marie Ponsot (née Birmingham; April 6, 1921 – July 5, 2019) was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. Her awards and honors included the National Book Critics Circle Award, Delmore Schwartz Memorial Prize, the ...

, David Shapiro,

Nathaniel Tarn Nathaniel Tarn (born June 30, 1928) is a French-American poet, essayist, anthropologist, and translator. He was born in Paris to a French-Romanian mother and a British- Lithuanian father. He lived in Paris until the age of seven, then in Belg ...

Anne Waldman Anne Waldman (born April 2, 1945) is an American poet. Since the 1960s, Waldman has been an active member of the Outrider experimental poetry community as a writer, performer, collaborator, professor, editor, scholar, and cultural/political activ ...

and John Yau. The press has earned funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, and by private individuals and foundations, such as the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund.

Notable authors and honors

''Sugar Zone'' by Mary Mackey, won the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. Steve Fellner’s first book of poems, ''Blind Date with Cavafy'' won the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Male Poetry. Eileen Tobias' ''I Take Thee, English, for My Beloved,'' was awarded the Calatagan Award by Philippine American Writers and Arts. Authors have received

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and NEA fellowships, and poems have been chosen for publication in other media. Notable authors include

Phillip Lopate Phillip Lopate (born 1943) is an American film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, and teacher. He is the younger brother of radio host Leonard Lopate. Early life Phillip Lopate was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated with a BA degr ...

, New York Times bestseller Mary Mackey, Sharon Dolin, Harriet Zinnes,

Eileen Tabios Eileen Tabios (born 1960) is a Filipino-American poet, fiction writer, conceptual/visual artist, editor, anthologist, critic, and publisher. Early life Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Tabios moved to the United States at the age of ten. ...

, Stephen Paul Miller,

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Geoffrey O’Brien Geoffrey O'Brien (born 1948 New York City, New York) is an American poet, editor, book and film critic, translator, and cultural historian. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Library of America as executive editor, becoming editor-in-chief in 19 ...

Paul Pines Paul Pines was a poet, writer and psychotherapist. Also known for founding and programming '' Jazz at the Lake: the Lake George Jazz Weekend'', Pines started the acclaimed The Tin Palace jazz nightclub on New York's Bowery in the East Village. ...

, and Steve Fellner.

Awards and manuscript selection

The press selects manuscripts for publication through its three national, annual awards judged by a poet of national stature such as

Marge Piercy Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is an American progressive activist and writer. Her work includes '' Woman on the Edge of Time''; '' He, She and It'', which won the 1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award; and ''Gone to Soldiers'', a New York Times Best ...

: the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize, which includes a cash award and publication of the book; The

Robert Creeley Robert White Creeley (May 21, 1926 – March 30, 2005) was an American poet and author of more than sixty books. He is usually associated with the Black Mountain poets, though his verse aesthetic diverged from that school. He was close with Char ...

Memorial Prize and the Rochelle Ratner Memorial Prize, which also include cash awards.

References

External links

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