The theory that shares its name with this chapbook-length poem asks, what if light got tired as it crossed the universe? Although as a physical theory Tired Light has since been disproven, this long poem—encapsulating astrophysics, the history of the equals sign, Robert Moses’s radical interventions in civil rights and mathematics education, and poetry, always poetry—still finds its questions to ask. Woven into & through the body politic, meaning it every time it asks "how do you feel," Tired Light is for fans of the couplet and infinity alike.
The beginning of our newly instated Chapbook Corp is going monochrome. 4 authors (2 of whom are debutants in their respective genres) published at the same time for one massive chapbook cohort. Original artwork was hand-selected by our editor-in-chief for both the Fall and Spring cohorts. This project is what 10 years of chapbook publishing looks like. This is Thirty West.
30 pgs with a 5.5” x 8.5” trim size (page counts may vary).
Jacket Artwork by Oliva’s Ink Illustrations
Releases on 10-23-26
For international orders greater than 2 units, please email us before ordering so we can calculate shipping. Thanks!
Standard edition comes in a hand-folded, saddle-stitched, or perfect-bound glue spine.
Limited edition comes in an artisanal, hemp cord binding of 20 numbered copies.
Want to experience the entire cohort at once? Go here for all 4 chapbooks, in a standard edition, for only $25 (shipping not included).
The theory that shares its name with this chapbook-length poem asks, what if light got tired as it crossed the universe? Although as a physical theory Tired Light has since been disproven, this long poem—encapsulating astrophysics, the history of the equals sign, Robert Moses’s radical interventions in civil rights and mathematics education, and poetry, always poetry—still finds its questions to ask. Woven into & through the body politic, meaning it every time it asks "how do you feel," Tired Light is for fans of the couplet and infinity alike.
The beginning of our newly instated Chapbook Corp is going monochrome. 4 authors (2 of whom are debutants in their respective genres) published at the same time for one massive chapbook cohort. Original artwork was hand-selected by our editor-in-chief for both the Fall and Spring cohorts. This project is what 10 years of chapbook publishing looks like. This is Thirty West.
30 pgs with a 5.5” x 8.5” trim size (page counts may vary).
Jacket Artwork by Oliva’s Ink Illustrations
Releases on 10-23-26
For international orders greater than 2 units, please email us before ordering so we can calculate shipping. Thanks!
Standard edition comes in a hand-folded, saddle-stitched, or perfect-bound glue spine.
Limited edition comes in an artisanal, hemp cord binding of 20 numbered copies.
Want to experience the entire cohort at once? Go here for all 4 chapbooks, in a standard edition, for only $25 (shipping not included).
Author photo by Kristi Snarksky
Tom Snarsky is the author of Light-Up Swan and Reclaimed Water (Ornithopter Press), A Letter From The Mountain & Other Poems (Animal Heart Press), and MOUNTEBANK (Broken Sleep Books). He lives in the mountains of northwestern Virginia with his wife Kristi and their cats.
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