Objects and Mementos

Objects and MementosWinner of the 2007 Poetry Chapbook Competition at Center for Book Arts (judged by Jane Hirshfield and Sharon Dolin). This finely crafted limited edition presents Pankeys haunting sequence of poemsworks such as A Stone to Place on a Cairn, Restless Ghost, and The Last Word capture the delicate geometry of memory, objects imbued with stories, and the persistent echoes of absence. The design is as tactile as the verse. Letterpress printed on Johannot

Winner of the 2007 Poetry Chapbook Competition at Center for Book Arts (judged by Jane Hirshfield and Sharon Dolin).

This finely crafted limited edition presents Pankey’s haunting sequence of poems—works such as “A Stone to Place on a Cairn,” “Restless Ghost,” and “The Last Word” capture the delicate geometry of memory, objects imbued with stories, and the persistent echoes of absence. 

The design is as tactile as the verse. Letterpress printed on Johannot paper by master printer Barbara Henry, the volume is bound in a striking grey-blue heavy paper wrapper, hand-sewn, with a lime-green spine label and some edges left uncut—a subtle invitation to readers to explore the book physically as well as mentally.

Limited to just 100 numbered and signed copies, Objects and Mementos stands as both a work of serious poetry and a fine-press art object. Whether you are a collector of artists’ books, a devotee of Eric Pankey’s poetic voice, or someone drawn to the intersection of text and tactile form, this chapbook is a rare and enduring addition to any library.

This chapbook was published in honor of Eric Pankey's reading at Center for Book Arts in 2007. This manuscript was selected as the winner of the 2012 CBA Chapbook Competition by Jane Hirshfield and Sharon Dolin. This book was designed, printed, and bound by Barbara Henry in an edition of 100 copies.