thank the literary deities-- the final 25 poems for the first book for this project were finished as of a few days ago. progress is such a beautiful thing.
foothills publishing based in steuben county, new york will be publishing the first book under this project's title, the labors of our fingertips: poems from manufacturing history in berks county, as an initial volume. the release date is pending but in the works.
michael czarnecki, who lives a little more than three hours from berks county, is the man behind this foothills publishing and started his literary operation in 1986.
it became a great privilege to write about him for the reading eagle after he visited berks county while on tour in 2013. the article is readable here.
as that reporting notes, czarnecki has already published books of poetry by several berks county residents in the past, including berks county's third, fourth, and fifth poet laureates-- heather thomas, craig czury, and maria mcdonnell, respectively. he has a great reverence for the writings which come from the minds and hearts of those who put words on the page in berks county.
( blue ruby by heather thomas, released by foothills publishing )
as you can see above, czarnecki does hand-stitching of poetry books, and it's clear that a dedicated care goes into the creation of anything he produces.
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