We recently acquired a collection of titles from Krupskaya, an experimental publishing collective that’s been based in the Bay Area for over 25 years! As our print collection archive grows, and we prepare to make it available to the public, we’re excited to begin to share it.

Now on The Back Room, musician Tim Perkis pens a dispatch from his new home in Gothenburg after decades working in the Bay Area's worlds of improvisation and electronic music. smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-…

This Friday, May 10, we're celebrating the launch of three new Krupskaya books at Et al. ! "Cinders" by Maria Sledmere (@mariaxrose), "Comeback Death" by Jennifer Soong, and "The Dogs" by Noah Ross. Reading at 7 pm, Livestream at 7:30 pm! smallpresstraffic.org/event/an-eveni…

On June 1st, we’re celebrating Steve Dickison, Elise Ficarra and their years of organizing poetry readings at San Francisco State’s beloved Poetry Center, on the occasion of their retirement. This reading is organized by Norma Cole and Susan Gevirtz. See you there!

On the last day of May, come celebrate friendship and the lived experience of literary connections with Gabrielle Civil and acclaimed Bay Area poets! smallpresstraffic.org/event/a-friend…

Now on The Back Room! A thoughtful conversation between poet and City Lights editor Garrett Caples and translators Emilie Moorhouse and C. Francis Fisher on the brilliant “bare-balls” writing the of poet Joyce Mansour. smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-… City Lights Books World Poetry Books

After almost a year of collaborative work, we’re celebrating a huge event in our print collection archive project: we’ve got shelves! 🥹

Happy summer solstice! Spend it with The Burning, a sonic composition improvised and recorded by Danishta Rivero for The Back Room. smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-…

On "a fairly out-of-the-way audio recording of Sodome et Gomorrhe ... things recently heated up over the comment ‘Beethoven’ ne se prononce pas ‘bitovèn,’ proving that there really are trolls for every niche activity on the internet." -Layla Forrest-White smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-…

Belatedly, an almost-ekphrastic poem "Are You OK." Fun to be part of this project in conversation w/ "Into View: New Voices, New Stories" group exhibit! Thanks to editor Claudia La Rocco Small Press Traffic & Headlands Center for the Arts Asian Art Museum! Here's the link: smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-…

We are honored to present the first SPT reading with Renee Gladman in 10 years next Tuesday, October 1st! do not miss this. (livestream will be available!) smallpresstraffic.org/event/an-eveni…

TONIGHT: Don't miss this celebration of the reissue of Renee Gladman's TOAF Small Press Traffic! Register here for in person or the livestream (link will be sent 30 minutes before the event). thelab.org/projects/2024/…

If you missed Renee Gladman's TOAF (etc.) event at Small Press Traffic last week, don't be sad, you can watch it on their YouTube channel right now! (You really should!) youtube.com/watch?v=pm4e8l…

Tracking an apparition, Karla Kelsey pens a love letter to the poet Mina Loy for The Back Room’s latest. “When I say that Mina Loy is one of my dearest friends, I’m not being metaphorical. I am trying to say in simple language a truth...” smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-…

“A YouTube astrologer quotes Heraclitus through my screen: The soul is explored forever to a depth beyond report,” begins artist & musician Sofía Córdova in a painterly, poetic exploration of place for The Back Room. smallpresstraffic.org/the-back-room-…