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Ukrainian poet, Olena Boryshpolets, holding her book New Calypso on a street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa

Poetry of the Here & Now: Ukrainian Creative, Olena Boryshpolets, Talks to LBP about Writing Poems, Crafting Prose, & Making Art in a Time of War

Olena Boryshpolets is a poet, writer, journalist, actress, and culture manager. Her chapbook-length poem, New Calypso, published by Lefty Blondie Press, is launching at City of Asylum on October 21, 2025.

Anna Febbraro

Oct 144 min read

Congratulations, Molly Prosser! Her Poem, "Must be able to Cackle" is our 2025 LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Selection!

2025 LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Selection: "Must be able to Cackle" by Molly Prosser

leftyblondiepress

Apr 211 min read

2025 First Runners-Up for the LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Series!!

Congratulations to our first runners-up of the Lefty Blondie Press Editors' Choice Broadside Contest whose poems were selected for...

leftyblondiepress

Apr 101 min read

2025 Finalists for the LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Series!

leftyblondiepress

Apr 40 min read

list of 2025 broadside contest semi-finalists

2025 LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Series Semi-Finalists!

leftyblondiepress

Apr 30 min read

Reconstruction = Successfully Launched: Congratulations, Edith!

Lefty Blondie Press launches Reconstruction by Edith Friedman, winner of the 2024 First Chapbook Award, selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh

leftyblondiepress

Sep 17, 20242 min read

---Reconstruction by Edith Friedman--- selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh as the 2024 LBP 1st Chapbook Award Winner!

2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award winner: Reconstruction by Edith Friedman

leftyblondiepress

Jun 22, 20241 min read

Congrats LBP 1st Chapbook Award Runner-Up: Map in the Body of the Sky by Meredith Arena & Selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh

2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award First Runner-Up A Map in the Body of the Sky by Meredith Arena Selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh

leftyblondiepress

Jun 9, 20240 min read

Announcing our Finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award!

leftyblondiepress

Jun 6, 20240 min read

Announcing our semi-finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award!

Semi-finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press 1st Chapbook Award

leftyblondiepress

Jun 5, 20240 min read

Introducing The Salt Marsh House by Ann Wilberton: 2024 selection for the LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Series!

The Salt Marsh House by Ann Wilberton Broadside design and letterpress printed by Ryan Kaune

leftyblondiepress

Apr 17, 20241 min read

Lefty Blondie Press 2024 Editors' Choice Broadside Series Semi-Finalists!!

leftyblondiepress

Feb 13, 20240 min read