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In addition to our annual residency edition, the Imprint also publishes a series called Small Plates which invites selected artists and writers to create books of a specific size and theme for quarterly release each year. In 2008, the books were 4″ square with the theme of “How To.” Our contributors included current Poet Laureate of the United States Kay Ryan and artist Tucker Nichols who collaborated to create How Birds Sing in an edition of 200 copies.

How Birds Sing by Kay Ryan, with artwork by Tucker Nichols.

On March 6 of this year, Tucker and Kay extended their generosity further still. They both participated in a benefit reading at the Center for the Book along with poets Clive Matson and D.R. Goodman. Our gratitude goes out to all four engaging speakers and to Paul Geffner who sponsored the event.

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If you’ve heard Kay read, you know that her delivery is as winning as her writing. In the clip above, she concludes the evening at the Center with “Hide and Seek.”

Michael Bartalos and Kay Ryan at the Center for the Book, photographed by Kathleen Burch.

We can’t thank our guests enough for their support for the Center for the Book. That includes our audiences whose purchases help keep Imprint alive. Interested in purchasing? Available editions are online. For signed copies of How Birds Sing, please email imprint@sfcb.org to check on availablility.