ABOUT
MASTHEAD
Ethan Sklar Ilka Scobie Christian Campagna
LONESOME came to me in January:
an impulse, a necessity, a need,
a birthday gift from the other side,
the underside, the underneath.
We are a gathering point,
a fulcrum, a hand that feeds,
what a poet will tell you,
what the old friend sees.
We are wildflowers on the highway
getting lost among the weeds.
What magic have we mustered
from what brought us to our knees?
LONESOME came to me in January: an impulse, a necessity, a need, a birthday gift from the other side, the underside, the underneath. We are a gathering point, a fulcrum, a hand that feeds, what a poet will tell you, what the old friend sees. We are wildflowers on the highway getting lost among the weeds. What magic have we mustered from what brought us to our knees?
LONESOME PRESS is an independent imprint focused on poetry, music, culture, and the arts, founded by Monique Erickson. Our goal is to bring poetry and the creative arts to a broad audience who might not otherwise encounter this vital work.
Our inaugural issue, LONESOME Nº1 YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE is interdisciplinary and intergenerational. This volume has been produced in limited, hardcover, hand numbered editions.
LONESOME EVENING our performance salon series, has been held in NYC at Tibet House, Jefferson Market NYPL, Neue House, the NYC Poetry Festival, and in Los Angeles in David Horvitz’ garden, concurrent with the Frieze art fair.
ABOUT MONIQUE ERICKSON
Monique Erickson (founder, LONESOME PRESS) is a poet, performer and publisher from New York City. She has been featured in NYT, NYMAG, WSJ, WWD, Another, Dazed, Purple, Paper, Reserved, White Hot Mag, and Live Mag! In another life, Monique served as the longtime commercial director of the heritage brand Erickson Beamon. She can be found at @myfairmomo and @thelonesomepress.
Monique writes an accompanying substack to compliment all things LONESOME. Follow along: lonesome.substack.com
LONESOME PRESS is a proud member of The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.