Kate Partridge: Big Brown Bag takes its title from the iconic Bloomingdale’s shopping bags, which have those words printed on the side. Why begin with that image as a title? Marisa Crawford: Hmmmmmm. The poems in this chapbook are in large part about, and/or written in response to, the difficulties and weirdnesses and tensions that come out of having a day job at a corporation, which I do, and have for the past nearly ten years. I think the image of the shopping bag and the p

We're delighted that Marisa Crawford, our 2015 Poetry Chapbook Contest winner, will be reading this week in Fairfax, VA at the Fall for the Book festival at George Mason University! All festival events are free and open to the public, with convenient parking options nearby. Marisa will be reading on Saturday, October 3 from 2:30-4:00pm from her chapbook Big Brown Bag. The reading will take place in the Arts Plaza Tent, followed by a reception with food and wine (and, of cours