HVTN PRESS

Seeking writing that resists simple classification and easy escape, writing greater on the inside and than the sum of its parts.

 
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IRIS COLOMB

Iris’ own practice merges poetry and other art-forms. Her visual work has been showcased in collective exhibitions in Ukraine and the UK. Her artist books have been exhibited and collected by the National Poetry Library and Chelsea College of Arts’ Special Collection. Iris has given individual, collaborative and interactive performances in Austria, Romania, France, and the UK. Her pamphlet I'm Shocked was published by Bad Betty Press (2018) and her chapbook just promise you won’t write came out with Gang Press in 2019. Her poems have appeared in Datableed, 3AM, Poetry Wales, and Zarf, as well as a number of UK anthologies.

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ANDREW WELLS

Andrew Wells is an educator, poet and publisher, currently living in New York. His work has been published by Berlin Lit, Poetry Wales, The London Magazine, 3:AM Magazine, The Rialto, Datableed, Jet Fuel Review, The Scores, SAND Literary Journal, Fanzine, Amberflora, Minor Lit[s}, and others. He is the author of two pamphlets, SEALED (Hesterglock, 2020) and Menacing Sense (Osmanthus, 2021), the latter of which Johannes Göransson described as a “spasming of the senses”, and which was the basis for Slot Canyon / Daniel Rothwell’s musical score by the same name. He teaches High School English and tutors remotely for the Poetry School.