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The Hempen Jig — Tangerine Press
The Hempen Jig — Tangerine Press
  • One edition: 100 numbered copies

The Hempen Jig aka "Damn Merry Dance"

One-off 'chapbook journal' of new poetry and prose.

Volume four, issue one in an ongoing series.

Contributors: James Kelman, Billy Childish, Vivimarie VanderPoorten, Maggie Sawkins, Rebecca Gransden, Oshanthaka Cabraal, Anneghem Wall, Stephen Hines, Joshua Jones, China Bialos, Tadhg Haran, Aimee Campbell, Anya Reeve, Bobby Parker, Karina Bush, Stu Hennigan, Dameon Priestly, Gethin Llyr Griffith, John Dorsey, Gwil James Thomas


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28 pages. Format approx. 6"/150mm wide x 225mm/9" tall. Handsewn at the Sick Tangerine workshop; recycled 'straw' card covers; handmade Nepalese Lotka 'teal' endpapers; front cover artwork embossed in black; acid-free text papers. ISBN: 9781917085311

Contributors: James Kelman, Billy Childish, Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, Maggie Sawkins, Rebecca Gransden, Oshanthaka Cabraal, Anneghem Wall, Stephen Hines, Joshua Jones, China Bialos, Tadhg Haran, Aimee Campbell, Anya Reeve, Bobby Parker, Karina Bush, Stu Hennigan, Dameon Priestly, Gethin Llyr Griffith, John Dorsey, Gwil James Thomas

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The Hempen Jig is part of an ongoing annual series of 'chapbook journals' of new writing with occasional artwork. Each issue has a different name. Other titles include Counterfeit Crank, Judas-hole, Quincunx, Schizzo, Scare-devil, Turpin's Cave, Fool-saint, Witch-pricker, Cut-purse, Cofferdam, Mogadored, Spittle-tongue. Limited edition only.

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