Published: 2006

Date of Acquisition: 2025

Manner of Acquisition: This book was found on the 6th floor of Wheatley hall in a pile of books higher up on the shelf than was eye-level. This find was particularly interesting because the archiver had previously searched through that portion of the shelves, and did not notice on the first pass such a distinct red cover. It is the archivers tentative conclusion that it was a somewhat recent addition to the lounge. 

 ISBN: N/A -- printed without ISBN

Authors Bio: Jason Shinder was an American poet who authored three books and founded the YMCA National Writer's Voice...Shinder also earned a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2007. Shinder died from cancer in 2008.

Press information: Arrowsmith Press

Awards: N/A

Why: micropress, low print run (#9 of 150 total printed copies) with direct verified ties to the UMass writing environment via Professor Melnyczuk. It's rarity is highlighted by the fact that, when presented with knowledge of its existence, one of the Arrowsmith editors I met exclaimed, quote, 'I used to work there and I didn't know this existed.'

This is one of Arrowsmith Press's earliest publications. 

Item Number 2025.046