Jack White to Publish Frank Stanford

That's right, more writing is on the way from the author of the epic poem The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You (and more), although Frank Stanford passed away in 1978. In addition, White's publishing project, Third Man Books, will be distributed by Consortium and plans to publish three books in 2015. More:

Third Man Books, an imprint created by Grammy Award-winning rock musician Jack White and announced last summer, has quickly gained a foothold in the industry. The book endeavor, which will be overseen by White's business partners Chet Weise and Ben Swank, has just signed a North American distribution deal with Consortium, and is set to publish three books in 2015.

On Third Man's inaugural list is Hidden Water, by the late poet Frank Stanford. The title is a companion volume to Copper Canyon Press’ compilation of Stanford’s poems, What About This? Both titles, which will be published in April, were edited by Michael Wiegers, Copper Canyon's executive editor.

Described by Weise as "a deep cuts kind of compilation," Hidden Water, which is getting a 5,000-copy print run, includes Sanford's unpublished poems, as well as facsimiles of his drafts, letters, and artwork, plus a download of Stanford reading his poem, "The Boathouse.”

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